Woody Strode

Acting

Woody Strode

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 25, 1914 (111 years old)

Woody Strode

Known For

The Quick and the Dead
1h 47m
Movie 1995

The Quick and the Dead

A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination...

The Bronx Executioner
1h 28m
Movie 1989

The Bronx Executioner

In a futuristic New York City, a cyborg goes on...

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1h 27m
Movie 1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and...

A Gathering of Old Men
1h 31m
Movie 1987

A Gathering of Old Men

A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course...

On Fire
1h 40m
Movie 1987

On Fire

Joe is an arson investigator for the fire department. He...

Lust in the Dust
1h 24m
Movie 1985

Lust in the Dust

Assaulted by Third World outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent...

The Ten Commandments
3h 40m
Movie 1956

The Ten Commandments

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal...

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).