Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born July 25, 1914
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).
MovieThe Quick and the Dead
1995
as Charlies Moonlight
MoviePosse
1993
as Storyteller
MovieStoryville
1992
as Charlie Sumpter
MovieThe Bronx Executioner
1989
as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
MovieA Gathering of Old Men
1987
as Yank
MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MovieOn Fire
1987
as Woody
MovieLust in the Dust
1985
as Blackman
MovieThe Cotton Club
1984
as Holmes
MovieJungle Warriors
1984
as Luther
MovieThe Final Executioner
1984
as Sam
MovieThe Violent Breed
1984
as Polo
MovieThe Black Stallion Returns
1983
as Meslar
MovieVigilante
1983
as Rake
MovieInvaders of the Lost Gold
1982
as Cal
MovieAngkor: Cambodia Express
1981
as Woody
MovieScream
1981
as Charlie Winters
MovieCuba Crossing
1980
as Titi
TVBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
MovieJaguar Lives!
1979
as Sensei
MovieRavagers
1979
as Brown
MovieKingdom of the Spiders
1977
as Walter Colby
MovieOil
1977
as Ben
MovieKeoma
1976
as George
MovieThe Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
as Tucker
MovieWinterhawk
1975
as Big Rude
MovieWe Are No Angels
1975
as Black Bill
MovieLoaded Guns
1975
as Silvera
MovieKey West
1973
as Candy Rhodes
MovieThe Italian Connection
1972
as Frank Webster
MovieThe Revengers
1972
as Job
MovieBlack Rodeo
1972
as Narrator (voice)
MovieTarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Chaka
MovieThe Last Rebel
1971
as Duncan
MovieThe Gatling Gun
1971
as Runner the Scout
MovieScipio the African
1971
as Massinissa
MovieBreakout
1970
as Skip Manion
MovieThe Deserter
1970
as Jackson
MovieTarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
as Marshak
MovieThe Unholy Four
1970
as Woody
MovieBoot Hill
1969
as Thomas
MovieChe!
1969
as Guillermo
MovieOnce Upon a Time in the West
1968
as Frank's Gunman
MovieShalako
1968
as Chato
MovieBlack Jesus
1968
as Maurice Lalubi
MovieThe Professionals
1966
as Jake
TVBatman
1966
as Grand Mogul
Movie7 Women
1965
as Lean Warrior
MovieGenghis Khan
1965
as Sengal
TVThe Lieutenant
1963
as Sgt. Logan Holt
MovieTarzan's Three Challenges
1963
as Khan / Dying Leader
MovieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Pompey
MovieTwo Rode Together
1961
as Stone Calf
MovieThe Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Muwango
MovieSpartacus
1960
as Draba
MovieSergeant Rutledge
1960
as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
MovieThe Last Voyage
1960
as Hank Lawson
MoviePork Chop Hill
1959
as Pvt. Franklen
MovieThe Buccaneer
1958
as Toro
MovieTarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Ramo
MovieThe Ten Commandments
1956
as King of Ethiopia
MovieBrooba
1955
as Native Chief
MovieSon of Sinbad
1955
as Palace Guard
MovieThe Silver Chalice
1954
as Moor (uncredited)
MovieJungle Gents
1954
as Malaka, head bearer
MovieThe Gambler from Natchez
1954
as Josh
MovieDemetrius and the Gladiators
1954
as Gladiator
MovieJungle Man-Eaters
1954
as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
MovieMandrake the Magician
1954
as Lothar
MovieThe Royal African Rifles
1953
as Soldier
MovieCity Beneath the Sea
1953
as Djion
MovieAndrocles and the Lion
1952
as The Lion
MovieCaribbean
1952
as Esau
MovieAfrican Treasure
1952
as Mailman (uncredited)
MovieBride of the Gorilla
1951
as Nedo
MovieThe Lion Hunters
1951
as Walu
MovieNo Time for Love
1943
as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
MovieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
MovieSundown
1941
as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
