Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode was an American athlete, actor, and author. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League (NFL) in the postwar era. After football, he went on to become a film actor, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960. Strode also served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Guest starring as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
- Episode 1x08: Return of the Fighting 69th (Oct 25, 1979)
Fantasy Island (1977)
Guest starring as Makalo
- Episode 4x19: The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment (Mar 21, 1981)
Batman (1966)
Guest starring as Grand Mogul
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds (2) (Nov 24, 1966)
- Episode 2x23: Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (1) (Nov 23, 1966)