Woody Strode
Born
25 July 1914 (111)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, Woodrow Strode
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).
Filmography (40)
The Quick and the Dead
1995
Posse
1993
Storyville
1992
The Bronx Executioner
1989
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
On Fire
1987
Lust in the Dust
1985
The Cotton Club
1984
Jungle Warriors
1984
The Final Executioner
1984
The Violent Breed
1984
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
Vigilante
1983
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
Angkor: Cambodia Express
1981
Scream
1981
Cuba Crossing
1980
Jaguar Lives!
1979
Ravagers
1979
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
Oil
1977
Keoma
1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
Winterhawk
1975
We Are No Angels
1975
Loaded Guns
1975
Key West
1973
The Italian Connection
1972
The Revengers
1972
Black Rodeo
1972
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
The Last Rebel
1971
The Gatling Gun
1971
Scipio the African
1971
Breakout
1970
The Deserter
1970
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
The Unholy Four
1970
Boot Hill
1969