Portrait of Woody Strode

Acting

Woody Strode

Career

Active from 1951 to 1989, busiest in 1971 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Woody Strode Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Italian Cinema 3
  • Action 3
  • Survival 3
  • Violent 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Western 2
  • Pathos 2
  • Jungle Action 2
  • Colonial Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 53
The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Charlies Moonlight

Posse
Posse (1993)
GoodWatch score 43

as Storyteller

Storyville
Storyville (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Charlie Sumpter

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 41
The Bronx Executioner
The Bronx Executioner (1989)
GoodWatch score 34

as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)

A Gathering of Old Men
A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yank

Lust in the Dust
Lust in the Dust (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Blackman

The Violent Breed
The Violent Breed (1984)
GoodWatch score 44

as Polo

Jungle Warriors
Jungle Warriors (1984)
GoodWatch score 34

as Luther

The Final Executioner
The Final Executioner (1984)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sam

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Holmes

The Black Stallion Returns
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
GoodWatch score 41

as Meslar

Vigilante
Vigilante (1983)
GoodWatch score 42

as Rake

Invaders of the Lost Gold
Invaders of the Lost Gold (1982)
GoodWatch score 24

as Cal

Angkor: Cambodia Express
Angkor: Cambodia Express (1981)

as Woody

Cuba Crossing
Cuba Crossing (1980)
GoodWatch score 27

as Titi

1970s

22 titles ยท average score 57
Ravagers
Ravagers (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

as Brown

Jaguar Lives!
Jaguar Lives! (1979)
GoodWatch score 33

as Sensei

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy

Kingdom of the Spiders
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
GoodWatch score 52

as Walter Colby

Loaded Guns
Loaded Guns (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

as Silvera

Winterhawk
Winterhawk (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as Big Rude

Key West
Key West (1973)

as Candy Rhodes

Black Rodeo
Black Rodeo (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

as Narrator (voice)

The Italian Connection
The Italian Connection (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

as Frank Webster

The Revengers
The Revengers (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Job

The Last Rebel
The Last Rebel (1971)
GoodWatch score 38

as Duncan

The Unholy Four
The Unholy Four (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

as Woody

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 66
Boot Hill
Boot Hill (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Thomas

Che!
Che! (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

as Guillermo

Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
GoodWatch score 88

as Frank's Gunman

Shalako
Shalako (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

as Chato

Black Jesus
Black Jesus (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maurice Lalubi

The Professionals
The Professionals (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jake

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Grand Mogul

Tarzan's Three Challenges
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
GoodWatch score 49

as Khan / Dying Leader

The Sins of Rachel Cade
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

as Muwango

Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

The Last Voyage
The Last Voyage (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hank Lawson

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as Draba

1950s

19 titles ยท average score 56
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
GoodWatch score 78

as Pvt. Franklen

Tarzan's Fight for Life
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ramo

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Toro

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as King of Ethiopia

Brooba
Brooba (1955)

as Native Chief

Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician (1954)

as Lothar

Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gladiator

The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice (1954)
GoodWatch score 24

as Moor (uncredited)

The Royal African Rifles
The Royal African Rifles (1953)

as Soldier

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
GoodWatch score 47

as The Lion

The Lion Hunters
The Lion Hunters (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Walu

Bride of the Gorilla
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
GoodWatch score 38

as Nedo

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 56
No Time for Love
No Time for Love (1943)
GoodWatch score 68

as Black Sandhog (uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Sundown
Sundown (1941)
GoodWatch score 41

as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)