Meanwhile, Motley ran rampant as a Browns halfback and Willis was an All-Pro defensive tackle, which landed them Hall of Fame nods as players. Woody Strode was born in 1914 in Los Angeles. Lee Marvin moves into full blown stardom - becoming a legitimate box office titan - in one of the greatest Westerns ever made (My Favorite) starring along side Western Film Greats Burt Lancaster, Jack Palance, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Claudia Cardinale, Ralph Belamy . Strode was born in Los Angeles on July 25, 1914, the son . Perseverance. Every day, someone was at the bottom of the list in the barrel, as you say, Stewart said of Fords tendency to take his frustrations out on his underlings. Ford had to accept those terms or not make the film.. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/WoodyStrode. And it should be mentioned that Rutledge was also the first time in which a black man was seen as a cowboy, or an Army soldier, and not as a slave, a cook or a Pullman porter in aHollywood feature western. [17] He later teamed up with both Bobo Brazil[18] and Bearcat Wright. [23], He did The Italian Connection (1972), for which he was paid $150,000. [1], Strode was born in Los Angeles. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, How Green Was My Valley among his some 140 films he directed in his career. Stoddard has come to town with a satchel full of law books, and hangs out his shingle at the newspaper office. I'd do that if I could. In 1946 he was one of the first blacks to play in the National Football League. Strode encountered racism in the NFL. The closing credits dedicate the film to Strode, who died shortly before its release. Often typecast as a physical specimen, commentators tended to dwell on Strode's athleticism and chiseled figure, ignoring his acting prowess, the film scholar Frank Manchel once wrote in the Journal of Black Studies. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first African American players in the National Football League in the postwar era. He had a small role in Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), as a chauffeur of Rochester (Edward Anderson) and could be glimpsed in No Time for Love (1943). He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first African American players in the National Football League in the postwar era. The supporting cast includes Linda Cristal, Andy Devine, and John McIntire. "[20], During Ford's declining years Strode spent four months sleeping on the director's floor as his caregiver, and he was later present at Ford's death.[22]. UsefulNotes/Notable Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age. - IMDb Mini Biography By: He could beat Glenn Morris, the 1936 Olympic gold-medal decathlete, in . Once dubbed "the Jackie Robinson of cinema" by Jet Magazine, Strode shared a backfield with Robinson and Washington in 1939. Whistlin' Dan: 1932: Stagecoach Man in saloon : 1939: Sundown Tribal Policeman: 1941: Star Spangled Rhythm Rochester's motorcycle chauffeur: 1942: Bride of the Gorilla Nedo - Policeman: 1951: Lion Hunters Walu: 1951: Kalaeloa, 19462014), and a daughter, June. Strode hauled in a pass while a teammate lay on the grass at the far sideline, which left that receiver wide open on the next snap. We used to sit in the best seats at the Coconut Grove (a nightclub in the Ambassador Hotel) listening to Donald Novis sing. In fact Ford started out his film career as a actor and stuntman in silent films, including D.W. Griffiths notorious The Birth of Nation as one of the Klansmen who comes to the rescue to save the lives of white people under threat by violent renegade black men. Strode worked in B-movies through the '70s and '80s and acted as the narrator for Mario Van Peebles' Black Western Posse in 1993. Professional Football Player, Actor. Not until 1946 did the two suit up for the . Strode's later appearances included Cuba Crossing (1980),The Dukes of Hazzard (1980), Scream (1981), Fantasy Island (1981), Vigilante (1982), Invaders of the Lost Gold (1982), Angkor: Cambodia Express (1983), The Black Stallion Returns (1983), The Violent Breed (1984), Jungle Warriors (1984), The Cotton Club (1984), The Final Executioner (1984), Lust in the Dust (1985), On Fire (1987), and A Gathering of Old Men (1987). "I had five pairs of blue jeans, I was lonely, and I didn't speak the language," he said. In the late 1960s, he appeared in several episodes of the Ron Ely Tarzan television series. And I looked at Duke Wayne, and he was beaming like a cat that had just eaten the mouse And Duke came over, and said, Well, welcome to the club. "The big studios wanted an actor like Sidney [Poitier] or [Harry] Belafonte," recalled Strode. His big break came in 1960. Western