Acting
Woody Strode
Born 1914-07-25· Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Full filmography
Batman
1966
SCI-FI
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
ACTION
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
DRAMA
The Ten Commandments
1956
DRAMA
Spartacus
1960
HISTORY
The Quick and the Dead
1995
WESTERN
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
WESTERN
The Professionals
1966
WESTERN
The Cotton Club
1984
CRIME
Boot Hill
1969
COMEDY
Shalako
1968
WESTERN
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
ADVENTURE
Vigilante
1983
CRIME
Posse
1993
ACTION
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
WESTERN
Keoma
1976
WESTERN
The Buccaneer
1958
ADVENTURE
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
HORROR
Genghis Khan
1965
HISTORY
The Revengers
1972
ACTION
Two Rode Together
1961
WESTERN
The Italian Connection
1972
CRIME
Pork Chop Hill
1959
DRAMA
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
ADVENTURE
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
FAMILY
7 Women
1965
DRAMA
Lust in the Dust
1985
COMEDY
Jungle Warriors
1984
ACTION
Che!
1969
DRAMA
City Beneath the Sea
1953
ADVENTURE