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).
Spartacus
(Draba)
Genghis Khan
(Sengal)
The Buccaneer
(Toro)
Kingdom of the Spiders
(Walter Colby)
Bride of the Gorilla
(Nedo)
Keoma
(George)
Brooba
(Native Chief)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(Pompey)
The Professionals
(Jake)
The Ten Commandments
(King of Ethiopia)
Vigilante
(Rake)
The Black Stallion Returns
(Meslar)
Boot Hill
(Thomas)
Pork Chop Hill
(Pvt. Franklen)
Sergeant Rutledge
(1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge)
The Gatling Gun
(Runner the Scout)
The Italian Connection
(Frank Webster)
The Last Voyage
(Hank Lawson)
Shalako
(Chato)
City Beneath the Sea
(Djion)
7 Women
(Lean Warrior)
Invaders of the Lost Gold
(Cal)
The Unholy Four
(Woody)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
(Muwango)
Scream
(Charlie Winters)
Jaguar Lives!
(Sensei)
Jungle Warriors
(Luther)
Black Jesus
(Maurice Lalubi)
Loaded Guns
(Silvera)
The Final Executioner
(Sam)
The Violent Breed
(Polo)
Star Spangled Rhythm
(Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited))
Cuba Crossing
(Titi)
The Last Rebel
(Duncan)
The Revengers
(Job)
Winterhawk
(Big Rude)
The Bronx Executioner
(Sheriff Warren (archive footage))
Black Rodeo
(Narrator (voice))
Angkor: Cambodia Express
(Woody)
The Lion Hunters
(Walu)
We Are No Angels
(Black Bill)
Caribbean
(Esau)
Lust in the Dust
(Blackman)
Scipio the African
(Massinissa)
Sundown
(Tribal Policeman (uncredited))
On Fire
(Woody)
Jungle Man-Eaters
(One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited))
African Treasure
(Mailman (uncredited))
No Time for Love
(Black Sandhog (uncredited))
The Royal African Rifles
(Soldier)
Demetrius and the Gladiators
(Gladiator (uncredited))
Son of Sinbad
(Palace Guard)
Androcles and the Lion
(The Lion)
Two Rode Together
(Stone Calf)
The Quick and the Dead
(Charlies Moonlight)
Ravagers
(Brown)
A Gathering of Old Men
(Yank)
Breakout
(Skip Manion)
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
(Marshak)
Jungle Gents
(Malaka, head bearer)
Tarzan's Three Challenges
(Khan / Dying Leader)
Che!
(Guillermo)
Tarzan's Fight for Life
(Ramo)
The Deserter
(Jackson)
Mandrake the Magician
(Lothar)
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
(Chaka)
The Quest: The Longest Drive
(Tucker)
The Silver Chalice
(Moor (uncredited))
The Gambler from Natchez
(Josh)
Oil
(Ben)
Posse
(Storyteller)
Key West
(Candy Rhodes)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(Self (archive footage))
The Cotton Club
(Holmes)
Once Upon a Time in the West
(Frank's Gunman)
Storyville
(Charlie Sumpter)
The Lieutenant
(Sgt. Logan Holt)
Batman
(Grand Mogul)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy)