
Acting
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).

Batman
1966

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968

Spartacus
1960

The Ten Commandments
1956

The Lieutenant
1963

The Quick and the Dead
1995

The Cotton Club
1984

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962

The Professionals
1966

Boot Hill
1969

Two Rode Together
1961

Shalako
1968

Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954

The Buccaneer
1958

Kingdom of the Spiders
1977

The Black Stallion Returns
1983

Keoma
1976

Posse
1993

Pork Chop Hill
1959

Genghis Khan
1965

Sergeant Rutledge
1960

Vigilante
1983

The Silver Chalice
1954

City Beneath the Sea
1953

Lust in the Dust
1985

Jungle Warriors
1984

The Unholy Four
1970

The Last Voyage
1960

No Time for Love
1943

7 Women
1965

The Revengers
1972

Bride of the Gorilla
1951

The Italian Connection
1972

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958