Woody Strode

Acting 2 horror films in catalog · Born July 25, 1914 · Died December 31, 1994 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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 ...