Known For: Acting
Popularity: 1
Status: Deceased at 80 years old (death on 31/12/1994)
Date of Birth: 25/07/1914
Place of Birth: 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).