Woody Strode
Born July 25, 1914 (Age: 111)
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Los 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).
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).
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Filmography
The Quick and the Dead
1995
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as Charlies Moonlight
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Age: 80
Storyville
1992
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as Charlie Sumpter
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Age: 78
The Cotton Club
1984
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as Holmes
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Age: 70
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
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as Meslar
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Age: 68
Vigilante
1983
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as Rake
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Age: 68
Scream
1981
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as Charlie Winters
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Age: 66
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
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as Walter Colby
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Age: 63
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
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as Chaka
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Age: 57
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
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as Frank's Gunman
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Age: 54
Shalako
1968
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as Chato
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Age: 54
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
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as Pompey
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Age: 47
Two Rode Together
1961
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as Stone Calf
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Age: 46
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
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as Muwango
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Age: 46
Spartacus
1960
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as Draba
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Age: 46
Pork Chop Hill
1959
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as Pvt. Franklen
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Age: 44
The Ten Commandments
1956
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as King of Ethiopia
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Age: 42
Brooba
1955
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as Native Chief
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Age: 41
The Silver Chalice
1954
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as Moor (uncredited)
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Age: 40
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
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as Gladiator
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Age: 39
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
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as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Age: 27
Sundown
1941
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as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 27