icon John Wayne had a legendary collaboration with director John Ford that lasted five decades and transformed both mens careers. While some reviewers and historians claim he could have been a more well-known and cast minority actor if not for his size and physically strong appearance, more along the lines of Sidney Poitier, a near contemporary, Hollywood of the past and present still has few positive roles outside of the stereotypical for ethnic males. I've done everything but play an Anglo-Saxon. If someone said, 'there's a Negro over there,' I was just as apt as anyone to turn around and say 'Where? As we got out of the L.A. area we found these racial tensions. Official Sites, Impeccable musculature and towering height, Often played quiet, dignified men of action, Was one of the first four blacks who integrated professional football in 1946. Never thought of them as brothers though. The film was based upon the 1959 novel Comanche Captives by Will Cook . Strode, Kenny Washington and Jackie Robinson in 1939 comprised one of the nations most potent backfields and, along with Ray Bartlett, there were four African Americans playing for one team when only a few dozen Blacks competed nationally. Kenny Washington passed away on June 24, 1971 in Los Angeles due to heart and lung issues. "And this is not being facetious, but Mr. Ford defended me; and I don't know that this is going on. Woody Strode. All Rights Reserved. Then, when the steeds had halted, he tried to pick a punch up with his younger co-star. [26][27][28] In 1982 at the age of 68, he wed 35-year-old Tina Tompson,[28] and they remained married until his death of lung cancer on December 31, 1994, in Glendora, California, aged 80. Keyshawn Johnson wrote a book about them. However Warners obviously thought that, though a black man was the lead in their film, the audience wouldnt be able to handle it. Strode landed a major starring role as an expert archer and soldier of fortune in the 1966 Western The Professionals. The retired NFL wideout, in tandem with his co-author Bob Glauber, persuaded the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022 to recognize the so-called Forgotten Four as pathfinders. I don't know if they ever will be. Otherwise, we would have been inMonument ValleyorBrackettvilleand we would have had colour stock. Additionally, the. 20072023 Blackpast.org. Woody Strode Tuesday, 28th July 1914 - Saturday, 31st December 1994 Los Angeles CA USA. As James Stewart explained it, Woody Strode, the actor who was playing Waynes characters best friend, was part of the scene. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Bob Rea <bobnray@concentric.net> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Of course being a director from what is still called The Golden Age of Hollywood and despite the fact that Ford considered himself a political progressive (though he was close friends with actors he worked with who were often right wing reactionaries, like John Wayne and James Stewart), his films were not above dealing in negative racial stereotypes often. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Luana Strode), a distant relative of Liliuokalani, the last queen of Hawaii. The same thing will happen again to another black man, and he probably wont be as lucky as Rutledge was. But then, towards the end of filming, the director asked the Ranse star what he made of Strodes costume for the beginning and the end of the film when their characters were portrayed as 25 years older. Born in Los Angeles, he was an athlete and a football star in his youth. After the war, Strode played briefly with the Los Angeles Rams and along with Washington became the first African Americans to play in the National Football League. He had a bigger role in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) for Ford, playing Pompey, John Wayne's hired hand. His 1968 starring role as a thinly-disguised Patrice Lumumba in Seduto alla sua destra (released in the U.S. as Black Jesus) garnered Strode a great deal of press at the time, but the film is largely forgotten now. His name was the only one of the four "professionals" that was left off of the movie poster; nevertheless, the film was a major box-office success that established him as a recognizable star. Strode had difficulty maintaining the momentum of these roles. But even worse is the poster for the film (above) on which Strode appears, although his name is listed fourth and in tiny letters even smaller that the third person billed actress Billie Burke, who has a small supporting role with just a few lines. The club signed Washington and Strode that spring. His wife is Tina Ellawee (10 May 1982 - 31 December 1994) ( his death), Luana Strode (14 October 1940 - 17 September 1980) ( her death) ( 2 children) On top of that, in the early 1930's, Ford also made several films with long-lambasted black character . It asks the question: Does a man need to carry a gun in order to disagree or state an opinion? The Pompey actor assessed: What a miserable film to make.. Woody Strode was a respected actor with strong African and Native American ancestry. He wrestled intermittently, once defeating Gorgeous George. In 1967 he attempted to produce his own film, The Story of the Tenth Cavalry but it was not made. Prior to 1946, he played semi-pro football. He graced the screen alongside Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, and John Wayne, plus Joe Namath when the Jets quarterback toyed with acting in the afterglow of his Super Bowl triumph. He was popular for being a Football Player. While making Pork Chop Hill he became a close friend of director John Ford. An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. Everyone in Shinbone hates Liberty Valance, but they're powerless against him and his two sidekicks, one of them a giggling fool. His more modest and more successful western, also made for Warners, and released four years earlier, in 1960, Sergeant Rutledge is remarkable and pretty advanced for its period. Woody Strode played 10 games over his career. The corpse is being held in a plain pine box, and when he views it Stoddard is angered to see the boots have been stolen. He later said his salary in Italy went up to $10,000 a week. "Sergeant Rutledge" boosted Strode's profile but didn't catapult him to superstardom, the Times wrote in 1971, surmising "he and the film, with its sympathies strongly on the side of the Black man, were ahead of their time." The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck contains one of the best-known lines of dialogue in any Ford movie, spoken to Stoddard years later by the town's new newspaper editor: "This is the West, sir. James Stewart Once Described What It Was Like Working with a Frequent John Wayne Collaborator, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5mcU74rHGM, James Stewart on what it was like to work with John Ford (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5mcU74rHGM). Waterfield laughs and says: You sons of bitches, youre living good., Strode by then was in his early 30s and his football days were numbered. | In comparison, Ford had made combat documentaries for the Office of Strategic Services and had been wounded at the Battle of Midway, while Ranse star Stewart had been a bomber pilot who served with distinction. Doubling as a defender, Strode scooped an errant lateral at midfield and returned the fumble to the opposing red zone, teeing up a TD rush. When World War II began, Strode was playing for the Hollywood Bears football team, but soon joined the Air Force and spent much of the war unloading bombs in Guam and the Marianas, as well as playing on the Army football team at March Field in Riverside. (Whats a brother got to do to get some respect around here?). An offensive end, Strode caught four passes for 37 yards and bowed out of the NFL after 10 games. This story first appeared. I said, All right, where are the pluckers?" Then Strode realised, I was out in the world market with a bald head. But hes eventually taken in by his own men to face trial. Bob Rea . Though the film is an ambitious attempt to deal with one aspect of how this country has historically handled Native Americans (and there are several impressive scenes in the film), Cheyenne Autumn is seriously undercut by Fords ponderous direction, a wobbly, meandering script, his stilted wooden Indian characters who, a lot of the time, are standing like stoic statues, with the major speaking parts played by either Latino or Italian-American actors, and too many boring side stories involving white characters. Red Haircrow, Other Works This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Opponents from the Deep South resented having to share the field with Black men, the producer of a documentary film about the Forgotten Four, Ross Greenburg, told the UCLA newsroom in 2014. Indeed Hallie and Nora Ericson (Jeanette Nolan) are the only two noticeable women in town; little wonder Tom's love for Hallie is intense. John Ford put classic words in my mouth You never seen a Negro come off a mountain like John Wayne before. "Their actions on and off the field opened a door that allowed other people to follow.". What a cast! Woody Strode (1914-1994) Born July 28, 1914, in Los Angeles, California, Woody Strode (Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode) was first of the star football athletes to become a successful film actor. "You can't tell the story of the National Football League without telling the story of these four men," he added. Working in the restaurant is young Hallie. I'm glad you made it.. My dream is to play a Mexican bandit in the international market."