Acting
Woody Strode
Also Known As: Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, Woodrow Strode, Woody Stroode
Birth Date
July 25, 1914
Death Date
December 31, 1994
(passed away at 80)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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).
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Batman
Grand Mogul
1966 • 2 episodes
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
1979 • 1 episode
Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank's Gunman
1968
The Ten Commandments
King of Ethiopia
1956
Spartacus
Draba
1960
The Quick and the Dead
Charlies Moonlight
1995
The Lieutenant
Sgt. Logan Holt
1963 • 1 episode
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pompey
1962
The Professionals
Jake
1966
The Cotton Club
Holmes
1984
Boot Hill
Thomas
1969
Shalako
Chato
1968
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Gladiator
1954
Vigilante
Rake
1983
Posse
Storyteller
1993
Sergeant Rutledge
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
1960
Keoma
George
1976
The Buccaneer
Toro
1958
Kingdom of the Spiders
Walter Colby
1977
Genghis Khan
Sengal
1965