Woody Strode
Acting

Woody Strode

Born 1914-07-25 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Died 1994-12-31

​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).

Cast

Known for

The Ten Commandments★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Ten Commandments
1956
Spartacus★ 7.5Viewing moment
Spartacus
1960
Once Upon a Time in the West★ 8.3Viewing moment
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Stagecoach★ 7.7Viewing moment
Stagecoach
1939
The Cotton Club★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Cotton Club
1984
The Quick and the Dead★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Quick and the Dead
1995
The Professionals★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Professionals
1966
Demetrius and the Gladiators★ 6.8Viewing moment
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
Keoma★ 7Viewing moment
Keoma
1976
Sergeant Rutledge★ 7.1Viewing moment
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
Kingdom of the Spiders★ 5.5Viewing moment
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
Boot Hill★ 6Viewing moment
Boot Hill
1969
Vigilante★ 6.3Viewing moment
Vigilante
1982
Shalako★ 5.8Viewing moment
Shalako
1968
The Black Stallion Returns★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
Pork Chop Hill★ 6.4Viewing moment
Pork Chop Hill
1959
Scream★ 4.1Viewing moment
Scream
1981
The Italian Connection★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Italian Connection
1972
Posse★ 5.3Viewing moment
Posse
1993
The Buccaneer★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Buccaneer
1958
Genghis Khan★ 6Viewing moment
Genghis Khan
1965
The Silver Chalice★ 4.7Viewing moment
The Silver Chalice
1954
Two Rode Together★ 6.4Viewing moment
Two Rode Together
1961
The Gatling Gun★ 4.2Viewing moment
The Gatling Gun
1971
Bride of the Gorilla★ 5Viewing moment
Bride of the Gorilla
1951
Che!★ 5.3Viewing moment
Che!
1969
Lust in the Dust★ 5.7Viewing moment
Lust in the Dust
1984
Invaders of the Lost Gold★ 4Viewing moment
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
Androcles and the Lion★ 5.8Viewing moment
Androcles and the Lion
1952
The Revengers★ 5.7Viewing moment
The Revengers
1972
Winterhawk★ 6.8Viewing moment
Winterhawk
1975
Black Jesus★ 5.8Viewing moment
Black Jesus
1968
Son of Sinbad★ 5.5Viewing moment
Son of Sinbad
1955
City Beneath the Sea★ 5Viewing moment
City Beneath the Sea
1953
Loaded Guns★ 4.9Viewing moment
Loaded Guns
1975
7 Women★ 6.5Viewing moment
7 Women
1966
Caribbean★ 5.8Viewing moment
Caribbean
1952
The Deserter★ 6Viewing moment
The Deserter
1970
The Gambler from Natchez★ 7Viewing moment
The Gambler from Natchez
1954

Frequent collaborators

Claudia CardinaleClaudia CardinaleTab HunterTab HunterJames StewartJames StewartJack PalanceJack PalanceShirley JonesShirley JonesE.G. MarshallE.G. MarshallRichard WidmarkRichard WidmarkStrother MartinStrother Martin