[20]. He and Kenny Washington integrated the National Football League (NFL), and Strode played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1946 before moving to the Canadian . Strode is perhaps best remembered as the stoic slave gladiator in Spartacus (1960) who tells Kirk Douglas: I dont want to be your friend. At the time Ford yelled: Dont hit him Woody! He was drafted at age 27 and soon joined the United States Army Air Corps and spent the war unloading bombs in Guam and the Marianas, as well as playing on the Army football team at March Field in Riverside, California.[10]. There is a purity to the John Ford style. Strode appeared in at least 90 films, from Sunrise in 1941 to his last, The Quick and the Dead, released in 1995. In response, Ford said: Whats wrong with Uncle Remus? The director then called the crews attention and shouted: One of ourplayersdoesn't like Woody's costume. Strode made a successful transition from sports hero to the movie screen, though Hollywood seemed more predisposed to his magnificent physique and gallant stride than his acting ability. 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. He was in 87 movies over the length of his career, though Strode . How many . The picture was about, oh, more than halfway finished. Theyre like father and son.. He is killed and his death sparks a gladiator rebellion. Strode and teammate Kenny Washington were among the best-known college football players in the nation. Language. Woody Strode, byname of Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, (born July 28, 1914, Los Angeles, California, U.S.died December 31, 1994, Glendora, California), American character actor who was part of director John Ford's "family" of actors, appearing in nearly a dozen of Ford's films. This page was last edited on 28 July 2021, at 02:45. When out on the road with the team, Strode had his first experience with racism, something he wasn't aware of growing up in Los Angeles. Strode gave the Hollywood establishment what they demanded and appeared in some of the best and the worst of what they offered him. 1941:Sundown. "[13], In 1948 he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the AAFC, but was released before the season started,[14] whereupon he joined the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in Canada, where he was a member of Calgary's 1948 Grey Cup Championship team[15] before retiring due to injury in 1949. There were of course a few black westerns made during the race film era of the 1940s, such as The Bronze Buckaroo and Harlem Rides the Range, but it took until 1960 for a Hollywood studio feature western that featuredblack cowboys in the old west, during the mid to late 19th century to early 20 the century. Tom Doniphon tells him that without a gun in his hand and the experience to use it, he will sooner or later certainly be killed by Valance. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Country. Woodrow Wilson Strode, known as Woody, was a big man on campus. "On every play, if you're a (skill player) like Motley, Washington, or Strode, you can get pounded on the ground and beaten up," Greenburg said. He Wasn't the Star But He Stole the Movie", "Teammates Recall Jackie Robinson's Legacy", "The man who made the stars shine brighter: An interview with Woody Strode", "Woody Strode, Ace Negro Player, Has No Axe to Grind", "Isle families trace ties to '39 Pineapple Bowl", "Woody Strode; Ex-Athlete, Character Actor in Movies", "Like the series, 'Psych' movie a comedic romp", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woody_Strode&oldid=1141910544, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 14:07. Woody lived in a modest home overlooking Glendora and the San Gabriel Valley, north east of Los Angeles about 25 miles. He wrestled professionally before rapt audiences. He was the African antagonist in Tarzan Fights for Life (1958) and an Apache chief who took on Sean Connery in the western, Shalako (1968). Ray Hamel. Nationality: American. It was "one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to address racism frankly," the Hollywood Reporter's Seth Abramovitch wrote last year. "It's heart and guts. "To me, it's truly the beginning of more awareness of who they were, what they did, and why they were so important," Glauber told The New York Times ahead of the Canton ceremony in August. . He was reluctant until they offered him $500 a week. And so the studio actually tried to trick audiences into thinking that the film was about the white characters. Someone's