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
Batman
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Lieutenant
The Ten Commandments
Once Upon a Time in the West
Spartacus
The Quick and the Dead
Posse
Vigilante
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Cotton Club
Shalako
The Professionals
Scream
Loaded Guns
Lust in the Dust
The Buccaneer
7 Women
Androcles and the Lion
Pork Chop Hill
Genghis Khan
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Two Rode Together
The Revengers
Sergeant Rutledge
The Gatling Gun
The Silver Chalice
No Time for Love
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Deserter