Woody Strode
Woodrow Strode
Birth Date
7/25/1914 (Age 80)Birth Place
Los Angeles, California, USADeath Date
12/31/1994Departments
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).
Best Known For
Frank's Gunman
Draba
Charlies Moonlight
Pompey
Jake
King of Ethiopia
Frequent Collaborators
Fernando Di Leo
2 films together
John Ford
1 film together
Jeffrey Hunter
1 film together
Richard Brooks
2 films together
Andrew L. Stone
3 films together
Sergio Leone
2 films together
