Woody Strode
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 25, 1914
Day of Death: December 31, 1994 (80 years old)
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
