Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Acting25th July 1914(died at 80)Los Angeles, California, USA79 titles

​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).

Born

25th July 1914 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

31st December 1994

Known for

Acting

Also known as

Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, Woodrow Strode, Woody Stroode, Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode

Links

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Known for

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

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Filmography

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