Woody Strode

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

July 25, 1914

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

December 31, 1994

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).

Movie Appearances (Acting)