Woody Strode

July 25, 1914(80 at death)|Died December 31, 1994
Los Angeles, California, USA|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).

Movies (76)

The Quick and the Dead
6.5

The Quick and the Dead

1995

Posse
5.4

Posse

1993

Storyville
5.3

Storyville

1992

The Bronx Executioner
3.7

The Bronx Executioner

1989

A Gathering of Old Men
6.2

A Gathering of Old Men

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

On Fire
9.0

On Fire

1987

Lust in the Dust
6.0

Lust in the Dust

1985

The Cotton Club
6.5

The Cotton Club

1984

Jungle Warriors
4.1

Jungle Warriors

1984

The Final Executioner
3.8

The Final Executioner

1984

The Violent Breed
4.6

The Violent Breed

1984

The Black Stallion Returns
6.5

The Black Stallion Returns

1983

Vigilante
6.2

Vigilante

1983

Invaders of the Lost Gold
3.9

Invaders of the Lost Gold

1982

Angkor: Cambodia Express
4.0

Angkor: Cambodia Express

1981

Scream
3.9

Scream

1981

Cuba Crossing
4.3

Cuba Crossing

1980

Jaguar Lives!
4.2

Jaguar Lives!

1979

Ravagers
4.5

Ravagers

1979

Kingdom of the Spiders
5.6

Kingdom of the Spiders

1977

Oil
5.6

Oil

1977

Keoma
6.9

Keoma

1976

The Quest: The Longest Drive
5.7

The Quest: The Longest Drive

1976

Winterhawk
6.6

Winterhawk

1975

We Are No Angels
7.5

We Are No Angels

1975

Loaded Guns
5.1

Loaded Guns

1975

Key West
8.0

Key West

1973

The Italian Connection
7.0

The Italian Connection

1972

The Revengers
5.8

The Revengers

1972

Black Rodeo
9.0

Black Rodeo

1972

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
9.0

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

1971

The Last Rebel
4.0

The Last Rebel

1971

The Gatling Gun
5.3

The Gatling Gun

1971

Scipio the African
6.8

Scipio the African

1971

Breakout
7.0

Breakout

1970

The Deserter
6.5

The Deserter

1970

Tarzan's Deadly Silence
5.0

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

1970

The Unholy Four
6.4

The Unholy Four

1970

Boot Hill
5.9

Boot Hill

1969

Che!
5.0

Che!

1969

Once Upon a Time in the West
8.3

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

Shalako
5.7

Shalako

1968

Black Jesus
5.2

Black Jesus

1968

The Professionals
7.1

The Professionals

1966

7 Women
6.4

7 Women

1965

Genghis Khan
5.8

Genghis Khan

1965

Tarzan's Three Challenges
5.0

Tarzan's Three Challenges

1963

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

Two Rode Together
6.4

Two Rode Together

1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade
6.4

The Sins of Rachel Cade

1961

Spartacus
7.5

Spartacus

1960

Sergeant Rutledge
7.0

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

The Last Voyage
6.2

The Last Voyage

1960

Pork Chop Hill
6.7

Pork Chop Hill

1959

The Buccaneer
6.5

The Buccaneer

1958

Tarzan's Fight for Life
4.6

Tarzan's Fight for Life

1958

The Ten Commandments
7.8

The Ten Commandments

1956

Brooba
10.0

Brooba

1955

Son of Sinbad
4.8

Son of Sinbad

1955

The Silver Chalice
4.5

The Silver Chalice

1954

Jungle Gents
5.3

Jungle Gents

1954

The Gambler from Natchez
7.2

The Gambler from Natchez

1954

Demetrius and the Gladiators
6.6

Demetrius and the Gladiators

1954

Jungle Man-Eaters
5.3

Jungle Man-Eaters

1954

Mandrake the Magician
4.5

Mandrake the Magician

1954

The Royal African Rifles
9.0

The Royal African Rifles

1953

City Beneath the Sea
5.0

City Beneath the Sea

1953

Androcles and the Lion
5.9

Androcles and the Lion

1952

Caribbean
6.3

Caribbean

1952

African Treasure
6.8

African Treasure

1952

Bride of the Gorilla
4.8

Bride of the Gorilla

1951

The Lion Hunters
6.3

The Lion Hunters

1951

No Time for Love
7.0

No Time for Love

1943

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Sundown
5.6

Sundown

1941

TV Shows (3)