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'''Woody Strode can be seen using firearms in the following productions:'''
'''Woody Strode can be seen using firearms in the following productions:'''


[[Image:WoodyStrode.jpg|right|thumb|250px| Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)]]
[[Image:WoodyStrode.jpg|right|thumb|275px| Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)]]
[[Image:Once6.jpg|thumb|right|400px|[[Woody Strode]] as Stoney with his [[Winchester Model 1892|Winchester Model 1892 'Mare's Leg']] in ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' (1968).]]
[[Image:Once6.jpg|thumb|right|400px|[[Woody Strode]] as Stoney with his [[Winchester Model 1892|Winchester Model 1892 'Mare's Leg']] in ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' (1968).]]
[[Image:Mwslvnoraandpompey.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Woody Strode as Pompey with a [[Winchester Model 1892]] in ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962)]]
[[Image:Mwslvnoraandpompey.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Woody Strode as Pompey with a [[Winchester Model 1892]] in ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962)]]

Revision as of 23:06, 7 June 2010

Background

Woody Strode was a pioneer in many aspects during his lifetime. He played for the UCLA Bruins football team during the 1930's when there were very few black collegiate athletes. He was also an outstanding decathelete. One of his college buddies was Jackie Robinson. He was also one of the first black men to play professional football when he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in 1946. Later during his acting career he broke new ground when he played characters who were strong and capable and more than just faithful family retainers.

Woody Strode can be seen using firearms in the following productions:

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Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)
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Woody Strode as Stoney with his Winchester Model 1892 'Mare's Leg' in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).
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Woody Strode as Pompey with a Winchester Model 1892 in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Film

Gun Character Film Note Date
Winchester Model 1892 Pompey The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
Winchester Model 1892 Jake Sharp The Professionals 1966
Winchester Model 1892 Stoney Once Upon a Time in the West "Mares Leg" 1968

Television