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).

Birthday

Jul 25, 1914

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Deathday

Dec 31, 1994

Also known as

• Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode
• Woodrow Strode
• Woody Stroode