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Woody Strode
Acting
Born: July 25, 1914
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).
Known For
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Frank's Gunman
The Ten Commandments
as King of Ethiopia
Spartacus
as Draba
The Quick and the Dead
as Charlies Moonlight
The Cotton Club
as Holmes
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Pompey
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Gladiator
Pork Chop Hill
as Pvt. Franklen
The Professionals
as Jake
Bride of the Gorilla
as Nedo
