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Woody Strode

Actor
Died December 31, 1994 (80 years)
​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).
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Keoma: The Avenger
  • Boot Hill
  • Bride of the Gorilla
  • City Beneath the Sea
  • The Devil's Backbone
  • The Unholy Four
  • The Gatling Gun
  • Cuba Crossing
  • Dangerous Assignment
Known For
  • Spartacus
  • Sergeant Rutledge
  • Kingdom of the Spiders
  • Boot Hill
  • Pork Chop Hill
  • The Black Stallion Returns
  • Shalako
  • The Last Voyage
  • The Revengers
  • Vigilante
  • Lust in the Dust
  • Che!
  • Black Jesus
  • Winterhawk
  • Tarzan's Three Challenges
  • 7 Women
  • Scream
  • Genghis Khan
  • The Unholy Four
  • Invaders of the Lost Gold
  • Tarzan (1966)
  • Bride of the Gorilla
  • Tarzan's Fight for Life
  • A Gathering of Old Men

Filmography

2021
Ennio · as Stony - Member Of Frank's Gang
2015
Trumbo · as Draba
1995
The Quick and the Dead · as Charlies Moonlight
1993
Posse · as Storyteller
1992
Storyville · as Charlie Sumpter
1989
The Bronx Executioner · as Sheriff Warren (archive Footage)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Pompey (clip From The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1961))
1987
1984
Lust in the Dust · as Blackman
1984
The Cotton Club · as Holmes
1984
Jungle Warriors · as Luther
1984
1984
1983
1982
1982
Vigilante · as Rake
1982
1981
Scream · as Charlie Winters
1980
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) · as Sgt. 'big Red' Macmurthy
1979
Ravagers · as Brown
1979
Jaguar Lives! · as Sensei
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Willie
1977
Kingdom of the Spiders · as Walter Colby
1977
Oil · as Ben
1977
Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Makalo
1976
1976
The Quest (1976) (TV Series) · as Tucker
1976
1976
How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Arapaho Chief
1975
Winterhawk · as Big Rude
1975
We Are No Angels · as Black Bill
1975
Loaded Guns · as Silvera
1974
Manhunter (TV Series) · as Ernie Sutton
1972
The Italian Connection · as Frank Webster
1972
The Revengers · as Job
1972
Black Rodeo · as Narrator (voice)
1971
The American West of John Ford · as Actor 'the Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'
1971
1971
The Last Rebel · as Duncan
1971
The Gatling Gun · as Runner The Scout
1971
Scipio the African (1971) · as Massinissa
1970
1970
1970
1969
Boot Hill · as Thomas
1969
Che! · as Guillermo
1968
Once Upon a Time in the West · as Frank's Gunman
1968
Shalako · as Chato
1968
Black Jesus · as Maurice Lalubi
1966
1966
Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) · as Chaka
1966
Batman (TV Series) · as Grand Mogul
1965
7 Women · as Lean Warrior
1965
Genghis Khan · as Sengal
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Goliath
1963
The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) · as Instructor
1963
The Lieutenant (TV Series) · as Sgt. Logan Holt
1963
Tarzan's Three Challenges · as Khan / Dying Leader
1962
1961
Two Rode Together · as Stone Calf
1961
1960
Spartacus · as Draba
1960
Sergeant Rutledge · as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
1960
The Last Voyage · as Hank Lawson
1959
Pork Chop Hill · as Pvt. Franklen
1959
Rawhide (TV Series) · as Binnaburra
1958
The Buccaneer · as Toro
1958
1956
The Ten Commandments · as King Of Ethiopia
1955
Jungle Jim (TV Series) · as Zanguma
1955
Son of Sinbad · as Palace Guard
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) · as Gulio
1954
The Silver Chalice · as Moor (uncredited)
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators · as Gladiator (uncredited)
1954
Jungle Gents · as Malaka, Head Bearer
1954
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters · as One Of Native Escorts To Biplane (uncredited)
1953
1953
1953
Private Secretary (TV Series) · as Cast
1952
Ramar of the Jungle (TV Series) · as Big Boy
1952
Androcles and the Lion · as The Lion
1952
Caribbean · as Esau
1952
African Treasure · as Mailman (uncredited)
1951
1951
The Lion Hunters · as Walu
1950
Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) · as Mongo
1943
No Time for Love · as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm · as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1941
Sundown · as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)

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