Actor

Woody Strode

Acting

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Acting credits

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.4

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Movies: 76Series: 3Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 4963

IMDb ID: nm0834754

Known for: Acting

Born: July 25, 1914

Died: December 31, 1994

Age: 80

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1941 - 1995

Years active: 55

Average TMDB rating: 6.18

Wikidata: Q609860

Also known as

Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode • Woodrow Strode • Woody Stroode • Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode

Other jobs

Stunts (1)

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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).