Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is a retired American film actor, director, producer, composer, and former politician. Following his breakthrough role on the TV series "Rawhide" (1959–65), Eastwood starred as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy of spaghetti westerns ("A Fistful of Dollars," "For a Few Dollars More," and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly") in the 1960s, and as San Francisco Police Department Inspector Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry films ("Dirty Harry," "Magnum Force," "The Enforcer," "Sudden Impact," and "The Dead Pool") during the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, along with several others in which he plays tough-talking no-nonsense police officers, have made him an enduring cultural icon of masculinity. Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Producer of the Best Picture, as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor, for his work in the films "Unforgiven" (1992) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). These films in particular, as well as others including "Play Misty for Me" (1971), "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), "Pale Rider" (1985), "In the Line of Fire" (1993), "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995), and "Gran Torino" (2008), have all received commercial success and/or critical acclaim. Eastwood's only comedies have been "Every Which Way but Loose" (1978) and its sequel "Any Which Way You Can" (1980); despite being widely panned by critics they are the two highest-grossing films of his career after adjusting for inflation. Eastwood has directed most of his own star vehicles, but he has also directed films in which he did not appear such as "Mystic River" (2003) and "Letters from Iwo Jima" (2006), for which he received Academy Award nominations and "Changeling" (2008), which received Golden Globe Award nominations. He has received considerable critical praise in France in particular, including for several of his films which were panned in the United States, and was awarded two of France's highest honors: in 1994 he received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal and in 2007 was awarded the Légion d'honneur medal. In 2000 he was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. Since 1967 Eastwood has run his own production company, Malpaso, which has produced the vast majority of his films. He also served as the nonpartisan mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, from 1986 to 1988. Eastwood has seven children by five women, although he has only married twice. An audiophile, Eastwood is also associated with jazz and has composed and performed pieces in several films along with his eldest son, Kyle Eastwood. On June 1, 2026, his retirement was confirmed by his son, Kyle Eastwood.
Acted in 80
2020s
- 2026
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
Archive / Himself
- 2021
2010s
- 2018
- 2015
Anything Is Possible
(voice)
- 2014
- 2012
L'album secret de Clint Eastwood
Movie
2000s
- 2009
Gran Torino: Manning the Wheel
Walt Kowalski
- 2008
- 2004
CMT Insider
TV
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1995
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1986
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- 1984
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- 1982
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
Flick Flack
TV
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
The Magnificent Stranger
Rowdy Yates
- 1965
- 1964
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
Keith Williams
Lafayette Escadrille
George Moseley
- 1957
Escapade in Japan
Dumbo Pilot
- 1956
The First Traveling Saleslady
Jack Rice
Star in the Dust
Tom - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
Will
- 1955
Tarantula
Jet Squadron Leader (uncredited)
Francis in the Navy
Jonesey
Revenge of the Creature
Jennings (uncredited)
Directed 48
2020s
- 2024
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Short Cuts: Pale Rider
Co-Director
- 2016
- 2014
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2006
- 2004
- 2003
The Blues
Director
- 2002
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1995
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Director
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
- 1985
Vanessa in the Garden
Director
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1980
1970s
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1973
- 1971
The Beguiled: The Storyteller
Director
Produced 45
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- 2024
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2016
- 2014
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
Executive Producer
2000s
- 2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Executive Producer
- 2008
- 2006
- 2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Executive Producer
- 2004
- 2003
The Blues
Producer
- 2002
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1995
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Executive Producer
- 1986
Ratboy
Executive Producer
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
1970s
- 1972
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
Wrote 13
2020s
- 2024
2010s
- 2017
Short Cuts: Pale Rider
Author
2000s
- 2006
1990s
- 1995
- 1993
1980s
- 1985
- 1983
1970s
- 1977
- 1976
- 1973
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
Sound 9
2020s
- 2023
2010s
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
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- 2006
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- 2003
Appearances129
2020s
- 2023
- 2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Self
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
- 2021
Eastwood: The Life of a Hollywood Legend
Self
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self · 9 episodes
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
- 2020
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende
Self (archive footage)
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Actor (1966)
Marisol: Sergio Leone's Madonna in the West
Self (archive footage)
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Self (archive footage)
- 2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2015
The Making of 'American Sniper'
Self
One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper
Self
- 2014
Jean Seberg Forever
Self
- 2013
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
Milius
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
- 2012
Casting By
Self
- 2011
Kurosawa's Way
Self
- 2010
The Eastwood Factor
Self
2000s
- 2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self - Host
Vittorio D.
Self
Gran Torino: Next Door
Self
Gran Torino - The Eastwood Way
Self
Gran Torino - Driving the Dream
Self
- 2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Narrator
An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'
Self
- 2007
Cannes: All Access
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
Self
Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema
Self
Clint Eastwood, le franc-tireur
Self
Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'
Self
- 2006
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
Self (archive footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self
- 2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Self
The Spaghetti West
Self
Born to Fight
Self
Pennis from Heaven
Self
- 2004
Leone's West
Self
- 2003
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Italian Kings Of B
Self
- 2002
Iron and Beyond
Self - Actor & Director
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
Eastwood... A Star
Self
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
Self
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Sergio Leone - C'era una volta il sogno americano
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor
Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'
Self
The Beguiled, Misty, Don & Clint
Self
- 2000
Kurosawa
Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self
1990s
- 1999
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
Self
- 1998
- 1997
Eastwood on Eastwood
Self
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall
Self
- 1996
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
Self · 3 episodes
- 1994
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
A Century of Cinema
Self
- 1993
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Self
- 1992
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
- 1991
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Self
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
Self
- 1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1980s
- 1989
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
Host
- 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
- 1986
- 1982
Clint Eastwood: Director
Self
- 1980
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
Eastwood In Action
Self
Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films
Self
- 1974
- 1973
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Self
- 1971
Directed by John Ford
Self (2006)
The Beguiled: The Storyteller
Self
1960s
- 1969
No Name City
Self
- 1968
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
Self
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
Disneyland '59
Self
- 1955
Allen in Movieland
Self - Orderly
- 1953
- 1952
Thanked in the credits3
2020s
- 2023
2000s
- 2007
1990s
- 1997
