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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:WoddyStrodeKicking-70.jpg|355px|thumb|right|Woody Strode roundhouse kicking stuntman in fight scene''<br><br>Name: '''Woody Strode'''<br><br>Birth Name: [[Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode]]<br><br>Birth Place: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California]<br><br>Occupation: Actor<br>Years Active: 1941-1994<br><br>Martial Arts Practiced: [[SeishinDo Karate]] - [[Seishindo Kenpo]]<br>Rank: Honorary Black Belt<br>Years Active: 1976-1994<br> Instructor: [[Frank Argelander]] aka [[Frank Landers]]<br><br>Spouse:<br>Princess Luukialuana "Luana" Kalaeloa Strode (1941-1980)<br>Tina (1982-1994)<br><br>Childern:<br> [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834750/bio Woodrow Wilson Kalaeloa Strode]<br><br />
[[Junelehua Kalaeloa Strode]]<br><br />
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0434990/ Lani Kai] ''aka''. George Clarence Dennis James Von Ruckleman Woodd III <br><br />
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940227/ Lee W.J. Woodd] <br><br>HomePage: [http://www.woodystrode.com woodystrode.com]<br>]]<br />
'''Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode''' - '''"Woody Strode"''' - (July 25, 1914, – December 31, 1994) Was a hailed Decathlete and Football star, playing for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League National Football League] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Football_League Canadian Football League] from 1946 to 1949. During 1946, Strode played for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Los_Angeles_Rams_players&from=S Los Angeles Rams] as a rookie, and in ten games catched four passes for thirty seven yards.<br />
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Strode then played two more seasons for the Calgary Stampeders, winning the Grey Cup in 1948. Strode then retired from football in 1949 and became a professional wrestler with all the colorful wrestlers of that time, such as Gorgeous George, before finding even greater fame as a pioneering African-American film actor. <br />
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Strode was nominated for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award Golden Globe Award] for best supporting actor, for his role in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus_%281960_film%29 Spartacus] in 1960. <br />
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Strode also found the time to serve his country in the US Army during World War II. <br />
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Strode was a dedicated martial arts student and began his training in [[SeishinDo Karate]] in 1976 under the direction of [[Frank Argelander]] (aka [[Frank Landers]]). Landers married Strode's daughter [[Junelehua Kalaeloa Strode]] in 1979 and have a daughter named [[Luukia Kalaeloa Argelander]].<br><br />
Strode used his [[Seishindo Kenpo Karate]] training in several movies, one of which starred Martial Arts Champion [[Joe Lewis]]; "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079362/ Jaguar Lives]". Strode played "Sensei", Jaguar's side kick in the movie. Strode's martial arts training continued with [[Frank Landers]] through the development of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeishinDo_Kenpo Seishindo Kenpo], the art Strode carried with him until his death. Strode and Landers appeared in [[Fighting Stars Magazine]] July 1978 discussing Strode's training in Kenpo.<br><br />
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== Personal Life ==<br />
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'''Woody Strode''' was the son of a Creek-Blackfoot-black father and a black-Cherokee mother. <br />
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Strode's first wife was [[Princess Luukialuana "Luana" Kalaeloa]], a descendant of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliuokalani Liliuokalani], the last great queen of Hawaii. (1941 - 1980).<br><br />
His second wife was Tina, an aspiring actress (1982 - 1994)<br><br />
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[[File:LuukiaStrode-77.jpg|200px|thumb|right| Princess Luukialuana "Luana" Kalaeloa Strode - 1979]]<br />
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== Athletic Career ==<br />
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== Professional Football ==<br />
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== Acting Career ==<br />
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== Seishindo Kenpo ==<br />
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[[File:Strode-Landers-78.png|200px|thumb|right|Woody Strode with instructor Frank "Argelander" Landers - 1976]]<br />
[[File:WoodyStrodKick-80.png|300px|thumb|left|Strode executing a Roundhouse Kick]]<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Strode succumb to Lung Cancer on December 31, 1994, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendora,_California Glendora], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California]. Strode was buried at Riverside National Cemetery in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside,_California Riverside California].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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* Sundown (film)|Sundown'' (1941 in film|1941)<br />
* Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942 in film|1942)<br />
* No Time for Love (film)|No Time for Love'' (1943 in film|1943)<br />
* The Lion Hunters'' (1951 in film|1951)<br />
* Bride of the Gorilla'' (1951 in film|1951)<br />
* African Treasure'' (1952 in film|1952)<br />
* Caribbean (film)|Caribbean'' (1952 in film|1952)<br />
* Androcles and the Lion (film)|Androcles and the Lion'' (1952 in film|1952)<br />
* City Beneath the Sea (film)|City Beneath the Sea'' (1953 in film|1953)<br />
* Demetrius and the Gladiators'' ([954 in film|1954)<br />
* Jungle Jim | Jungle Man-Eaters'' (1954 in film|1954)<br />
* The Gambler from Natchez'' (1954 in film|1954)<br />
* The Bowery Boys|Jungle Gents'' (1954 in film|1954)<br />
* Son of Sinbad'' (1955 in film|1955)<br />
* Buruuba'' (1955 in film|1955)<br />
* The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments'' (1956 in film|1956)<br />
* Tarzan's Fight for Life'' (1958 in film|1958)<br />
* The Buccaneer (1958 film)|The Buccaneer'' (1958 in film|1958)<br />
* Pork Chop Hill'' (1959 in film|1959)<br />
* The Last Voyage'' (1960 in film|1960)<br />
* Sergeant Rutledge'' (1960 in film|1960)<br />
* Spartacus (film)|Spartacus'' (1960 in film|1960)<br />
* The Sins of Rachel Cade'' (1961 in film|1961)<br />
* Two Rode Together'' (1961 in film|1961)<br />
* The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' (1962 in film|1962)<br />
* Tarzan's Three Challenges'' (1963 in film|1963)<br />
* Genghis Khan (1965 film)|Genghis Khan'' (1965 in film|1965)<br />
* 7 Women'' (1966 in film|1966)<br />
* The Professionals (film)|The Professionals'' (1966 in film|1966)<br />
* Black Jesus (film)|Seduto alla sua destra'', aka ''Black Jesus'', aka ''Super Brother'' (1968 in film|1968)<br />
* Shalako (film)|Shalako'' (1968 in film|1968)<br />
* Once Upon a Time in the West'' (1968 in film|1968)<br />
* Che!'' (1969 in film|1969)<br />
* Boot Hill (film)|Boot Hill'' (1969 in film|1969)<br />
* Chuck Moll'' (1970 in film|1970)<br />
* Scipio the African'' (1971 in film|1971)<br />
* The Deserter (1971 film)|The Deserter'' (1971 in film|1971)<br />
* The Last Rebel'' (1971 in film|1971)<br />
* Black Rodeo'' (1972 in film|1972) (documentary) (narrator)<br />
* The Revengers'' (1972 in film|1972)<br />
* The Italian Connection]]'' (1972 in film|1972)<br />
* The Gatling Gun'' (1973 in film|1973)<br />
* We Are No Angels (1975 film)|We Are No Angels' (1975 in film|1975)<br />
* Loaded Guns'' (1975 in film|1975)<br />
* Winterhawk'' (1975 in film|1975)<br />
* Keoma'' (1976 in film|1976)<br />
* The Million Dollar Fire'' (1976 in film|1976)<br />
* Cowboy-San!'' (1977 in film|1977)<br />
* Kingdom of the Spiders'' (1977 in film|1977)<br />
* Ravagers'' (1979 in film|1979)<br />
* Jaguar Lives!'' (1979 in film|1979)<br />
* Cuba Crossing'' (1980 in film|1980)<br />
* Scream (1981 film)|Scream'' (1981 in film|1981)<br />
* Angkor: Cambodia Express'' (1982 in film|1982)<br />
* Horror Safari'' (1982 in film|1982]])<br />
* Vigilante (film)|Vigilante'' (1983 in film|1983)<br />
* The Black Stallion Returns'' (1983 in film|1983)<br />
* The Violent Breed'' (1984 in film|1984)<br />
* The Last Warrior'' (1984 in film|1984)<br />
* Jungle Warriors'' (1984 in film|1984)<br />
* The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club'' (1984 in film|1984)<br />
* Lust in the Dust'' (1985 in film|1985)<br />
* A Gathering of Old Men (film)|A Gathering of Old Men'' ([[1987 in film|1987)<br />
* Bronx Executioner'' ([[1989 in film|1989)<br />
* Storyville (film)|Storyville'' (1992 in film|1992)<br />
* Posse (1993 film)|Posse'' (1993 in film|1993)<br />
* The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)|The Quick and the Dead'' (1995 in film|1995)<br />
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==Author==<br />
* Strode wrote an autobiography entitled ''Goal Dust'' (ISBN 0-8191-7680-X).<br />
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'''Strode Children:'''<br><br />
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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834750/bio Woodrow Wilson Kalaeloa Strode]<br><br />
[[Junelehua Kalaeloa Strode]]<br><br />
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0434990/ Lani Kai] Lani Kai <br><br />
[[Lee Woodd]]<br><br />
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'''Strode Grandchildren:'''<br><br />
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Joshua Strode<br><br />
[[Luukia Kalaeloa Argelander]]<br><br><br />
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'''Strode Great GrandChildren'''<br><br />
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Anuhea Makanani<br><br />
Anela Makanani<br><br />
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==References==<br />
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* "Fighting Stars" (USA) July 1978, Vol. 5, Iss. 5, pg. 40-43, by: Nancy Frizzelle, "Woody Strode: Veteran Fighting Star Turns to Karate"<br />
* Seishindo Kenpo: (Landers, Frank (1985). Frank Landers Seishindo Kenpo, vol.3: Encyclopedia of Knowledge, a teachers guide. Facta Publications).<br />
* Woody Strode/Filmography: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Strode From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]<br />
* Strode autobiography entitled Goal Dust (ISBN 9780819176806).<br />
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834754/bio Woody Strode Bio]</div>-gatekeeper-