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Clint Eastwood

Acting Born May 31, 1930 San Francisco, California, USA 333 credits

Biography

Clinton Clint Eastwood Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer, and former politician. Born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California, to parents Clinton Eastwood Sr. and Ruth Wood, he was raised in Piedmont. Recognized as a legendary figure in the entertainment industry, Eastwood is widely regarded as a symbol of toughness, individuality, and cinematic excellence. Throughout his extensive career, he has established himself as one of the most influential figures in film history. He is a retired performer who has maintained an enduring presence both on screen and behind the camera for several decades, leaving an indelible mark on Hollywood through his versatile performances and acclaimed body of work.

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Career

Career overview

Eastwood achieved his professional breakthrough with his role on the television series Rawhide, which aired from 1959 to 1965. During the 1960s, he gained international prominence starring as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, consisting of A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. In the 1970s and 1980s, he portrayed San Francisco Police Department Inspector Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry film series, which included Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool. These performances helped define his screen persona as a tough-talking, no-nonsense character.

Beyond his acting work, Eastwood has been a prolific filmmaker. Since 1967, his company, Malpaso Productions, has produced the majority of his American films. As a director and producer, he has received significant critical recognition. He is an Academy Award nominee for Best Actor and has won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for the Western film Unforgiven, released in 1992, and the sports drama Million Dollar Baby, released in 2004. With 250 known credits to his name, Eastwood remains a defining figure in the industry, noted for his long-standing contributions to cinema as both a performer and a creative force.

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Clint Eastwood : la légende
Juror #2 · DirectorJuror #2 · Producer
100 Years of Warner Bros.Eastwood SymphonicEastwood Symphonic · MusicJigarthanda DoubleX · Thanks
EnnioIl était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesBetty White: A CelebrationClint Eastwood: The Last LegendSergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic LegacyCry MachoCry Macho · DirectorCry Macho · ProducerMorceaux de Cannes
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Richard Jewell · DirectorRichard Jewell · ProducerNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
The MuleThe Mule · DirectorThe Mule · ProducerMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David LettermanThe 15:17 to Paris · Producer
The True Story of...Short Cuts: Pale Rider · AuthorShort Cuts: Pale Rider · Co-DirectorJohn Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Sully · DirectorSully · Producer
Tab Hunter ConfidentialThe Making of 'American Sniper'One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American SniperAnything Is Possible
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonAmerican SniperAmerican Sniper · DirectorAmerican Sniper · ProducerJean Seberg Forever
MiliusEastwood Directs: The Untold StoryDon't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckTales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Trouble with the CurveTrouble with the Curve · ProducerCasting ByL'album secret de Clint Eastwood
Hollywood InvasionJ. Edgar · DirectorJ. Edgar · ProducerJ. Edgar · Original Music ComposerClint Eastwood's West
Epic Rap Battles of History · CharactersHereafter · DirectorHereafter · Original Music ComposerHereafter · ProducerThe Eastwood Factor
Invictus · DirectorInvictus · ProducerGran Torino: Next DoorGran Torino: Manning the WheelGran Torino - The Eastwood Way
Gran TorinoGran Torino · DirectorGran Torino · ProducerChangeling · DirectorChangeling · Producer
In the Valley of Elah · ThanksCannes: All AccessFog City MavericksPierre Rissient: Man of CinemaMr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Letters from Iwo Jima · DirectorLetters from Iwo Jima · ProducerFlags of Our Fathers · DirectorFlags of Our Fathers · ProducerFlags of Our Fathers · Original Music Composer
The Spaghetti WestPennis from HeavenBorn to FightJames Lipton Takes on ThreeBudd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Million Dollar BabyMillion Dollar Baby · DirectorMillion Dollar Baby · ProducerMillion Dollar Baby · Original Music ComposerCMT Insider
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowMystic River · DirectorMystic River · ProducerMystic River · Original Music ComposerThe Blues · Producer
Eastwood... A StarBlood WorkBlood Work · DirectorBlood Work · ProducerHeart of the Festival
Dirty Harry: The OriginalThe Unbeatable Bruce LeeThe Beguiled, Misty, Don & ClintPlay It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'
Space CowboysSpace Cowboys · DirectorSpace Cowboys · ProducerKurosawaClint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornThe Early ShowThe DirectorsTrue CrimeTrue Crime · Director
ParkinsonJunket Whore
Absolute PowerAbsolute Power · DirectorAbsolute Power · ProducerMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil · DirectorMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil · Producer
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