The Black Riders of the West (The Black man in Western films)
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- DirectorJohn 'Bud' CardosStarsRobert DoQuiIsaac FieldsBarbara HaleA recruit joins an all-black cavalry regiment led by a white man in the post-Civil War West.Fantastic presence of Woody Strode.
- DirectorFred WilliamsonStarsFred WilliamsonRichard PryorJames BrownA conman's crimes are blamed on a good-natured fast-drawing cowboy he meets and decides to use as decoy.
- DirectorRichard E. NormanStarsBill PickettBennie TurpinAnita BushA collection of shots showing the acts of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJeffrey HunterWoody StrodeConstance TowersA respected black cavalry sergeant stands court-martial after being accused of raping and killing a white woman as well as murdering her father, his superior officer.Fantastic presence of Woody Strode.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsBurt LancasterLee MarvinRobert RyanAn arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.Fantastic presence of Woody Strode.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJames StewartJohn WayneVera MilesA senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.Fantastic presence of Woody Strode.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia CardinaleA mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.Fantastic presence of Woody Strode.
- DirectorSam NewfieldStarsHerb JeffriesF.E. MillerMantan MorelandA cowboy helps a pretty young woman find lost gold.
- DirectorMario Van PeeblesStarsMario Van PeeblesStephen BaldwinCharles LaneIn 1898 Cuba, five Buffalo Soldiers find a gold cache, desert and return to America where they help defend a black town from the KKK, all the while trying to avoid capture by lawmen and military authorities alike.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.Not a Western, but an Eastern or Southern.
- DirectorRichard C. KahnStarsHerb JeffriesMarguerite WhittenClarence BrooksA cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a preacher-turned-gangster who looks like him. He infiltrates the gang to catch the men who framed him.
- DirectorCharles HaidStarsLamont BentleyTom BowerTimothy BusfieldThe all-black US Cavalry Troop H pursues Apache warrior Victorio while dealing with racial bigotry and myths about their designated enemies.
- DirectorJack ArnoldStarsFred WilliamsonD'Urville MartinWilliam SmithTwo black bounty hunters, pursuing an outlaw, take over a small Western town without a sheriff.
- DirectorsSidney PoitierJoseph SargentStarsSidney PoitierHarry BelafonteRuby DeeA wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.Sidney Poitier.
- DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsKevin KlineScott GlennKevin CostnerA band of misfit friends come together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.Danny Glover as a Henry Repeating rifle pro.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsJohn BeckStan ShawRichard LawsonAdventures of an all-African-American cavalry unit assigned to the post-Civil War Southwest to protect settlers from Commanche and Apache warriors.
- DirectorGordon Parks Jr.StarsMax JulienVonetta McGeeGeorge MurdockThe exploits of 1910s bounty hunter Thomasine and bandit Bushrod who, after rekindling their old romance, take to robbing banks to survive, stealing from rich whites and sharing their loot with the poor on the harsh frontier.
- DirectorJean-Claude La MarreStarsDavid CarradineGabriel CasseusRaymond CruzThe two 'most wanted' cowboys in the New Mexico territory ride into Corazon for one last job - to rob the ruthless town boss.
- DirectorClyde WareStarsJames BrolinRichard RoundtreeJohn Clark GableA cowpoke buys Billy the Kid's horse and, upon riding it, becomes an incorrigible outlaw himself.
- DirectorAlf KjellinStarsBurl IvesBrock PetersDavid CarradineWhen a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.Fabulous Actor Brock Peters.
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsCharlton HestonRichard HarrisJim HuttonIn 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.Look for fabulous Actor Brock Peters.
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael FassbenderIn the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.Not a Western, but an Eastern or Southern.
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary ElwesRobert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.Not a Western, but an Eastern or Southern.
- DirectorTom GriesStarsJim BrownRaquel WelchBurt ReynoldsIn 1912 Mexico, a half-Yaqui bank robber seeking to buy guns for his people is pursued by an American lawman, but the pair soon team up with a beautiful revolutionary to fight off the Army.The great Jim Brown.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsJim BrownLee Van CleefPatrick O'NealThe El Condor, the fabled Mexican stronghold rumoured to contain Emperor Maximilian's mythical reserves in gold, will attract two adventurous fortune seekers, who with eyes gleaming with desire, will shortly know that only fools rush in.The great Jim Brown.