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Woody Strode(1914-1994)

  • Actor
  • Stunts
  • Soundtrack
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Woody Strode in Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.
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The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
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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)."
BornJuly 25, 1914
DiedDecember 31, 1994(80)
BornJuly 25, 1914
DiedDecember 31, 1994(80)
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William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Reinhard Kolldehoff, and Woody Strode in The Revengers (1972)
Charles Bronson, Jack Elam, Al Mulock, and Woody Strode in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Charles Bronson, Jack Elam, Al Mulock, and Woody Strode in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, and Woody Strode in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
James Stewart, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Woody Strode in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Woody Strode in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr., Tom Conway, Woody Strode, and Gisela Werbisek in Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode in Spartacus (1960)
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Nina Foch, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Joanna Barnes, John Dall, and Woody Strode in Spartacus (1960)
Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode in Spartacus (1960)
Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, and Woody Strode in The Professionals (1966)
Anthony Quinn, Robert Ryan, Karel Stepanek, and Woody Strode in City Beneath the Sea (1953)

Known for

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus
7.9
  • Draba
  • 1960
James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
8.1
  • Pompey
  • 1962
The Professionals (1966)
The Professionals
7.3
  • Jake
  • 1966
Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
7.9
  • King of Ethiopia(as Woodrow Strode)
  • 1956

Credits

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Actor

  • Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman in The Quick and the Dead (1995)
    The Quick and the Dead
  • Posse (1993)
    Posse
  • Storyville (1992)
    Storyville
  • A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
    A Gathering of Old Men
  • On Fire (1987)
    On Fire
  • Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
    The Cotton Club
  • Lust in the Dust (1984)
    Lust in the Dust
  • Jungle Warriors (1984)
    Jungle Warriors
  • L'ultimo guerriero (1984)
    L'ultimo guerriero
  • Razza violenta (1984)
    Razza violenta
  • The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
    The Black Stallion Returns
  • Angkor: Cambodia Express (1982)
    Angkor: Cambodia Express
  • Invaders of the Lost Gold (1982)
    Invaders of the Lost Gold
  • Vic Noto in Vigilante (1982)
    Vigilante
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island

Stunts

  • The Gatling Gun (1971)
    The Gatling Gun
    • (uncredited)
  • Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray in No Time for Love (1943)
    No Time for Love
    • (uncredited)

Soundtrack

  • Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Bing Crosby, Susan Hayward, Bob Hope, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Walter Abel, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Eddie Bracken, Macdonald Carey, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Victor Moore, Dick Powell, Marjorie Reynolds, Betty Jane Rhodes, Franchot Tone, Vera Zorina, and The Golden Gate Quartette in Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
    Star Spangled Rhythm

Videos7

Trailer
Trailer 3:46
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:04
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:55
Official Trailer
The Professionals
Trailer 3:06
The Professionals
Kingdom of the Spiders
Trailer 1:21
Kingdom of the Spiders
Sergeant Rutledge
Trailer 2:28
Sergeant Rutledge
Once Upon A Time In The West
Trailer 3:02
Once Upon A Time In The West

Personal details

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    • July 25, 1914
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • December 31, 1994
    • Glendora, California, USA(lung cancer)
    • May 10, 1982 - December 31, 1994 (his death)
  • "Goal Dust" (autobiography)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    On the highly macho set of The Professionals (1966), Burt Lancaster, widely known to be a very physically strong man, frequently challenged Strode to contests of strength and was allegedly despondent to be repeatedly bested by him.
  • Quotes
    If you're a nice guy, you can walk into a room anywhere in the world.
    • Impeccable musculature and towering height
    • Boot Hill
      (1969)
      $75,000 for 10 weeks

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