Woody Strode
Acting
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).
Also known as
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode · Woodrow Strode · Woody Stroode · Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode
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Known For
Batman
1966 · TV
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Movie
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · TV
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Movie
The Quick and the Dead
1995 · Movie
Spartacus
1960 · Movie
The Lieutenant
1963 · TV
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Movie
The Professionals
1966 · Movie
The Cotton Club
1984 · Movie
Boot Hill
1969 · Movie
Posse
1993 · Movie