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).
Movie | The Quick and the Dead | Charlies Moonlight | 1995-02-09 |
Movie | Posse | Storyteller | 1993-05-14 |
Movie | Storyville | Charlie Sumpter | 1992-08-26 |
Movie | The Bronx Executioner | Sheriff Warren (archive footage) | 1989-06-08 |
Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
Movie | On Fire | Woody | 1987-01-05 |
Movie | A Gathering of Old Men | Yank | 1987-05-10 |
Movie | Lust in the Dust | Blackman | 1985-03-01 |
Movie | The Violent Breed | Polo | 1984-02-24 |
Movie | The Final Executioner | Sam | 1984-03-09 |
Movie | The Cotton Club | Holmes | 1984-12-14 |
Movie | Jungle Warriors | Luther | 1984-05-11 |
Movie | The Black Stallion Returns | Meslar | 1983-03-25 |
Movie | Angkor: Cambodia Express | Woody | 1982-01-01 |
Movie | Invaders of the Lost Gold | Cal | 1982-09-20 |
Movie | Vigilante | Rake | 1982-05-18 |
Movie | Scream | Charlie Winters | 1981-01-08 |
Movie | Cuba Crossing | Titi | 1980-02-23 |
Movie | Ravagers | Brown | 1979-06-26 |
Movie | Jaguar Lives! | Sensei | 1979-08-09 |
Movie | Oil | Ben | 1977-02-28 |
Movie | Kingdom of the Spiders | Walter Colby | 1977-08-24 |
Movie | The Quest: The Longest Drive | Tucker | 1976-01-01 |
Movie | Keoma | George | 1976-11-25 |
Movie | We Are No Angels | Black Bill | 1975-09-25 |
Movie | Loaded Guns | Silvera | 1975-01-18 |
Movie | Winterhawk | Big Rude | 1975-11-05 |
Movie | Key West | Candy Rhodes | 1973-12-10 |
Movie | The Revengers | Job | 1972-06-21 |
Movie | Black Rodeo | Narrator (voice) | 1972-05-01 |
Movie | The Italian Connection | Frank Webster | 1972-09-02 |
Movie | Scipio the African | Massinissa | 1971-03-03 |
Movie | The Gatling Gun | Runner the Scout | 1971-05-01 |
Movie | The Last Rebel | Duncan | 1971-09-24 |
Movie | Tarzan's Deadly Silence | Marshak | 1970-07-03 |
Movie | The Unholy Four | Woody | 1970-03-11 |
Movie | The Deserter | Jackson | 1970-12-04 |
Movie | Breakout | Skip Manion | 1970-12-08 |
Movie | Che! | Guillermo | 1969-06-27 |
Movie | Boot Hill | Thomas | 1969-12-20 |
Movie | Black Jesus | Maurice Lalubi | 1968-05-16 |
Movie | Once Upon a Time in the West | Frank's Gunman | 1968-12-21 |
Movie | Shalako | Chato | 1968-09-26 |
Movie | The Professionals | Jake | 1966-11-01 |
Movie | Genghis Khan | Sengal | 1965-04-15 |
Movie | 7 Women | Lean Warrior | 1965-12-11 |
Movie | Tarzan's Three Challenges | Khan / Dying Leader | 1963-01-29 |
Movie | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Pompey | 1962-04-13 |
Movie | The Sins of Rachel Cade | Muwango | 1961-04-02 |
Movie | Two Rode Together | Stone Calf | 1961-05-24 |
Movie | The Last Voyage | Hank Lawson | 1960-02-19 |
Movie | Sergeant Rutledge | 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge | 1960-05-25 |
Movie | Spartacus | Draba | 1960-10-13 |
Movie | Pork Chop Hill | Pvt. Franklen | 1959-05-29 |
Movie | Tarzan's Fight for Life | Ramo | 1958-08-15 |
Movie | The Buccaneer | Toro | 1958-12-11 |
Movie | The Ten Commandments | King of Ethiopia | 1956-10-05 |
Movie | Son of Sinbad | Palace Guard | 1955-06-02 |
Movie | Jungle Man-Eaters | One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited) | 1954-06-01 |
Movie | Mandrake the Magician | Lothar | 1954-01-01 |
Movie | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Gladiator | 1954-06-16 |
Movie | Jungle Gents | Malaka, head bearer | 1954-09-05 |
Movie | The Gambler from Natchez | Josh | 1954-08-04 |
Movie | The Silver Chalice | Moor (uncredited) | 1954-12-20 |
Movie | City Beneath the Sea | Djion | 1953-04-21 |
Movie | The Royal African Rifles | Soldier | 1953-12-26 |
Movie | African Treasure | Mailman (uncredited) | 1952-05-06 |
Movie | Caribbean | Esau | 1952-09-01 |
Movie | Androcles and the Lion | The Lion | 1952-12-01 |
Movie | The Lion Hunters | Walu | 1951-03-25 |
Movie | Bride of the Gorilla | Nedo | 1951-10-01 |
Movie | No Time for Love | Black Sandhog (uncredited) | 1943-04-09 |
Movie | Star Spangled Rhythm | Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited) | 1942-03-05 |
Movie | Sundown | Tribal Policeman (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
Movie | Stagecoach | Man in Saloon (uncredited) | 1939-03-03 |