Once Upon a Time in the West
Person· Acting
Woody Strode
- Born
- July 25, 1914
- Died
- December 31, 1994
- From
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode · Woodrow Strode · Woody Stroode · Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode
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).
