Woody Strode
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).
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1914-07-25 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- 1994-12-31
Known for
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) — Frank's Gunman
- Spartacus (1960) — Draba
- The Quick and the Dead (1995) — Charlies Moonlight
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — King of Ethiopia
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — Pompey
- Batman (1966) — Grand Mogul
- The Cotton Club (1984) — Holmes
- The Professionals (1966) — Jake
- Boot Hill (1969) — Thomas
- Keoma (1976) — George
- Two Rode Together (1961) — Stone Calf
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) — Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) — Walter Colby
- Sergeant Rutledge (1960) — 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
- The Italian Connection (1972) — Frank Webster
- Vigilante (1983) — Rake