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Woody Strode
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American athlete and actor (1914–1994)
Film & TV
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
- The Quick and the Dead — Charlies Moonlight1995
- Posse — Storyteller1993
- Storyville — Charlie Sumpter1992
- The Bronx Executioner — Sheriff Warren (archive footage)1989
- On Fire — Woody1987
- A Gathering of Old Men — Yank1987
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)1987
- Lust in the Dust — Blackman1985
- Jungle Warriors — Luther1984
- The Final Executioner — Sam1984
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Key facts
- Born
- Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode , ( 1914-07-25 ) July 25, 1914, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Died
- December 31, 1994 (1994-12-31) (aged 80) , Glendora, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor football player author
- Years active
- 1941–1994
- Spouses
- Luukialuana Kalaeloa ( died 1980 ) Tina Tompson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
- Children
- 2, including Kalai
- Position
- End
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 205 lb (93 kg)
- High school
- Thomas Jefferson (CA)
- College
- UCLA
- Games played
- Games played 10
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Sport
- athletics
- Member of team
- Calgary Stampeders
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 205
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- La mala ordina Strode (cropped).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1914-07-28
- date of death
- 1994-00-00
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- sports discipline competed in
- decathlon
- member of
- Alpha Phi Alpha
- Commons category
- Woody Strode
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- name in native language
- Woody Strode
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Military career Branch United States Army Air Corps
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American athlete, actor, 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. 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.
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