Woody Strode

Acting • 80 Credits

Biography

​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).

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 ⭐ 4.1
as Frank's Gunman
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960 ⭐ 3.8
as Draba
The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

1995 ⭐ 3.3
as Charlies Moonlight
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956 ⭐ 3.9
as King of Ethiopia
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962 ⭐ 3.9
as Pompey
Batman

Batman

1966 ⭐ 3.6
as Grand Mogul
The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984 ⭐ 3.3
as Holmes
The Professionals

The Professionals

1966 ⭐ 3.5
as Jake
Boot Hill

Boot Hill

1969 ⭐ 3.0
as Thomas
Keoma

Keoma

1976 ⭐ 3.4
as George
Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961 ⭐ 3.2
as Stone Calf
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979 ⭐ 3.5
as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
Kingdom of the Spiders

Kingdom of the Spiders

1977 ⭐ 2.8
as Walter Colby
Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960 ⭐ 3.5
as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
The Italian Connection

The Italian Connection

1972 ⭐ 3.5
as Frank Webster
Vigilante

Vigilante

1983 ⭐ 3.0
as Rake
Shalako

Shalako

1968 ⭐ 2.8
as Chato
Demetrius and the Gladiators

Demetrius and the Gladiators

1954 ⭐ 3.3
as Gladiator
Posse

Posse

1993 ⭐ 2.8
as Storyteller
Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959 ⭐ 3.4
as Pvt. Franklen
7 Women

7 Women

1965 ⭐ 3.3
as Lean Warrior
The Black Stallion Returns

The Black Stallion Returns

1983 ⭐ 3.3
as Meslar
Scream

Scream

1981 ⭐ 1.9
as Charlie Winters
Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

1965 ⭐ 2.9
as Sengal
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1958 ⭐ 3.3
as Toro
The Last Voyage

The Last Voyage

1960 ⭐ 3.1
as Hank Lawson
Lust in the Dust

Lust in the Dust

1985 ⭐ 3.0
as Blackman
The Revengers

The Revengers

1972 ⭐ 2.9
as Job
The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954 ⭐ 2.2
as Moor (uncredited)
Bride of the Gorilla

Bride of the Gorilla

1951 ⭐ 2.4
as Nedo