Woody Strode
actor,soundtrack,stunts
- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1914-07-25
- Day of Death: 1994-12-31 ( 80 years old )
- Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also Known As: Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode / Woodrow Strode / Woody Stroode
- IMDB:nm0834754
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).