Birthday
1914-07-25
Died
1994-12-31
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
Known For
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).
