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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).

Filmography

1995
The Quick and the Dead

as Charlies Moonlight

Movie
1968
Once Upon a Time in the West

as Frank's Gunman

Movie
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Pompey

Movie
1960
Sergeant Rutledge

as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

Movie