Fantasy Island
The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment
Saturday 21 March 1981 on ABC

In "The Proxy Billionaire" Wall Street Analyst Frank Miller gets into some very big trouble when he switches places with billionaire Avery Williams. And in "The Experiment" driven by grief Dr. Lucas Bergmann and his lonely daughter Lisa both wish to do some resurrecting of the dead.

Woody's son Kalai has worked in Hollywood for years, beginning with Emergency, as an assistant director and he wrote for the movie Winterhawk (1975) as well as performing in The Gatling Gun (1973) as both a stunt archer and Indian extra. (edit) Woody's role in Spartacus (1960) had his character dying and his corpse being hung upside down. To achieve this effect, a life-size replica of Woody was made, but when both Woody and director Stanley Kubrick agreed it wasn't convincing enough, Woody had himself tied around his ankles and hoisted in the air for the shot, and he didn't flinch or move while Kubrick filmed the scene.
The replica itself was saved and was hung inside the entrance for Universal Studios' prop room for several years until being taken down for storage elsewhere. (edit) Woody was inducted into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame. (edit) Woody was inducted into the UCLA Hall Of Fame in 1992. (edit) Woody had Native American lineage; his mother was a full-blooded Blackfoot. (edit)

Woody Strode: I ate seaweed before anyone had heard of vitamins. (edit) Woody Strode: If you're a nice guy, you can walk into a room anywhere in the world. (edit)

Recurring Role
Tarzan (1966) Bangu

Guest Star
Batman (1966) Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds Grand Mogul	Batman (1966) Marsha, Queen of Diamonds Grand Mogul
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Return of the Fighting 69th "Big Red" Murphy	Daniel Boone Goliath Goliath
Fantasy Island The Proxy Billionaire / The Experiment Makalo	Jungle Jim Leopard's Paw Zanguma