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)
Sergeant Rutledge
(1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge)
Pork Chop Hill
(Pvt. Franklen)
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)
Loaded Guns
(Silvera)
Black Jesus
(Maurice Lalubi)
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)
Scipio the African
(Massinissa)
Lust in the Dust
(Blackman)
Sundown
(Tribal Policeman (uncredited))
On Fire
(Woody)
Son of Sinbad
(Palace Guard)
Demetrius and the Gladiators
(Gladiator)
No Time for Love
(Black Sandhog (uncredited))
African Treasure
(Mailman (uncredited))
The Royal African Rifles
(Soldier)
Jungle Man-Eaters
(One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited))
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)