Personal Info
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode
Woodrow Strode
Woody Stroode
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode
Woody Strode
Acting
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).
