Woody Strode

Date of birth

25 Jul 1914

113 years ago at Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode
Woodrow Strode
Woody Stroode

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).

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