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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
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 26, 2007 · Woody Strode (1914-1994) 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. He and Kenny Washington integrated the National Football League (NFL), and Strode played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1946 before moving to the Canadian ...
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).
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode 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 in the postwar era. After football, he went on to become a film actor, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960. Strode also ...
Jan 3, 1995 · By ANDREA FORD. Jan. 3, 1995 12 AM PT. 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 ...
Woody Strode. Highest Rated: 96% Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Lowest Rated: 20% Vigilante (1982) Birthday: Jul 25, 1914. Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA. Black actor and former pro ...
