Person Details
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Aliases: Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode , Woodrow Strode , Woody Stroode
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 66
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
The Ten Commandments
(1956) King of EthiopiaOnce Upon a Time in the West
(1968) Frank's GunmanBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
(1979) Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthySpartacus
(1960) DrabaDemetrius and the Gladiators
(1954) GladiatorThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962) PompeyThe Quick and the Dead
(1995) Charlies MoonlightThe Lieutenant
(1963) Sgt. Logan HoltActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1995 | Charlies Moonlight | |
1993 | Storyteller | |
1992 | Charlie Sumpter | |
1989 | Sheriff Warren (archive footage) | |
1988 | Self (archive footage) | |
1987 | Yank | |
Woody | ||
1985 | Blackman | |
1984 | Holmes | |
Luther | ||
Sam | ||
Polo | ||
1983 | Meslar | |
1982 | Cal | |
Rake | ||
Woody | ||
1981 | Charlie Winters | |
1980 | Titi | |
1979 | Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy | |
Sensei | ||
Brown | ||
1977 | Walter Colby | |
Ben | ||
1976 | George | |
Tucker | ||
1975 | Big Rude | |
Black Bill | ||
Silvera | ||
1973 | Candy Rhodes | |
1972 | Frank Webster | |
Job | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
1971 | Chaka | |
Duncan | ||
Runner the Scout | ||
Massinissa | ||
1970 | Skip Manion | |
Jackson | ||
Marshak | ||
Woody | ||
1969 | Thomas | |
Guillermo | ||
1968 | Frank's Gunman | |
Chato | ||
Maurice Lalubi | ||
1966 | Jake | |
Grand Mogul | ||
1965 | Lean Warrior | |
Sengal | ||
1963 | Sgt. Logan Holt | |
Khan / Dying Leader | ||
1962 | Pompey | |
1961 | Stone Calf | |
Muwango | ||
1960 | Draba | |
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge | ||
Hank Lawson | ||
1959 | Pvt. Franklen | |
1958 | Toro | |
Ramo | ||
1956 | King of Ethiopia | |
1955 | Native Chief | |
Palace Guard | ||
1954 | Moor (uncredited) | |
Malaka, head bearer | ||
Josh | ||
Gladiator | ||
One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited) | ||
Lothar | ||
1953 | Soldier | |
Djion | ||
1952 | The Lion | |
Esau | ||
Mailman (uncredited) | ||
1951 | Nedo | |
Walu | ||
1943 | Black Sandhog (uncredited) | |
1942 | Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited) | |
1941 | Tribal Policeman (uncredited) | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |