Actor

Woody Strode

1941–present1914–1994DramaAdventureActionWestern

Force of Nature

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Known For

76 acting credits

as Frank's Gunman

Once Upon a Time in the West

as Frank's Gunman

1968

Once Upon a Time in the West

as Draba

Spartacus

as Draba

1960

Spartacus

Filmography

1995The Quick and the DeadCharlies Moonlight6.5 1993PosseStoryteller5.4 1992StoryvilleCharlie Sumpter5.3 1989The Bronx ExecutionerSheriff Warren (archive footage)3.7 1987On FireWoody9.0 1987A Gathering of Old MenYank6.2

About

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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