Woody Strode

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 25, 1914 ( 80 years old )
Place of Birth
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).