Portrait of Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Acting

Biography

​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).

Born: July 25, 1914

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

1995
The Quick and the Dead

as Charlies Moonlight

1993
Posse

as Storyteller

1992
Storyville

as Charlie Sumpter

1989
The Bronx Executioner

as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1987
On Fire

as Woody

1985
Lust in the Dust

as Blackman

1984
1984
1983
Vigilante

as Rake

1981
Scream

as Charlie Winters

1980
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy

1979
Jaguar Lives!

as Sensei

1979
Ravagers

as Brown

1977
Kingdom of the Spiders

as Walter Colby

1977
Oil

as Ben

1976
Keoma

as George

1975
Winterhawk

as Big Rude

1975
We Are No Angels

as Black Bill

1975
Loaded Guns

as Silvera

1973
Key West

as Candy Rhodes

1972
The Italian Connection

as Frank Webster

1972
1972
Black Rodeo

as Narrator (voice)

1971
1971
The Gatling Gun

as Runner the Scout

1971
Scipio the African

as Massinissa

1970
Breakout

as Skip Manion

1970
The Deserter

as Jackson

1970
1969
Boot Hill

as Thomas

1969
Che!

as Guillermo

1968
1968
Shalako

as Chato

1968
Black Jesus

as Maurice Lalubi

1966
Batman

as Grand Mogul

1965
7 Women

as Lean Warrior

1965
Genghis Khan

as Sengal

1963
The Lieutenant

as Sgt. Logan Holt

1963
Tarzan's Three Challenges

as Khan / Dying Leader

1961
Two Rode Together

as Stone Calf

1960
Spartacus

as Draba

1960
Sergeant Rutledge

as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

1960
The Last Voyage

as Hank Lawson

1959
Pork Chop Hill

as Pvt. Franklen

1958
1956
The Ten Commandments

as King of Ethiopia

1955
Brooba

as Native Chief

1955
Son of Sinbad

as Palace Guard

1954
The Silver Chalice

as Moor (uncredited)

1954
Jungle Gents

as Malaka, head bearer

1954
Jungle Man-Eaters

as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)

1952
1952
Caribbean

as Esau

1952
African Treasure

as Mailman (uncredited)

1951
1943
No Time for Love

as Black Sandhog (uncredited)

1942
Star Spangled Rhythm

as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)

1941
Sundown

as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)