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Woody Strode
Woody Strode

Woody Strode

  • Department:Acting
  • Place of birth:Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Birthday:7/25/1914
  • Deathday:12/31/1994
  • Popularity:1
  • Also known as:Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode | Woodrow Strode | Woody Stroode | Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode

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).Expand

Acting and producing career