Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American actor, football player and author. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League in the postwar era. After football, he went on to become a film actor, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960. Strode also served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
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Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode 25 July 1914 Los Angeles, California, USA
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31 December 1994 (aged 80) Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, Glendora, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Zodiac | Leo |
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