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Clint Eastwood

Birth name: Clinton Eastwood Jr.

Birth date: 31.05.1930

Perhaps the icon of macho movie stars, and a living legend, Clint Eastwood has become a standard in international cinema. Born in 1930 in San Francisco, the son of a steel worker, Eastwood was a college dropout from Los Angeles College, attempting a business related degree. He found work in such B-films as Tarantula (1955), and Francis in the Navy (1955) until he got his first breakthrough with the long-running TV series "Rawhide" (1959). As Rowdy Yates, he made the show his own and became a household name around the country. But Eastwood found even bigger and better things with Per un pugno di dollari (1964) ("A Fistful of Dollars"), and Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) ("For a Few Dollars More"). But it was the third sequel to "A Fistful of Dollars" where he found one of his trademark roles: Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) ("The Good, The Bad and The Ugly"). The movie was a big hit and he became an instant international star. Eastwood got some excellent roles thereafter: Where Eagles Dare (1968) found him second fiddle to Richard Burton but to the tune of 800,000 dollars in this classic World War II movie. He also starred in Coogan's Bluff (1968), (the loose inspiration to the TV series "McCloud" (1970)) and the unusual but successful Paint Your Wagon (1969). In 1970 Eastwood went in an experimental direction again with the offbeat Kelly's Heroes (1970), which was yet again a success. 1971 proved to be his best year in films, or at least one of his best. He starred in the thriller Play Misty for Me (1971) and The Beguiled (1971). But it was his role as the hard edge police inspector in Dirty Harry (1971) that gave Eastwood one of his signature roles and invented the loose-cannon cop genre that has been imitated even to this day. Eastwood still found work in Spaghetti westerns like High Plains Drifter (1973), Joe Kidd (1972) and Hang 'Em High (1968). Eastwood had constant quality films with Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and Magnum Force (1973), a sequel to Dirty Harry (1971), but 1976 found Eastwood with even more legendary films. The first was The Enforcer (1976/I), often considered to be the best "Dirty Harry" sequel, and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), considered to perhaps be one of the quintessential westerns. As the late seventies approached Eastwood found more solid work in comedies like Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and in thrillers like Escape from Alcatraz (1979), but he seemed to have lost his edge in making great films. In the early eighties Eastwood made credible movies with Honkytonk Man (1982) and Firefox (1982) , but it was the fourth sequel to 'Dirty Harry', Sudden Impact (1983), that made him a viable star for the eighties. At this time Eastwood seemed to be competing with Burt Reynolds as America's top movie star. In the mid-eighties Clint made some solid movies but nothing really stuck out. Tightrope (1984), City Heat (1984) (with Reynolds), and others were solid but not classic films. In 1988 Eastwood did his fifth and up to this point final "Dirty Harry" movie, The Dead Pool (1988). Although it was a success overall it did not have the box office punch his previous films had. About this time with outright bombs like The Rookie (1990) and Pink Cadillac (1989), it was fairly obvious Eastwood's star was declining as it never had before. He then started taking on more personal projects such as directing Bird (1988), a biopic of Charlie 'Bird' Parker, and starring in and directing White Hunter Black Heart (1990), an uneven, loose biography of John Huston. But Eastwood surprised yet again. First with his western, Unforgiven (1992), which garnered him an Oscar for director, and nomination for best actor. Then he took on the secret service in In the Line of Fire (1993), which was a big hit, followed by the interesting but poorly received drama, A Perfect World (1993), with Kevin Costner. Next up was a love story, The Bridges of Madison County (1995), but it soon became apparent he was going backwards after his brief revival. Since "The Bridges of Madison County," his films have been good but not always successful at the Box Office. Among them were the badly received True Crime (1999) and Blood Work (2002), and the well-received Space Cowboys (2000). But he did have a big success directing Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997). Eastwood has seven children, has been married twice, and had a long time relationship with frequent co-star Sondra Locke. Although he is aging now, Clint Eastwood has surprised before, and who knows, he may surprise again. IMDb mini-biography by

