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
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Lieutenant
Spartacus
The Ten Commandments
The Quick and the Dead
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Professionals
The Cotton Club
Pork Chop Hill
Posse
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Sergeant Rutledge
Keoma
Genghis Khan
Shalako
Two Rode Together
7 Women
The Silver Chalice
Boot Hill
The Buccaneer
Vigilante
Che!
Kingdom of the Spiders
The Black Stallion Returns
The Italian Connection
Jungle Warriors
Scream
The Deserter