Clint Eastwood filmography

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Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. After beginning his acting career primarily with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years. Eastwood has acted in several television series, most notably starring in Rawhide. His role in the eight-season series led to his leading roles in A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.[1] Eastwood has appeared in over 55 films, including Hang 'Em High, Escape from Alcatraz, The Bridges of Madison County, and Gran Torino. Eastwood started directing in 1971, and in 1982, his debut as a producer began with two films, Firefox and Honkytonk Man. Eastwood also has contributed music to his films, either through performing, writing, or composing. He has mainly starred in western, action, comedy, and drama films.[2][3]

Eastwood has been a primary character in two film franchises: as the Man with No Name in the Dollars Trilogy and as Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry series. Other notable roles include The Stranger in High Plains Drifter, Philo Beddoe in Every Which Way but Loose and its sequel Any Which Way You Can, Preacher in Pale Rider, William Munny in Unforgiven, and Frankie Dunn in Million Dollar Baby.

Eastwood has received multiple awards and nominations for his work in the films Unforgiven, Mystic River, and Million Dollar Baby, among others. These awards include Academy Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and People's Choice Awards. According to Box Office Mojo, a box office-revenue tracking website, films that Eastwood has acted in have grossed a total of more than $1.67 billion domestically, with an average of $37 million per film.[4] Eastwood's latest project, the film J. Edgar, received theatrical release on November 9, 2011.

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Filmography

"My parts ranged from one-liners to four-liners, but to look at some of the billings in TV Guide these days, you'd think I co-starred in those films."

—Eastwood, reflecting on his early films' small roles[5]
Year Film Functioned as Notes
Director Producer Music Actor Role
1955 Revenge of the Creature Yes Lab Technician Uncredited
Francis in the Navy Yes Jonesy
Lady Godiva of Coventry Yes First Saxon Uncredited
Tarantula Yes Jet Squadron Leader Uncredited
1956 Never Say Goodbye Yes Will Uncredited
Star in the Dust Yes Tom Uncredited
Away All Boats Yes Marine Uncredited
The First Traveling Saleslady Yes Lt. Jack Rice, Roughrider
1957 Escapade in Japan Yes Dumbo Pilot Uncredited
The Enemy Below Yes Seaman Uncredited
1958 Lafayette Escadrille Yes George Moseley
Ambush at Cimarron Pass Yes Keith Williams
1964 A Fistful of Dollars Yes Joe (Man with No Name)
1965 For a Few Dollars More Yes Manco (Man with No Name)
1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Yes Blondie (Man with No Name)
1967 Le streghe Yes Charlie
1968 Hang 'Em High Yes Marshal Jed Cooper
Coogan's Bluff Yes Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan
Where Eagles Dare Yes Lieutenant Morris Schaffer
1969 Paint Your Wagon Yes[I] Yes Sylvester 'Pardner' Newel
1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara Yes Hogan
Kelly's Heroes Yes Private Kelly
1971 The Beguiled Yes Corporal John 'McBee' McBurney
Play Misty for Me Yes Yes David 'Dave' Garver
Dirty Harry Yes Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
1972 Joe Kidd Yes Joe Kidd
1973 High Plains Drifter Yes Yes The Stranger
Magnum Force Yes Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
Breezy Yes Yes Man in Crowd on Pier Uncredited
1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Yes John 'Thunderbolt' Doherty
1975 The Eiger Sanction Yes Yes Dr. Jonathan Hemlock
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales Yes Yes Josey Wales
The Enforcer Yes Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
1977 The Gauntlet Yes Yes Detective Ben Shockley
1978 Every Which Way but Loose Yes Philo Beddoe
1979 Escape from Alcatraz Yes Frank Morris
1980 Bronco Billy Yes Yes[I] Yes Bronco Billy McCoy
Any Which Way You Can Yes[I] Yes Philo Beddoe
1982 Firefox Yes Yes Yes Mitchell Gant
Honkytonk Man Yes Yes Yes[I] Yes Red Stovall
1983 Sudden Impact Yes Yes Yes Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
1984 Tightrope Yes Yes Wes Block
City Heat Yes[I] Yes Lieutenant Speer
1985 Pale Rider Yes Yes Yes Preacher
1986 Heartbreak Ridge Yes Yes Yes[II] Yes Gunnery Sergeant Thomas 'Gunny' Highway
1988 The Dead Pool Yes Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
Bird Yes Yes
1989 Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser Yes
Pink Cadillac Yes Tommy Nowak
1990 White Hunter Black Heart Yes Yes Yes John Wilson
The Rookie Yes Yes Nick Pulovski
1992 Unforgiven Yes Yes Yes William 'Bill' Munny
1993 In the Line of Fire Yes Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan
A Perfect World Yes Yes[III] Yes Texas Ranger Red Garnett
1995 The Bridges of Madison County Yes Yes Yes[III] Yes Robert Kincaid
The Stars Fell on Henrietta Yes
Casper Yes Himself Uncredited
1997 Absolute Power Yes Yes Yes[III] Yes Luther Whitney
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Yes Yes
1999 True Crime Yes Yes Yes[II] Yes Steve Everett
2000 Space Cowboys Yes Yes Yes Colonel Frank Corvin
2002 Blood Work Yes Yes Yes Terry McCaleb
2003 Mystic River Yes Yes Yes[IV]
2004 Million Dollar Baby Yes Yes Yes[IV] Yes Frankie Dunn
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Yes Yes Yes[II][IV]
Letters from Iwo Jima Yes Yes
2007 Grace Is Gone Yes[II][IV]
2008 Changeling Yes Yes Yes[IV]
Gran Torino Yes Yes Yes[II] Yes Walt Kowalski
2009 Invictus Yes Yes
2010 Hereafter Yes Yes Yes
Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way Yes
2011 J. Edgar Yes Yes Yes[IV]

