Woody Strode
- Cast
- Born
- 25 July 1914 (died 31 December 1994)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Known for
- Acting · Once Upon a Time in the West, Spartacus, The Quick and the Dead, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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).
Filmography
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