Name and IMDb ID:

Woody Strode | nm0834754

Born:

July 25, 1914 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

December 31, 1994

Department:

Acting

​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).