Woody Strode
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1914-07-25 - 1994-12-31
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As: Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, Woodrow Strode, Woody Stroode, Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "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).
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Known For
1966Batman
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1968Once Upon a Time in the West
1956The Ten Commandments
1960Spartacus
1963The Lieutenant
1995The Quick and the Dead
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1984The Cotton Club
1966The Professionals
1954Demetrius and the Gladiators
1977Kingdom of the Spiders
1968Shalako
1993Posse
1969Boot Hill
1983Vigilante
1958The Buccaneer
1965