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Filmography

# Dirty Harry (2007) (VG) (pre-production) (voice) .... Harry Callahan # Million Dollar Baby (2004) .... Frankie Dunn # Blood Work (2002) .... Terry McCaleb # Space Cowboys (2000) .... Frank Corvin # True Crime (1999) .... Steve Everett # Absolute Power (1997) .... Luther Whitney # The Bridges of Madison County (1995) .... Robert Kincaid # A Perfect World (1993) .... Chief Red Garnett # In the Line of Fire (1993) .... Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan # Unforgiven (1992) .... William 'Bill' Munny # The Rookie (1990) .... Nick Pulovski # White Hunter Black Heart (1990) .... John Wilson # Pink Cadillac (1989) .... Tommy Nowak # The Dead Pool (1988) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan # Heartbreak Ridge (1986) .... Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway # Pale Rider (1985) .... Preacher # City Heat (1984) .... Lieutenant Speer # Tightrope (1984) .... Capt. Wes Block # Sudden Impact (1983) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan # Honkytonk Man (1982) .... Red Stovall # Firefox (1982) .... Mitchell Gant # Any Which Way You Can (1980) .... Philo Beddoe # Bronco Billy (1980) .... Bronco Billy McCoy # Escape from Alcatraz (1979) .... Frank Morris # Every Which Way But Loose (1978) .... Philo Beddoe # The Gauntlet (1977) .... Ben Shockley # The Enforcer (1976/I) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan # The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) .... Josey Wales # The Eiger Sanction (1975) .... Dr. Jonathan Hemlock # Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) .... John "Thunderbolt" Doherty # Magnum Force (1973) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan # Breezy (1973) (uncredited) .... Man in Crowd on Pier # High Plains Drifter (1973) .... The Stranger # Joe Kidd (1972) .... Joe Kidd # Dirty Harry (1971) .... Insp. Harry Callahan # Play Misty for Me (1971) .... David 'Dave' Garver # The Beguiled (1971) .... Cpl. John McBurney # Kelly's Heroes (1970) .... Pvt. Kelly ... aka Ratnici (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) # Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) .... Hogan # Paint Your Wagon (1969) .... Pardner # Where Eagles Dare (1968) .... Lt. Morris Schaffer # Coogan's Bluff (1968) .... Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan # Hang 'Em High (1968) .... Marshal Jed Cooper # Magnifico extranjero, El (1967) .... Rowdy Yates ... aka The Magnificent Stranger (USA) # Streghe, Le (1967) .... Charlie (segment "Sera come le altre, Una") ... aka Sorcières, Les (France) ... aka The Witches (USA) # Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) .... Blondie ... aka Bo, el lleig i el dolent, El (Spain: Catalan title) ... aka Bueno, el feo y el malo, El (Spain) ... aka The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (USA) ... aka The Good, the Ugly, the Bad (USA: literal English title) ... aka The Magnificent Rogues (UK) # Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) .... Monco ... aka For a Few Dollars More (UK) (USA) ... aka A Few Dollars More (Philippines: English title) ... aka Für ein paar Dollar mehr (West Germany) ... aka For Some Dollars More (International: English title) ... aka Muerte tenía un precio, La (Spain) ... aka Por unos cuantos dólares más (Spain) ... aka Por unos pocos dólares más (Spain) # "Rawhide" .... Rowdy Yates (1959-1966) - Crossing at White Feather (1965) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates - Encounter at Boot Hill (1965) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates - Incident of the Four Horsemen (1962) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates - Gold Fever (1962) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates - The House of the Hunter (1962) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates (12 more) # Per un pugno di dollari (1964) .... Joe ... aka A Fistful of Dollars (USA) ... aka Für eine Handvoll Dollar (West Germany) ... aka Fistful of Dollars (UK) ... aka For a Fistfull of Dollars (UK) ... aka Por un puñado de dólares (Spain) # "Maverick" - Duel at Sundown (1959) TV Episode .... Red Hardigan # Lafayette Escadrille (1958) .... George Moseley ... aka C'est la guerre (USA) ... aka Hell Bent for Glory (UK) ... aka With You in My Arms (USA: alternative title) # Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) .... Keith Williams # "Navy Log" - The Lonely Watch (1958) TV Episode .... Burns # Escapade in Japan (1957) (uncredited) .... Dumbo Pilot # "West Point" ... aka The West Point Story - White Fury (1957) TV Episode # "Death Valley Days" ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title) ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title) ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title) ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title) - The Last Letter (1956) TV Episode .... John Lucas # The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) .... Lt. Jack Rice, Roughrider # Away All Boats (1956) (uncredited) .... Marine (Medic) # Star in the Dust (1956) (uncredited) .... Tom, ranch hand ... aka Law Man (USA) # Never Say Goodbye (1956) (uncredited) .... Will # "Highway Patrol" - Motorcycle A (1956) TV Episode .... Motorcycle Gang Member # Tarantula (1955) (uncredited) .... Jet Squadron Leader # Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) (uncredited) .... First Saxon ... aka Lady Godiva of Coventry (UK) # Francis in the Navy (1955) .... Jonesey # Revenge of the Creature (1955) (uncredited) .... Lab Technician