I was watching The Professionals last night, an older western. One of the actors was a long bow shooter, he did quite a bit of shooting and it is a good movie.

Woody Strode. There was a thread about him last month.

He was in Spartacus too...good with a trident also!

I also watched the Professionals this week. I could not believe a western of that quality eluded me all this years. Great movie.

Here are a few pics of Woody Strode with the Bow and Arrow.

Wikipedia:His world-class decathlon capabilities were spearheaded by a 50 ft (15 m) plus shot put (when the world record was 57 ft (17 m)) and a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) high jump (the world record at time was 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)).[3]

A stud for sure:(wiki)He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League in the postwar era.

What channel was it on

Snuffer interesting photos note exact same pose with actress and background edited.

@Yeller It is on Netflix, and it looks like either Vudu or Prime Video have the best price for renting it (streaming).

Very cool. Great pics. I will have to check it out

Tks

Left to right- Burt Lancaster, ? actress, Lee Marvin, Alan Ladd, Woody Strode.

Just in case there are some who don't know the cast.

Jawge

ROBERT RYAN, not Alan Ladd

Yes, you are right. Thanks.

The actress is Claudia Cardinale. She played Maria Grant in the movie.

I have it in my western collection

Thanks, Snuffer. I remember her. Jawge

Woody Strode was an Olympic athlete. Those guys were all WWII veterans. Serious tough guys!

That they were! And if you want read about a REALLY tough guy...not a thug, just TOUGH...look up Charles Bronson's life history. When you learn of his childhood and young adult years, you realize that the guys he played in the movies were real wussies compared to him!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bronson Early Life And War Service

Nobody else could have played his roles so convincingly, for example Paul Kersey in Death Wish. I wondered if Charles Bronson’s role in the Great Escape may have truly bothered him.

According to the above article about him, yes it did. Gee...I wonder why?!! But he did it anyway!

Some background Leatherwallers: Woody was the real deal. The best thing to ever come out of UCLA, next to Jim Morrison and Carol Burnett. He ran track for the Bruins, played pro ball and then found his way into films, particularly in a series of John Ford-directed westerns. Everybody loved and respected the man, who would often double as the first "personal trainer" to the Hollywood stars. (He often was called upon by the Studios to "get the stars in shape" in the weeks leading up to a picture) People trusted him. Richard Brooks, who directed Strode in "The Professionals", assigned him to keep an eye on wild man Lee Marvin during the filming. But, the cast being housed in Las Vegas, proved to be quite a task. Marvin's antics became the stuff of Legend, together with the performances in this spectacular Western. In fact, Hugh Rich provided the archery tackle for the picture. Once released, the film became an instant classic, a true gem in its genre that went on to garner numerous Oscar nominations in 1966. Also of note: The film was based on a little known adventure novel by author Frank O'Rourke, "A Mule For The Marquesa". If you couldn't tell already, I read both the book and Mr. Brook's superlative screenplay at the Writers Guild Members library many moons ago. A fine afternoon. So, saddle up to "The Professionals", you'll find it worth the ride...

Thanks for bringing this up and thanks Tony for posting those pictures. Woody was a real bad ass and a good guy, that was an era of true tough guys that can’t be touched today, I loved that movie and need to watch it again

Thanks for bringing this up and thanks Tony for posting those pictures. Woody was a real bad ass and a good guy, that was an era of true tough guys that can’t be touched today, I loved that movie and need to watch it again

Woody was taught to shoot by Howard Hill student, actor and hunting pal Richard Farnsworth

One thing's for sure, if ANY of the above mentioned gentlemen were of the age they were when they made these movies and hosting this year's Oscar awards, there'd of been NO slapping going on!!!

That Cooper?

That's Richard Farnsworth. He looked like Gary Cooper. He was a stunt man for Wild Bill Hickok's Guy Madison. The whole group were friends of Howard Hill.

Lee Marvin is a former Marine who was wounded in WW2.

Woods walker, I agree Chris Rock would be laid out cold. Lol

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