Woody Strode
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).
Known for
The Quick and the Dead
1995 • Charlies Moonlight
Posse
1993 • Storyteller
Storyville
1992 • Charlie Sumpter
The Bronx Executioner
1989 • Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
A Gathering of Old Men
1987 • Yank
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 • Self (archive footage)
On Fire
1987 • Woody
Lust in the Dust
1985 • Blackman
