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Apr 26, 2024 · Woody Strode was an American character actor who was part of director John Ford’s "family" of actors, appearing in nearly a dozen of Ford’s films. Strode also had a brief career as a professional gridiron football player and was among the first African Americans to play in the National Football
Dec 31, 1994 · 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.
Jan 26, 2007 · January 26, 2007 contributed by: Clarence Spigner. Woody Strode, La mala ordina (1972) screenshot. Public Domain Image. Born July 28, 1914, in Los Angeles, California, Woody Strode (Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode) was first of the star football athletes to become a successful film actor.
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American actor, football player and author. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League (NFL) in the postwar era.
Jan 4, 1995 · Woody Strode, an imposing character actor who played supporting roles in such classic westerns and costume epics as "Spartacus," died in his sleep at his home here on Saturday. He was 80. Lung...
Jan 3, 1995 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. Woody Strode, the square-jawed, muscular former UCLA athlete who became a character actor with supporting roles in films for nearly a half century, has died. Strode died in...
Strode, Woodrow Wilson Woolwine (“Woody”) ( b. 28 July 1914 in Los Angeles, California; d. 31 December 1994 in Glendora, California), athlete who broke the color barrier in professional football in 1946 (a year before Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball) and is regarded as having the first dignified role for a black actor in a ...