^ I Credited for performing a song in the film
^ II Credited for writing song(s) for the film
^ III Credited for composing song(s) for the film
^ IV Credited for original score

Television

At the early stages of his acting career, Eastwood played several small roles in episodes for several television shows. This list includes appearances in various episodes of fictional shows, and excludes appearances as himself on talk shows, interview shows, ceremonies, and other related media.

Year Title Credited as
Series Episode Director Actor Role
1955 Allen in Movieland Television film Yes Orderly
1956 Highway Patrol "Motorcycle A" Yes Joe Keeley
Death Valley Days Six episodes Yes John Lucas
1957 The West Point Story "White Fury" Yes
1958 Navy Log "The Lonely Watch" Yes Burns
1959 Maverick "Duel at Sundown" Yes Red Hardigan
1959–
1966		 Rawhide 217 episodes[6] Yes Rowdy Yates
1962 Mister Ed "Clint Eastwood Meets Mister Ed" Yes Himself
1985 Amazing Stories "Vanessa in the Garden"[7] Yes
2003 The Blues "Piano Blues"[8] Yes
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me[9] Yes[V] Yes Himself

^ V Executive producer

See also

References

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Specific
  1. ^ "Success of movie cowboy Eastwood". BBC News. October 9, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5rivIqrbu. Retrieved March 16, 2009. 
  2. ^ Sterritt, David (October 10, 2003). "Play 'Mystic' for me". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5rivUDpEj. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 
  3. ^ Leung, Rebecca (February 6, 2005). "Two Sides Of Clint Eastwood". CBS News. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5rivaXs2L. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Clint Eastwood". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=clinteastwood.htm. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 
  5. ^ Munn, Michael (1992). Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's Loner. London: Robson. p. 25. ISBN 9780860517900. 
  6. ^ "Move 'Em on head 'Em up." (Registration required). Bristol Evening Post. September 12, 2006. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17623266_ITM. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 
  7. ^ "I Dream for a Living". Time: p. 4. July 15, 1985. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5rivir6FH. Retrieved March 16, 2009. 
  8. ^ Dunkley, Cathy (April 15, 2002). "Eastwood gets the 'Blues'" (Registration required). Variety. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25281766_ITM. Retrieved March 16, 2009. 
  9. ^ "Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me". Turner Classic Movies. 2009. http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/product.asp?sku=D01825&shopRef=TCMdb. Retrieved November 5, 2009. 

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