History Creator / ClintEastwood

* RatedMForManly: Eastwood is one of the most enduring cultural icons of masculinity in the history of American cinema. His characters in the ''Dollars Trilogy'', ''Where Eagles Dare'', ''Kelly's Heroes'', ''Heartbreak Ridge'', and ''Dirty Harry'' are particularly notable. However, many of his later films can be viewed as {{Deconstruction}}s of manly ideals, such as ''Unforgiven'', and ''Gran Torino''; even the ''Film/DirtyHarry'' series can be taken that way.

* RatedMForManly: Most of his films can be viewed as {{Deconstruction}}s of manly ideals, even the ''Film/DirtyHarry'' series.

* GutturalGrowler: Good Lord, he makes Creator/ChristianBale's [[Film/TheDarkKnightSaga Batman]] sound high-pitched.

''Go ahead''. ''Make my page''.

''Finally writing this article about Clint Eastwood really made my day.''

* MemeticBadass: But of course.
* NeverLiveItDown: His appearance at the 2012 Republican National Convention, in which he [[CallingTheOldManOut called out]] then-president UsefulNotes/BarackObama...represented by an empty chair. [[OldShame He has regretted it ever since.]]

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* BadassGrandpa: Both in RealLife and in his recent movies.

* CoolOldGuy: Definitely one of the coolest of all time.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Clint is famous for helping out local animal rescue projects in his area of California. His own ranch is filled with various animals that he and his wife Dina have adopted. Anytime he does an interview and ends up talking about his pets it ends up being a huge CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

In his younger days, he was very much TheCasanova, so much so that he not only had mistresses but reportedly cheated on his mistresses with other mistresses. According to one of his friends and biographers, Eastwood "seemed to get a bang out of this kinkier side to himself and rarely concealed it, often gloated about it." One person who wasn't laughing was actress Sondra Locke (she played a few of his on-screen love interests) with whom he carried on an extramarital affair in mid-70s. Locke accused Eastwood of using his star status to bury her career after their breakup. Eastwood and Warner Brothers both eventually settled out of court. Suffice to say, if Clint offers you a part in one of his movies, accept. If he offers you dinner, maybe think it over.

Eastwood has seven children from his various relationships (Clint himself joked ''at least'' seven), several of whom have appeared in his films. These include Kyle (''Honkytonk Man''), Alison (''Film/AbsolutePower''), Scott (''Film/GranTorino'') and Francesca (''True Crime'').

Despite his macho image, he is very much JustForFun/OneOfUs, as emphasized by the times he was interviewed during the production of another of his films, Film/SpaceCowboys. He openly and willingly admitted to being very much a science nerd, and enjoying sci-fi and being a major jazz fan, and even capable of composing his own music scores. In his younger days, he was very much TheCasanova, so much so that he not only had mistresses but reportedly cheated on his mistresses with other mistresses. According to one of his friends and biographers, Eastwood "seemed to get a bang out of this kinkier side to himself and rarely concealed it, often gloated about it." One person who wasn't laughing was actress Sondra Locke (she played a few of his on-screen love interests) with whom he carried on an extramarital affair in mid-70s. Locke accused Eastwood of using his star status to bury her career after their breakup. Eastwood and Warner Brothers both eventually settled out of court. Suffice to say, if Clint offers you a part in one of his movies, accept. If he offers you dinner, maybe think it over.

Despite his macho image, he is very much OneOfUs, as emphasized by the times he was interviewed during the production of another of his films, Film/SpaceCowboys. He openly and willingly admitted to being very much a science nerd, and enjoying sci-fi and being a major jazz fan, and even capable of composing his own music scores. In his younger days, he was very much TheCasanova, so much so that he not only had mistresses but reportedly cheated on his mistresses with other mistresses. According to one of his friends and biographers, Eastwood "seemed to get a bang out of this kinkier side to himself and rarely concealed it, often gloated about it." One person who wasn't laughing was actress Sondra Locke (she played a few of his on-screen love interests) with whom he carried on an extramarital affair in mid-70s. Locke accused Eastwood of using his star status to bury her career after their breakup. Eastwood and Warner Brothers both eventually settled out of court. Suffice to say, if Clint offers you a part in one of his movies, accept. If he offers you dinner, maybe think it over.

Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor director, producer, singer, songwriter, former mayor of Carmel, CA and designer of his own line of golf-clothing. He's most famous for portraying tough-as-nails gunslingers who speak very little, and make each word (and bullet) count. The two most famous roles of this kind are ''Film/DirtyHarry'', and the Man With No Name in Creator/SergioLeone's Film/DollarsTrilogy. He is also widely cited as being the only western actor to win a quick-draw contest for real.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his crusty persona, he's known as a patient boss and a very approachable sort of bloke.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: He's made his career playing cold hearted, amoral characters with a penchant for violence. Even his "good" characters like [[Film/DirtyHarry Harry Callahan]] are violent and unpleasant. This isn't the case with Clint in real life, who is known as a cultured gentleman and family man with progressive views. He's also known to be laid back and easy going and being great to work with. And even though he's one of the codifiers for SmokingIsCool, he has stated to be disgusted by the cigars he had to smoke in his films.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his crusty persona, he's known as a patient boss and a very approachable sort of bloke.

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!!Notable films directed by him include:

* ''Film/TheFifteenSeventeenToParis'' (2018)

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Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor director, producer, singer, songwriter, former mayor of Carmel, CA and designer of his own line of golf-clothing. He's most famous for portraying tough-as-nails gunslingers who speak very little, and make each word (and bullet) count. The two most famous roles of this kind are ''Film/DirtyHarry'', and the Man With No Name in Creator/SergioLeone's Film/DollarsTrilogy. He is also widely cited as being the only western actor to win a quick-draw contest.

Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor director, producer, singer, songwriter, former mayor of Carmel, CA and designer of his own line of golf-clothing. He's most famous for portraying tough-as-nails gunslingers who speak very little, and make each word (and bullet) count. The two most famous roles of this kind are ''Film/DirtyHarry'' and the [[Film/DollarsTrilogy Man With No Name]] in the Creator/SergioLeone movies. He is also widely cited as being the only western actor to win a quick-draw contest.

He first began directing in 1971, and indeed as per interviews claimed that he always wanted to direct, and that his success as a movie star in Italian-made spaghetti westerns [[DidntSeeThatComing took him by surprise]]. Before making his star-making films, Eastwood worked as an actor in American television and low-budget television, and was fairly realistic that such roles didn't exactly portend a great career. As a director, he is considered a film-maker who embodies the old-fashioned Hollywood ethos of Creator/JohnFord, Creator/AnthonyMann and Creator/HowardHawks. He prefers visual storytelling, directly expressing his ideas in simple terms, he also works fast and finishes his movies quickly, known for being one of the few to bring in his movies under budget and under schedule (which even Creator/AlfredHitchcock cannot claim). Actors describe Eastwood as a real darling on the set, known for speaking softly rather than shouting, and generally organizing things that make even difficult parts easy to finish on time. Eastwood has won several UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for them, including 2 best pictures (''{{Film/Unforgiven}}'', ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'') and 5 of the various acting awards. On his own acting front he changed his palette to include comedic roles (''Film/EveryWhichWayButLoose'', ''AnyWhichWayYouCan'', which believe it or not were the biggest hits of his career, along with ''Film/BroncoBilly'' where he had some SelfDeprecatingHumor) and also romantic roles (''Film/TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty''). Critics especially adore his performance as a Creator/JohnHuston spoof (John Wilson) in ''White Hunter Black Heart'' where he plays the hollywood legend as a ByronicHero and TheDandy, really showing his great range.

* ''[[Film/TheFifteenSeventeenToParis The 15:17 to Paris]]'' (2018)

* ''The 15:17 to Paris'' (2018)

* ''The 15:17 to Paris'' (2017)