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Woody Strode

Woody Strode

35 movies on Netflix

Biography

Woody Strode was an American athlete and actor who, after a college career as a decathlete and a stint as one of the first Black players in the postwar NFL, turned to film acting and became known for Westerns and historical pictures. Born in Los Angeles, he broke into movies with a small part in Sundown (1941) and got bigger work after producer Walter Mirisch saw him wrestling and cast him in The Lion Hunters. He won critical praise for Pork Chop Hill (1959) and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor as the gladiator Draba in Spartacus (1960). John Ford gave him the title role in Sergeant Rutledge (1960) and roles in Two Rode Together (1961) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Later films included The Professionals (1966), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Posse (1993) and The Quick and the Dead (1995), and he wrote an autobiography, Goal Dust.

80years old at death

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Died Glendora
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode

Movie Career

Films
35
Career span
54 years1941 to 1995

Genres

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  1. Big break

    Strode said the big studios wanted someone like Sidney Poitier or Harry Belafonte, but Mr. Ford defended him, saying they were not tough enough for what he wanted Sergeant Rutledge to be.

Woody Strode movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Once Upon a Time in the West1968 Westernas Stony - Member of Frank's Gang

    IMDb rating 8.5388K votes

  2. The Professionals1966 Action, Adventure, Westernas Jake

    IMDb rating 7.321K votes

  3. Spartacus1960as Draba

    IMDb rating 7.9152K votes

  4. Sergeant Rutledge1960as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

    IMDb rating 7.46.2K votes

  5. Kingdom of the Spiders1977as Walter Colby

    IMDb rating 5.77.2K votes

  6. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962as Pompey

    IMDb rating 8.190K votes

  7. Boot Hill1969as Thomas

    IMDb rating 5.54.2K votes

  8. The Italian Connection1972as Frank Webster

    IMDb rating 7.13.4K votes

Most often with

John Ford directed four of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ernest Borgnine, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ernest BorgnineWillis Bouchey, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Willis BoucheyJohn Carradine, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John CarradineJames Stewart, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James StewartGeorge Sanders, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with George SandersJack Palance, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jack PalanceJohn FordDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by John Ford

Films together

Box office

What Woody Strode's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$204 million

13 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 35 films: 13 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 17 figure not found.

  • 13Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 17Figure not found

Top grosser

Spartacus1960as Draba$60.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Spartacus1960as Draba
    $60M29.3% of the total
  2. 2
    The Quick and the Dead1995as Charlies Moonlight
    $47M23.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Demetrius and the Gladiators1954as Gladiator
    $26M12.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Posse1993as Storyteller
    $20M9.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Kingdom of the Spiders1977as Walter Colby
    $17M8.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Black Stallion Returns1983as Meslar
    $9.8M4.8% of the total
  7. 7
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962as Pompey
    $8.0M3.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Once Upon a Time in the West1968as Stony - Member of Frank's Gang
    $5.4M2.6% of the total
Vigilante (1982), $5.1 millionShalako (1968), $2.6 millionThe Last Voyage (1960), $2.1 millionScream (1981), $1.1 millionStoryville (1992), $422,503

$11.3 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

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