
Woody Strode
An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. He became part of Hollywood lore after meeting director John Ford and becoming a part of the Ford "family," appearing in four Ford motion pictures. Strode also played the powerful gladiator who does battle with Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960).
79 acting credits
Acting · 79

Batman
1966

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968

The Lieutenant
1963

The Ten Commandments
1956

Spartacus
1960

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962

The Quick and the Dead
1995

The Cotton Club
1984

The Professionals
1966

Shalako
1968

Pork Chop Hill
1959

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

Keoma
1976

Two Rode Together
1961

Posse
1993

Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954

Genghis Khan
1965

The Buccaneer
1958

Jungle Warriors
1984

Vigilante
1983

The Silver Chalice
1954

Boot Hill
1969

The Deserter
1970

Che!
1969

The Black Stallion Returns
1983

Kingdom of the Spiders
1977

7 Women
1965

Ravagers
1979

Sergeant Rutledge
1960

Scream
1981

Lust in the Dust
1985

Sundown
1941

Androcles and the Lion
1952

The Revengers
1972

Jaguar Lives!
1979

The Unholy Four
1970

On Fire
1987

The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976

No Time for Love
1943

The Gatling Gun
1971

The Italian Connection
1972

The Last Voyage
1960

Son of Sinbad
1955

City Beneath the Sea
1953

Bride of the Gorilla
1951

Storyville
1992

Jungle Gents
1954

Winterhawk
1975

Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982

Cuba Crossing
1980

Scipio the African
1971

Angkor: Cambodia Express
1981

The Final Executioner
1984

Tarzan's Three Challenges
1963

Loaded Guns
1975

Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970

The Gambler from Natchez
1954

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942

Caribbean
1952

African Treasure
1952

The Lion Hunters
1951

A Gathering of Old Men
1987

The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961

Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958

Key West
1973

Breakout
1970

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971

Jungle Man-Eaters
1954

Black Jesus
1968

The Violent Breed
1984

The Royal African Rifles
1953

Mandrake the Magician
1954

Oil
1977

The Last Rebel
1971

We Are No Angels
1975

Brooba
1955

The Bronx Executioner
1989

Black Rodeo
1972