Woody Strode

Birthday: 7/25/1914
Deathday: 12/31/1994
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Fame for: Acting
Also known as: Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, Woodrow Strode, Woody Stroode

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).