Woody Strode
Known for Acting
Born July 25, 1914
Died December 31, 1994 (aged 80)
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA
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
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The Professionals
1966
as Jake
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
as Frank's Gunman
The Ten Commandments
1956
as King of Ethiopia
Spartacus
1960
as Draba
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Charlies Moonlight
Keoma
1976
as George
Posse
1993
as Storyteller
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Pompey
Vigilante
1983
as Rake
The Cotton Club
1984
as Holmes
The Buccaneer
1958
as Toro
Shalako
1968
as Chato
Two Rode Together
1961
as Stone Calf
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Moor (uncredited)
The Gatling Gun
1971
as Runner the Scout
Lust in the Dust
1985
as Blackman
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
as Gladiator
Loaded Guns
1975
as Silvera
Androcles and the Lion
1952
as The Lion
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Muwango
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