Woody Strode

Known for Acting

Woody Strode's portrait

Details

Birthday: July 25, 1914

Deathday: December 31, 1994

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

​An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. He became part of Hollywood lore after meeting director John Ford and becoming a part of the Ford "family," appearing in four Ford motion pictures. Strode also played the powerful gladiator who does battle with Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960).

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