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Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)

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	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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-==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|250px| Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)]]
+{{Actor Title}}
-[[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)]]
 ==Film==
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+| [[M1 Garand]] || Pvt. Franklin || ''[[Pork Chop Hill]]'' || || 1959
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 | [[Winchester Model 1892]] || Pompey || ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' || || 1962
+|-
+| [[Trapdoor Springfield Rifle|"Trapdoor" Springfield Model 1873]] || Charriba's right-hand man || ''[[Major Dundee]]'' || || 1965
 |-
 | [[Winchester Model 1892]] || Jake Sharp || ''[[Professionals, The (1966)|The Professionals]]'' || || 1966
 |-
-| [[Winchester Model 1892]] || Stoney || ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' || "Mares Leg" || 1968
+| [[Winchester Model 1892|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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 |}
-== Television ==
 [[Category:Actor]]
 [[Category:Actor Male]]
 [[Category:Deceased Actor]]

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