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Woody Strode

​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).

Filmography

1968
Once Upon a Time in the West

as Frank's Gunman

Movie
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Pompey

Movie