Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
25/07/1914
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode
Woodrow Strode
Woody Stroode
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).
Known for
Woody Strode
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
25/07/1914
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode
Woodrow Strode
Woody Stroode
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).