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==Background==
[[Image:WoodyStrode.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)]]
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.
[[Image:Mwslvnoraandpompey.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Woody Strode as Pompey with a [[Winchester Model 1892]] in ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962)]]


'''Woody Strode can be seen using firearms in the following productions:'''
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, part of a backfield that included Kenny Washington, the first African-American signed by the NFL and Jackie Robinson, the first African-American signed by Major League Baseball. He was also an outstanding decathlete. He was also one of the first black men to play professional football when he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in 1946, reuniting with Kenny Washington. During his acting career, Strode broke new ground when he played characters who were strong and capable and more than just faithful family retainers.


[[Image:WoodyStrode.jpg|right|thumb|600px| Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)]]
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[[Image:Once6.jpg|thumb|right|600px|[[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|600px| Woody Strode as Pompey with a [[Winchester Model 1892]] in ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962)]]


==Film==
==Film==
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| [[M1 Garand]] || Pvt. Franklin || ''[[Pork Chop Hill]]'' || || 1959
| [[M1 Garand]] || Pvt. Franklin || ''[[Pork Chop Hill]]'' || || 1959
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| [[Winchester Model 1892]] || Pompey || ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' || || 1962
| [[Winchester Model 1892]] || Pompey || ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' || || 1962
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| [[Trapdoor Springfield Rifle|"Trapdoor" Springfield Model 1873]] || Charriba's right-hand man || ''[[Major Dundee]]'' || || 1965
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| [[Winchester Model 1892]] || Jake Sharp || ''[[Professionals, The (1966)|The Professionals]]'' || || 1966
| [[Winchester Model 1892]] || Jake Sharp || ''[[Professionals, The (1966)|The Professionals]]'' || || 1966
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| [[Winchester Model 1892|Winchester Model 1892 'Mare's Leg']] || Stoney || ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' || || 1968
| [[Winchester Model 1892|Winchester Model 1892 'Mare's Leg']] || Stoney || ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' || || 1968
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|[[M1921AC Thompson]]||Guillermo||''[[Che!]]''||||1969
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|[[Browning M1919A2]]||Guillermo||''[[Che!]]''||||1969
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| [[Colt New Service]] || Frank Webster || ''[[Manhunt in Milan (La mala ordina)]]'' || || 1972
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| [[Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy"]] || George || ''[[Keoma]]'' || || 1976
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| [[Star Model B]] || Luther || ''[[Jungle Warriors]]'' || || 1984
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== Television ==


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Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)
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Woody Strode as Pompey with a Winchester Model 1892 in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

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, part of a backfield that included Kenny Washington, the first African-American signed by the NFL and Jackie Robinson, the first African-American signed by Major League Baseball. He was also an outstanding decathlete. He was also one of the first black men to play professional football when he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in 1946, reuniting with Kenny Washington. During his acting career, Strode 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 the following weapons in the following films:

Film

Gun Character Film Note Date
M1 Garand Pvt. Franklin Pork Chop Hill 1959
Winchester Model 1892 Pompey The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
"Trapdoor" Springfield Model 1873 Charriba's right-hand man Major Dundee 1965
Winchester Model 1892 Jake Sharp The Professionals 1966
Winchester Model 1892 'Mare's Leg' Stoney Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
M1921AC Thompson Guillermo Che! 1969
Browning M1919A2 Guillermo Che! 1969
Colt New Service Frank Webster Manhunt in Milan (La mala ordina) 1972
Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" George Keoma 1976
Star Model B Luther Jungle Warriors 1984
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