

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


The Gatling Gun

The Deserter

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

Boot Hill

Che!

Once Upon a Time in the West

Shalako

Black Jesus

The Professionals

7 Women

Genghis Khan

Tarzan's Three Challenges

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Sergeant Rutledge

The Last Voyage

Pork Chop Hill

Tarzan's Fight for Life

Jungle Gents