Got A Woody" Episode 804 -- Pictured: Kurt Fuller as Woody Strode, Peter Stormare as Cyrus Polk -- Ernest Borgnine with actor Woody Strode pose for the movie "The Revengers" in 1972. Strode had begun his association with Ford back in 1939, with an uncredited role in his classic western 'Stagecoach'. However, cinematographer William H Clothier later said: There was one reason and one reason only Paramount was cutting costs. The roles he was offered fell within those limited, though notable range. He was in The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) and guest starred twice on Rawhide, playing an Australian aboriginal in one episode and a buffalo soldier in the other. Trapped for life. But no pro team would draft African Americans. [2] Following the end of his football career in 1949, he returned to wrestling part-time between acting jobs until 1962, wrestling the likes of Gorgeous George. Strode had an excellent support part in The Last Voyage (1960) playing a heroic stoker, though he was only billed fifth. John Ford's "Apology" Western 'Sergeant Rutledge' Starring Woody Strode Returning to DVD. This quartet struck a blow for racial inclusiveness in pro football as Black Americans sought it nationwide. He was interred with military honors at Riverside National Cemetery, east of his hometown. Now Hallie has started to like this lawyer-man from the East, who starts up a one-room schoolhouse to teach people how to read. Strode was next cast in Spartacus (1960) as the Ethiopian gladiator Draba, in which he has to fight Spartacus (played by Kirk Douglas) to the death. An old black cowboy named Pompey (Woody Strode) takes Hallie on a buckboard ride into the countryside where they regard the burned-out remains of Doniphon's cottage. Do you find this information helpful? Strode and Washington, an All-American in 1939, linked up the following year with the Hollywood Bears of the minor Pacific Coast Professional Football League. Robinson played college football at UCLA before he shifted to baseball full time and made history. On a road game in Chicago, hotel management gave he and Washington $100 each to find another hotel in the Black section of town. Yes, but there's more to it than that, and in John Ford's mind, gun ownership is very much an open question. He broke two ribs and a shoulder. 1942: Star Spangled Rhythm. "I once played a part written for an Irish prize fighter. [31], Sheriff Woody of the Toy Story series of animated films is named after Strode,[32] as was the recurring character of the Santa Barbara Coroner in the television series Psych. Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. He broke this barrier with his teammate Kenny Washington and Cleveland Browns players Bill Willis and Marion Motley. "They are not household names like Jackie Robinson. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. And strangely enough, Duke Wayne who, over the years, you know, has made lots of pictures with Ford Duke Wayne has been at the bottom of the list, in the barrel, more than anybody else. I'd play a Viking with blue contact lenses and a blond wig if I could. Of these "Liberty Valance" was the most pensive and thoughtful. He decided to stay in Europe. Stoddard believes so firmly in the law that he is willing to lose his life for his principles. According to Woody, he's even less in control of himself, and all of his faculties, when tickling is involved. Strode takes it up from there: Bob Waterfield and some guys came looking for us because theyd made arrangements for us back at the hotel, he explained. [3], In 1941, Strode had dabbled for several months in professional wrestling. According to Disneyland Vice President Tony Baxter, "In 1954. Integrating the NFL was the low point of my life. That he does this by mixing in history, humorous supporting characters and a poignant romance is typical; his films were complete and self-contained in a way that approaches perfection. He was an Indian in Shalako (1968) and played a gunslinger in the opening sequence of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). In 1980, Strode was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. Fortunately the DVD made-to-order Warner Archive specialty label is bringing back Rutledge at a lot lower price, starting next week. Cecil B. DeMille cast him in The Ten Commandments (1956) as a slave at $500 a week for five weeks. 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. At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, Strode was an athletic marvel in his prime. But Stewart, an Oscar winner known for such timeless hits as The Philadelphia Story, Vertigo and Mr. How many games did Woody Strode play? 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