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