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BornJuly 25, 1914
DiedDecember 31, 1994 (age 80)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
Film credits76
Woody Strode
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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).
Filmography
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Charlies Moonlight
Posse
1993
as Storyteller
Storyville
1992
as Charlie Sumpter
The Bronx Executioner
1989
as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
as Yank
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
On Fire
1987
as Woody
Lust in the Dust
1985
as Blackman
The Cotton Club
1984
as Holmes
Jungle Warriors
1984
as Luther
The Final Executioner
1984
as Sam
The Violent Breed
1984
as Polo
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
as Meslar
Vigilante
1983
as Rake
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
as Cal
Angkor: Cambodia Express
1981
as Woody
Scream
1981
as Charlie Winters
Cuba Crossing
1980
as Titi
Jaguar Lives!
1979
as Sensei
Ravagers
1979
as Brown
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
as Walter Colby
Oil
1977
as Ben
Keoma
1976
as George
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
as Tucker