

Woody Strode
Acting
July 25, 1914
Los Angeles, California, USA
December 31, 1994
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).
Movies & Shows


The Gatling Gun

The Deserter

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

Boot Hill

Che!

Once Upon a Time in the West

Shalako

Black Jesus

The Professionals

7 Women

Genghis Khan

Tarzan's Three Challenges

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Sergeant Rutledge

The Last Voyage

Pork Chop Hill

Tarzan's Fight for Life

Jungle Gents
