Woody Strode
Acting Born: 1914-07-25 Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
Movies
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Ten Commandments
Spartacus
Shalako
Jungle Warriors
Winterhawk
The Quick and the Dead
Sergeant Rutledge
Jaguar Lives!
Sundown
Scream
Genghis Khan
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Invaders of the Lost Gold
The Revengers
Cuba Crossing
African Treasure
Jungle Gents
Breakout
Ravagers
