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Woody Strode was one of the end position players while Kenny was a running back. Unable to join professional football at the time, the two participated as semi-professional players for the Hollywood Bears. [7] UCLA football alumni Woody Strode (#34), Kenny Washington (#13), and others
Woody Strode as First Sergeant Braxton Rutledge, C Troop 9th US Cavalry. Sergeant Rutledge was the first of four films Strode made with John Ford. In an interview, Strode recalled how he was cast for the role: 'The big studios wanted an actor like Sidney [Poitier] or [Harry] Belafonte,' recalled Strode.
The Rams also signed a second black player, fellow UCLA alumnus and Hollywood Bears teammate Woody Strode on May 7, 1946. The Rams were joined as trailblazers in the integration process by the ownership of the All-America Football Conference's Cleveland Browns , which also signed two black players for the 1946 season, Marion Motley and Bill ...
Dr. Woodrow "Woody" Strode (Kurt Fuller) is the quirky coroner for the Santa Barbara Police Department. He shares many character traits with Shawn and the two immediately click. He first appeared in "High Top Fade Out" (4.07) and then became a frequently recurring character.
Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football is a documentary about athletes Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley and Bill Willis. They helped break down the barriers that existed for black athletes in professional football. [1] [2] It was written by Aaron Cohen and directed by Johnson McKelvy. [3] The film's producer was Ross ...
7 Women, also known as Seven Women, is a 1966 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Panavision drama film directed by John Ford and starring Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora Robson, Mildred Dunnock, Betty Field, Anna Lee, Eddie Albert, Mike Mazurki and Woody Strode.
Pork Chop Hill is a 1959 American Korean War film starring Gregory Peck, Woody Strode, Rip Torn, and George Peppard.The film, which was the final war film directed by Lewis Milestone, is based upon the 1956 book by U.S. military historian Brigadier General S. L. A. Marshall.
Hud is an American who survived the Bay of Pigs Invasion and has sworn revenge against Fidel Castro.Many years later, he gets his chance when he is engaged by Mr Rossellini, who blames Castro for his losses when his gambling enterprises and he had to leave Cuba, and the mysterious Mr. Bell, who finances Hud for a mission to Cuba.