Acting
Woody Strode
Born 1914-07-25· 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 with Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960).
Known for
Full filmography
Batman
1966
SCI-FI
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
ACTION
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
DRAMA
The Ten Commandments
1956
DRAMA
Spartacus
1960
HISTORY
The Quick and the Dead
1995
WESTERN
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
WESTERN
The Cotton Club
1984
CRIME
The Professionals
1966
WESTERN
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
ADVENTURE
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
HORROR