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Woody Strode
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).
As actor
The Quick and the Dead
Posse
Storyville
The Bronx Executioner
On Fire
A Gathering of Old Men
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Lust in the Dust
Jungle Warriors
The Final Executioner
The Violent Breed
The Cotton Club
Vigilante
The Black Stallion Returns
Invaders of the Lost Gold
Scream
Angkor: Cambodia Express
Cuba Crossing
Jaguar Lives!
Ravagers
Kingdom of the Spiders
Oil
Keoma
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Loaded Guns
Winterhawk
We Are No Angels
Key West
The Italian Connection
The Revengers