The Many Faces of… Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood was born on May 31, 1930 in San Francisco. He grew up in Pledmont, California. When he attended Oakland Technical High School there were teachers who wanted him in school plays, but he wasn’t interested. In 1951 he went into the army where he worked as swimming instructor and lifeguard. He survived a Douglas AD bomber crash. He was noticed when Universal Studios was shooting in Fort Ord, it resulted in his first small role in Revenge of the Creature (1955). He continued playing small roles in other films. He appeared in the CBS show Rawhide (1959), which he did for several years. During this time he started to get interested in directing, but it wouldn’t be until 1971 he started directing movies.

Sergio Leone cast him in A Fistful of Dollars (1964), the start of the so-called spaghetti westerns. Eastwood would play in a lot of other westerns throughout his career including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Hang ‘Em High and Unforgiven. One of his most iconic roles is that of Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry, which is still quoted a lot. Movies he was in include High Plains Drifter, Escape from Alcatraz, The Rookie, In the Line of Fire, The Bridges of Madison County, Million Dollar Baby and Gran Torino. He won 4 Oscars (Best Motion Picture and Best Achievement in Directing for Letter from Iwo Jima, Best Picture and Best Director for Unforgiven).

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23 thoughts on “The Many Faces of… Clint Eastwood

    • Never have been a huge western fan so might not have add strong a feeling about him as others, but his performance in that film was great.

  1. Clint is da man! It’s amazing to see his career longevity and how multitalented he is! Btw, my current crush Toby Stephens played his younger version in Space Cowboys. He must’ve handpicked him since Clint directed the film also, that’s quite a compliment and Toby did resemble him a lot back then. Interesting as he’s a Brit!

  2. Have yet to see so many of his classic films and the ones which made him who he’s known to be. And yes, I haven’t seen Dirty Harry!

    Fantastic in Gran Torino – brilliant film. And he can direct. He’s got a lovely style to his films. Changeling was a good one for me there.

    • You are not alone on that. There is a lot of his work I have not seen either.

      Also like Gran Torino, but some of the films he directed I want such a big fan of though.

  3. Hi, Nostra:

    I still think two of Clint’s most underplayed roles are in ‘The Eiger Sanction’ and ‘Tightrope’. Could also add ‘Bronco Billy’. Which is a decent execution of a dream for a former shoe salesman.

    As a director, Clint worked with and learned from the best at that time. What’s cool and admirable is that Clint isn’t a shouter or screamer. And runs a very relaxed and quiet set. He also has acquired the bona fides to choose who he wants. And expect them to be ready on arrival. Or to have time to work with other cast members to develop their own distinct character.

    All this pays off on the screen. Where Clint always makes money and fine entertainment.

    • Have not heard of those movies but as I said before I haven’t seen to many of his films.

      Didn’t know how he worked as a director so I thought it was interesting to read.

  4. The day Clint shuffles off, Hollywood had better bring their A-game in remembering his legacy. This dude is a bona-fide legend of the industry, and that’s a phrase used too often to describe too many people of lesser ability in this world.

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