Woody Strode Biography

Woody Strode biography

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NAME: Woody Strode
OCCUPATION: Film Actor
BIRTH DATE: July 28, 1914
DEATH DATE: December 31, 1994
EDUCATION: UCLA
PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California
PLACE OF DEATH: Glendora, California
Full Name: Woodrow Wilson Woodwine Strode

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Woody Strode was a Hollywood actor who also had a brief career as a professional football player.

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In 1946, Woody Strode signed with the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, thus (along with two others) integrating professional football in the U.S. After leaving football, he made his film debut in Sundown in 1941 and later appeared as the king of Ethiopia in The Ten Commandments (1956). He also gave memorable performances in Spartacus, Once Upon a Time in the West and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.