Michael "Woody" Woodmansey (born 4 February 1950) is an English rock drummer best known for his work in the early 1970s as a member of David Bowie's core backing ensemble that became known as the Spiders from Mars in conjunction with the release of Bowie's 1972 LP The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

Woodmansey joined Bowie's backing group Hype at the suggestion of guitarist Mick Ronson in late March 1970, replacing drummer John Cambridge.

[4] Visconti was soon replaced by Trevor Bolder, and Woodmansey became a member of the Spiders from Mars backing band with Bolder and Ronson,[5] playing on Bowie's subsequent albums Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) and Aladdin Sane (1973),[6] and joining him on the accompanying Ziggy Stardust Tour.

Guest keyboardist was Mike Garson, who had been a major part of Bowie's line-up from the Ziggy Stardust days.

The group has included Erdal Kızılçay, Glenn Gregory, Steve Norman, Marc Almond and James Stevenson.