Woody Strode Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was a decathlete and football star who went on to become a popular and pioneering African-American film actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960. He served in the United States Army during World War II.
Net Worth
$9 Million
Date Of Birth
July 25, 1914
Died
1994-12-31
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Stunts
Nicknames
Woody Strode, Strode, Woody
Star Sign
Leo
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Trademark
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Often played quiet, dignified men of action
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Impeccable musculature and towering height
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Quote
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If you're a nice guy, you can walk into a room anywhere in the world.
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Simply one of the most ridiculously perfect human specimens to ever walk the Earth. - Todd von Hoffman
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Fact
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According to Disneyland Vice President Tony Baxter, "In 1954, Harper Goeff, the designer of the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland, hired Woody to make a mold of his great muscularity for the African natives in that ride. Goeff also used the same mold for the bodies of Frontierland's Native Americans, too.".
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The May 6, 1970, issue of Variety, in the Italian Films Shooting column, lists the movie Violence presently filming in Morocco, director Damiano Damiani, actors Susan Strasberg, Farley Granger, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Terence Hill. Producers Nyima Films and Western Intl. of Los Angeles. Distributor Paris-Etoile. No evidence the film was completed or distributed.
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Inducted into the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame in 2012-2013.
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Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Strode played college football for the UCLA Bruins, the most integrated collegiate team in the nation in 1939, which included future NFL running back Kenny Washington and future Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jackie Robinson.
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On the highly macho set of The Professionals (1966), Burt Lancaster, widely known to be a very physically strong man, frequently challenged Strode to contests of strength and was allegedly despondent to be repeatedly bested by Strode.
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According to John Capouya's biography of Gorgeous George, Woody paid him a visit late in 1963, and was shocked and saddened to see the extent of his old friend's decline.
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Was a close friend of John Ford from the early 1960s until Ford's death, with Ford having preferred Strode's company over most other actors when the director became ill from cancer. Somewhat controversially, Ford usually waved off claims his films were racist by saying things like, "But my best friend Woody Strode is black."
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Reportedly, his favorite film from his career was Sergeant Rutledge (1960).
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Strode posed for one of two paintings commissioned by Adolf Hitler for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
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Former pro football player.
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Strode played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League from 1948-1949 before moving back to the United States and beginning his film career.
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Prior to 1946, Strode played semi-pro ball.
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The Rams gave Kenny Washington a tryout when they moved to Los Angeles, and hired lineman Strode to be his roommate.
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Strode was one of the first four blacks who integrated professional football in 1946. The others were Bill Willis and Marion Motley of the Cleveland Browns (All America Football Conference [AAFC]), and fellow NFL Los Angeles Ram Kenny Washington.
