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).
Spartacus
As Draba
Genghis Khan
As Sengal
The Buccaneer
As Toro
Kingdom of the Spiders
As Walter Colby
Bride of the Gorilla
As Nedo
Keoma
As George
Brooba
As Native Chief
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
As Pompey
The Professionals
As Jake
The Ten Commandments
As King of Ethiopia
Vigilante
As Rake
The Black Stallion Returns
As Meslar
Boot Hill
As Thomas
Sergeant Rutledge
As 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Pork Chop Hill
As Pvt. Franklen
The Gatling Gun
As Runner the Scout
The Italian Connection
As Frank Webster
The Last Voyage
As Hank Lawson
Shalako
As Chato
City Beneath the Sea
As Djion
7 Women
As Lean Warrior
Invaders of the Lost Gold
As Cal
The Unholy Four
As Woody
The Sins of Rachel Cade
As Muwango
Scream
As Charlie Winters
Jaguar Lives!
As Sensei
Jungle Warriors
As Luther
Loaded Guns
As Silvera
Black Jesus
As Maurice Lalubi
The Final Executioner
As Sam
The Violent Breed
As Polo
Star Spangled Rhythm
As Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Cuba Crossing
As Titi
The Last Rebel
As Duncan
The Revengers
As Job
Winterhawk
As Big Rude
The Bronx Executioner
As Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
Black Rodeo
As Narrator (voice)
Angkor: Cambodia Express
As Woody
The Lion Hunters
As Walu
We Are No Angels
As Black Bill
Caribbean
As Esau
Scipio the African
As Massinissa
Lust in the Dust
As Blackman
Sundown
As Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
On Fire
As Woody
Son of Sinbad
As Palace Guard
Demetrius and the Gladiators
As Gladiator
No Time for Love
As Black Sandhog (uncredited)
African Treasure
As Mailman (uncredited)
The Royal African Rifles
As Soldier
Jungle Man-Eaters
As One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
Androcles and the Lion
As The Lion
Two Rode Together
As Stone Calf
The Quick and the Dead
As Charlies Moonlight
Ravagers
As Brown
A Gathering of Old Men
As Yank
Breakout
As Skip Manion
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
As Marshak
Jungle Gents
As Malaka, head bearer
Tarzan's Three Challenges
As Khan / Dying Leader
Che!
As Guillermo
Tarzan's Fight for Life
As Ramo
The Deserter
As Jackson
Mandrake the Magician
As Lothar
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
As Chaka
The Quest: The Longest Drive
As Tucker
The Silver Chalice
As Moor (uncredited)
The Gambler from Natchez
As Josh
Oil
As Ben
Posse
As Storyteller
Key West
As Candy Rhodes
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
As Self (archive footage)
The Cotton Club
As Holmes
Once Upon a Time in the West
As Frank's Gunman
Storyville
As Charlie Sumpter
The Lieutenant
As Sgt. Logan Holt
Batman
As Grand Mogul
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
As Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy