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Woody Strode

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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).

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

25 July 1914, 111 years old

Known For

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator