

Woody Strode
Acting
July 25, 1914
Los Angeles, California, USA
December 31, 1994
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 Filmography


A Gathering of Old Men

Lust in the Dust

Jungle Warriors

The Final Executioner

The Violent Breed

The Black Stallion Returns

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Vigilante

Angkor: Cambodia Express

Cuba Crossing

Jaguar Lives!

Ravagers

Kingdom of the Spiders

Oil

The Quest: The Longest Drive

Winterhawk

Loaded Guns

The Italian Connection
