
Woody Strode
Acting
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).

The Quick and the Dead
Charlies Moonlight

Posse
Storyteller

Storyville
Charlie Sumpter

The Bronx Executioner
Sheriff Warren (archive footage)

A Gathering of Old Men
Yank

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)

On Fire
Woody

Lust in the Dust
Blackman

The Cotton Club
Holmes

Jungle Warriors
Luther

The Final Executioner
Sam

The Violent Breed
Polo

The Black Stallion Returns
Meslar

Vigilante
Rake

Invaders of the Lost Gold
Cal

Angkor: Cambodia Express
Woody

Scream
Charlie Winters

Cuba Crossing
Titi

Jaguar Lives!
Sensei

Ravagers
Brown

Kingdom of the Spiders
Walter Colby

Oil
Ben

Keoma
George

The Quest: The Longest Drive
Tucker

Winterhawk
Big Rude

We Are No Angels
Black Bill

Loaded Guns
Silvera

Key West
Candy Rhodes

The Italian Connection
Frank Webster

The Revengers
Job

Black Rodeo
Narrator (voice)

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Chaka

The Last Rebel
Duncan

The Gatling Gun
Runner the Scout

Scipio the African
Massinissa

Breakout
Skip Manion

The Deserter
Jackson

Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Marshak

The Unholy Four
Woody

Boot Hill
Thomas

Che!
Guillermo

Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank's Gunman

Shalako
Chato

Black Jesus
Maurice Lalubi

The Professionals
Jake

7 Women
Lean Warrior

Genghis Khan
Sengal

Tarzan's Three Challenges
Khan / Dying Leader

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pompey

Two Rode Together
Stone Calf

The Sins of Rachel Cade
Muwango

Spartacus
Draba

Sergeant Rutledge
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

The Last Voyage
Hank Lawson

Pork Chop Hill
Pvt. Franklen

The Buccaneer
Toro

Tarzan's Fight for Life
Ramo

The Ten Commandments
King of Ethiopia

Brooba
Native Chief

Son of Sinbad
Palace Guard

The Silver Chalice
Moor (uncredited)

Jungle Gents
Malaka, head bearer

The Gambler from Natchez
Josh

Demetrius and the Gladiators
Gladiator

Jungle Man-Eaters
One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)

Mandrake the Magician
Lothar

The Royal African Rifles
Soldier

City Beneath the Sea
Djion

Androcles and the Lion
The Lion

Caribbean
Esau

African Treasure
Mailman (uncredited)

Bride of the Gorilla
Nedo

The Lion Hunters
Walu

No Time for Love
Black Sandhog (uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm
Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Sundown
Tribal Policeman (uncredited)







