← BACK TO DISCOVERY
Woody Strode
ActingBORN: 1914-07-25Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
Top Filmography
8.3
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 // MOVIE
7.5
Spartacus
1960 // MOVIE
6.5
The Quick and the Dead
1995 // MOVIE
7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956 // MOVIE
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 // MOVIE
7.3
Batman
1966 // TV
6.5
The Cotton Club
1984 // MOVIE
7.1
The Professionals
1966 // MOVIE
5.9
Boot Hill
1969 // MOVIE
6.9
Keoma
1976 // MOVIE
6.4
Two Rode Together
1961 // MOVIE
5.6
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977 // MOVIE
7.0
Sergeant Rutledge
1960 // MOVIE
6.9
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 // TV
7.0
The Italian Connection
1972 // MOVIE