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Woody Strode

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

July 25, 1914(80)

Day of Death

December 31, 1994

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Woodrow Wilson Woolwine StrodeWoodrow StrodeWoody StroodeWoodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode

Woody Strode

Acting

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).

Known For

Filmography