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).
Spartacus
Genghis Khan
The Buccaneer
Kingdom of the Spiders
Bride of the Gorilla
Keoma
Brooba
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
