Acting
Woody Strode
Los Angeles, California, USABorn 1914
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).
76
Films
3
TV Shows
Known For
79 Credits
Batman
as Grand Mogul
1966
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
1979
The Lieutenant
as Sgt. Logan Holt
1963
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Frank's Gunman
1968
The Ten Commandments
as King of Ethiopia
1956
Spartacus
as Draba
1960
Posse
as Storyteller
1993
Shalako
as Chato
1968
The Quick and the Dead
as Charlies Moonlight
1995
7 Women
as Lean Warrior
1965
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Pompey
1962
Vigilante
as Rake
1983