Actor info
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Name :
Woody Strode
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Born :
July 25, 1914 in Los Angeles, California, USA (80 years at death)
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Died :
December 31, 1994
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
76 films (1941–1995)
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Also known as :
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, Woodrow Strode, Woody Stroode, Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode
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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).
Notable films
- The Quick and the Dead (1995) as Charlies Moonlight
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Frank's Gunman
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Pompey
- Spartacus (1960) as Draba
- The Ten Commandments (1956) as King of Ethiopia
