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).
Draba
Spartacus
Sengal
Genghis Khan
Toro
The Buccaneer
Walter Colby
Kingdom of the Spiders
Nedo
Bride of the Gorilla
George
Keoma
Native Chief
ブルーバ
Pompey
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Jake
The Professionals
King of Ethiopia
The Ten Commandments
Rake
Vigilante
Meslar
The Black Stallion Returns
Thomas
La collina degli stivali
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge
Pvt. Franklen
Pork Chop Hill
Runner the Scout
The Gatling Gun
Frank Webster
La mala ordina
Hank Lawson
The Last Voyage
Chato
Shalako
Djion
City Beneath the Sea
Lean Warrior
7 Women
Cal
Horror Safari
Woody
Ciakmull - L'uomo della vendetta
Muwango
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Charlie Winters
Scream
Sensei
Jaguar Lives!
Luther
Jungle Fever
Silvera
Colpo in canna
Maurice Lalubi
Seduto alla sua destra
Sam
L'ultimo guerriero
Polo
Razza violenta
Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
Titi
Cuba Crossing
Duncan
The Last Rebel
Job
The Revengers
Big Rude
Winterhawk
Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
Il Giustiziere del Bronx
Narrator (voice)
Black Rodeo
Woody
Angkor: Cambodia Express
Walu
The Lion Hunters
Black Bill
Noi non siamo angeli
Esau
Caribbean
Massinissa
Scipione detto anche l'Africano
Blackman
Lust in the Dust
Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
Sundown
Woody
On Fire
Palace Guard
Son of Sinbad
Gladiator
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Black Sandhog (uncredited)
No Time for Love
Mailman (uncredited)
African Treasure
Soldier
The Royal African Rifles
One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
Jungle Man-Eaters
The Lion
Androcles and the Lion
Stone Calf
Two Rode Together
Charlies Moonlight
The Quick and the Dead
Brown
Ravagers
Yank
A Gathering of Old Men
Skip Manion
Breakout
Marshak
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Malaka, head bearer
Jungle Gents
Khan / Dying Leader
Tarzan's Three Challenges
Guillermo
Che!
Ramo
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Jackson
The Deserter
Lothar
Mandrake the Magician
Chaka
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Tucker
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Moor (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
Josh
The Gambler from Natchez
Ben
Cuibul salamandrelor
Storyteller
Posse
Candy Rhodes
Key West
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Holmes
The Cotton Club
Frank's Gunman
C'era una volta il West
Charlie Sumpter
Storyville
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-07-25
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode