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).
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).
Known For
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Frank's Gunman
The Ten Commandments
as King of Ethiopia
Spartacus
as Draba
Cast Credits
The Quick and the Dead
as Charlies Moonlight
Posse
as Storyteller
Storyville
as Charlie Sumpter
The Bronx Executioner
as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
A Gathering of Old Men
as Yank
On Fire
as Woody
Lust in the Dust
as Blackman
The Cotton Club
as Holmes
Jungle Warriors
as Luther
The Final Executioner
as Sam
The Violent Breed
as Polo
The Black Stallion Returns
as Meslar
Vigilante
as Rake
Angkor: Cambodia Express
as Woody
Scream
as Charlie Winters
Cuba Crossing
as Titi
Jaguar Lives!
as Sensei
Ravagers
as Brown
Kingdom of the Spiders
as Walter Colby
Oil
as Ben
Keoma
as George
The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Tucker
Winterhawk
as Big Rude
We Are No Angels
as Black Bill
Loaded Guns
as Silvera
Key West
as Candy Rhodes
The Italian Connection
as Frank Webster
The Revengers
as Job
Crew Credits
No Time for Love
Stunts