Woody Strode

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Personal info

Known for: Acting
Born: 7/25/1914
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 12/31/1994 (aged 80)
Gender: Male
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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