Woody Strode
Acting
| Born | 1914 — died 1994 |
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| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Credits | 4 |
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).
