Actor

Woody Strode

Birthday: July 25, 1914

Born in: Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Movie Credits

The Quick and the Dead (1995) as Charlies Moonlight
Age: 80
Posse (1993) as Storyteller
Age: 78
Storyville (1992) as Charlie Sumpter
Age: 78
The Bronx Executioner (1989) as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
Age: 74
A Gathering of Old Men (1987) as Yank
Age: 72
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 72
On Fire (1987) as Woody
Age: 72
Lust in the Dust (1985) as Blackman
Age: 70
The Cotton Club (1984) as Holmes
Age: 70
Jungle Warriors (1984) as Luther
Age: 69
The Final Executioner (1984) as Sam
Age: 69
The Violent Breed (1984) as Polo
Age: 69
The Black Stallion Returns (1983) as Meslar
Age: 68
Vigilante (1983) as Rake
Age: 68
Invaders of the Lost Gold (1982) as Cal
Age: 68
Angkor: Cambodia Express (1981) as Woody
Age: 67
Scream (1981) as Charlie Winters
Age: 66
Cuba Crossing (1980) as Titi
Age: 65
Jaguar Lives! (1979) as Sensei
Age: 65
Ravagers (1979) as Brown
Age: 64
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) as Walter Colby
Age: 63
Oil (1977) as Ben
Age: 62
Keoma (1976) as George
Age: 62
The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976) as Tucker
Age: 61
Winterhawk (1975) as Big Rude
Age: 61
We Are No Angels (1975) as Black Bill
Age: 61
Loaded Guns (1975) as Silvera
Age: 60
Key West (1973) as Candy Rhodes
Age: 59
The Italian Connection (1972) as Frank Webster
Age: 58
The Revengers (1972) as Job
Age: 57
Black Rodeo (1972) as Narrator (voice)
Age: 57
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones (1971) as Chaka
Age: 57
The Last Rebel (1971) as Duncan
Age: 57
The Gatling Gun (1971) as Runner the Scout
Age: 56
Scipio the African (1971) as Massinissa
Age: 56
Breakout (1970) as Skip Manion
Age: 56
The Deserter (1970) as Jackson
Age: 56
Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970) as Marshak
Age: 55
The Unholy Four (1970) as Woody
Age: 55
Boot Hill (1969) as Thomas
Age: 55
Che! (1969) as Guillermo
Age: 54
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Frank's Gunman
Age: 54
Shalako (1968) as Chato
Age: 54
Black Jesus (1968) as Maurice Lalubi
Age: 53
The Professionals (1966) as Jake
Age: 52
7 Women (1965) as Lean Warrior
Age: 51
Genghis Khan (1965) as Sengal
Age: 50
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) as Khan / Dying Leader
Age: 48
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Pompey
Age: 47
Two Rode Together (1961) as Stone Calf
Age: 46
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) as Muwango
Age: 46
Spartacus (1960) as Draba
Age: 46
Sergeant Rutledge (1960) as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Age: 45
The Last Voyage (1960) as Hank Lawson
Age: 45
Pork Chop Hill (1959) as Pvt. Franklen
Age: 44
The Buccaneer (1958) as Toro
Age: 44
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) as Ramo
Age: 44
The Ten Commandments (1956) as King of Ethiopia
Age: 42
Brooba (1955) as Native Chief
Age: 41
Son of Sinbad (1955) as Palace Guard
Age: 40
The Silver Chalice (1954) as Moor (uncredited)
Age: 40
Jungle Gents (1954) as Malaka, head bearer
Age: 40
The Gambler from Natchez (1954) as Josh
Age: 40
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) as Gladiator
Age: 39
Jungle Man-Eaters (1954) as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
Age: 39
Mandrake the Magician (1954) as Lothar
Age: 39
The Royal African Rifles (1953) as Soldier
Age: 39
City Beneath the Sea (1953) as Djion
Age: 38
Androcles and the Lion (1952) as The Lion
Age: 38
Caribbean (1952) as Esau
Age: 38
African Treasure (1952) as Mailman (uncredited)
Age: 37
Bride of the Gorilla (1951) as Nedo
Age: 37
The Lion Hunters (1951) as Walu
Age: 36
No Time for Love (1943) as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
Age: 28
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Age: 27
Sundown (1941) as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 27