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In Memoriam · 1914 – 1994
Woody Strode

Person · Actor

Woody Strode

Born
July 25, 1914
Died
Dec 31, 1994
Cause
lung cancer
From
Los Angeles, California, USA·Glendora, California, USA
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Decades active

In short · Acted for eight decades — 87 credits.

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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).

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Children
Kalai Strode

Filmography · 87 of 87

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52 credits

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35 credits

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