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Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode

Born July 25, 1914· Los Angeles, California, USA

† Died December 31, 1994

40Roles★ 6.1Average rating

Born in Los Angeles to parents who migrated from New Orleans, Strode grew up with a mixed African-American, Cherokee and Creek background and attended Thomas Jefferson High School before excelling at UCLA, where he joined Alpha Phi Alpha and distinguished himself as a decathlete with a powerful shot put and a high-jump near world-record height. His athletic fame continued on the 1939 UCLA footb…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Once Upon a Time in the West★ 8.3
Once Upon a Time in the West1968
Frank's Gunman
The Ten Commandments★ 7.8
The Ten Commandments1956
King of Ethiopia
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance★ 7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962
Pompey
Spartacus★ 7.5
Spartacus1960
Draba
BatmanSeries★ 7.3
Batman1966
Grand Mogul
The Professionals★ 7.1
The Professionals1966
Jake
The Quick and the Dead★ 6.6
The Quick and the Dead1995
Charlies Moonlight
Demetrius and the Gladiators★ 6.6
Demetrius and the Gladiators1954
Gladiator
Genghis Khan★ 5.7
Genghis Khan1965
Sengal