
Woody Strode
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).
Filmography

Brooba
1955 · 10.0

Black Rodeo
1972 · 9.0

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971 · 9.0

The Royal African Rifles
1953 · 9.0

On Fire
1987 · 9.0

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · 8.3

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · 7.8

The Ten Commandments
1956 · 7.8

Spartacus
1960 · 7.5

We Are No Angels
1975 · 7.5

Batman
1966 · 7.3

The Gambler from Natchez
1954 · 7.2

The Professionals
1966 · 7.1

The Italian Connection
1972 · 7.1

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · 7.1

The Lieutenant
1963 · 7.0

Sergeant Rutledge
1960 · 7.0

No Time for Love
1943 · 7.0

African Treasure
1952 · 7.0

Breakout
1970 · 7.0

Keoma
1976 · 6.8

Scipio the African
1971 · 6.8

Pork Chop Hill
1959 · 6.7

Winterhawk
1975 · 6.6

Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954 · 6.6

The Quick and the Dead
1995 · 6.6

The Cotton Club
1984 · 6.5

7 Women
1965 · 6.5

The Buccaneer
1958 · 6.5

The Black Stallion Returns
1983 · 6.5

The Deserter
1970 · 6.5

The Unholy Four
1970 · 6.4

Two Rode Together
1961 · 6.4

The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · 6.4

Caribbean
1952 · 6.3

The Last Voyage
1960 · 6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 · 6.2

A Gathering of Old Men
1987 · 6.2

The Lion Hunters
1951 · 6.2

Vigilante
1983 · 6.1

Lust in the Dust
1985 · 6.0

Boot Hill
1969 · 5.9

Androcles and the Lion
1952 · 5.9

The Revengers
1972 · 5.8

Genghis Khan
1965 · 5.7

Shalako
1968 · 5.6

The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976 · 5.6

Kingdom of the Spiders
1977 · 5.6

Posse
1993 · 5.5

Sundown
1941 · 5.5

Oil
1977 · 5.5

Jungle Man-Eaters
1954 · 5.2

Storyville
1992 · 5.2

The Gatling Gun
1971 · 5.2

Black Jesus
1968 · 5.2

Jungle Gents
1954 · 5.2

Loaded Guns
1975 · 5.1

City Beneath the Sea
1953 · 5.1

Son of Sinbad
1955 · 5.1

Tarzan's Three Challenges
1963 · 5.0

Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970 · 5.0

Che!
1969 · 4.8

Bride of the Gorilla
1951 · 4.8

Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958 · 4.7

The Violent Breed
1984 · 4.6

Mandrake the Magician
1954 · 4.5

Ravagers
1979 · 4.5

The Silver Chalice
1954 · 4.4

Cuba Crossing
1980 · 4.3

Jaguar Lives!
1979 · 4.2

Jungle Warriors
1984 · 4.1

Angkor: Cambodia Express
1981 · 4.0

The Last Rebel
1971 · 4.0

Scream
1981 · 3.9

Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982 · 3.8

The Final Executioner
1984 · 3.8

The Bronx Executioner
1989 · 3.7