Woody Strode
- Born
- 25 July 1914 (80 years old)
- Passed away
- 31 December 1994
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Gender
- Male
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).
