







Clint Eastwood (1930 - )
Date of Birth
31 May 1930, San Francisco, California, USA
Birth Name
Clinton Eastwood Jr.
Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Biography
Biography: Tall, soft-spoken, leathery leading man since the 1960s who diversified into directing and
producing after achieving iconic status. Clint Eastwood arose from the world of TV Westerns to become
the number one box-office star in the world, subsequently earning critical acclaim as a director. His
production company, Malpaso, crafts moderate-budget features that range from the bluntly commercial
to the impressively personal and ambitious. Eastwood is not entirely part of the Hollywood establishment;
his business is run out of Carmel, California, on the Monterey Peninsula, where he has served as mayor
and run a restaurant.
Eastwood grew up in Depression-era California, where his parents were itinerant workers. After high
school, he worked as a lumberjack in Oregon, played honky-tonk piano and was a swimming instructor
in the US Army. On the GI Bill, he studied at Los Angeles City College. Signed by Universal, he had his
first experience with the indignities suffered by actors in a "Francis the Talking Mule" movie, FRANCIS IN
THE NAVY (1955). Many B-movies later, he moved to New York and gained recognition as the trail boss
Rowdy Yates in the successful TV series "Rawhide" (1959-66).
Tight TV schedules and good training helped him develop the minimalist acting style for which he is
famous; it was first appreciated in Europe, where he starred in a trilogy of spaghetti westerns directed by
Sergio Leone in Spain. Sinewy, laconic and lethal, he embodied to Europeans the maverick,
unpredictably violent American, whose philosophy in A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964) was "everybody
gets rich or dead." FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1966) and THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
(1966) became classic revisionist Westerns and made Eastwood an international star. He returned
stateside and starred in COOGAN'S BLUFF (1968), a smart urban Western that marked the beginning
of his long and successful collaboration with director Don Siegel.
Eastwood's second famed screen incarnation was "Dirty" Harry Callahan, the cop of Don Siegel's DIRTY
HARRY (1971) who found it easier to shoot suspects than interrogate them. Hence Harry's immortal line
in SUDDEN IMPACT (1983) when a crook threatens him: "Go ahead make my day," calmly intoned from
the responsible end of a massive handgun. Nonetheless, these films were sufficiently ambiguous to defy
easy ideological categorization. Eastwood has stated, "My characters are usually calloused men with a
sensitive spot for right and wrong." He has also noted that "My movies add up to a morality, not a
politics."
Eastwood became a fixture of masculine action fare but he also fared well in several popular comedies,
such as EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE (1978) and ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN (1980). Though he
could have coasted on his established persona, Eastwood chose to take chances with his material and
subjected his image to thoughtful and not always flattering scrutiny. His portraits of tormented men with
intense inner lives and little ability to communicate with others found an apogee in BIRD (1988), his
moody, acclaimed portrait of jazz musician Charlie Parker. Virtual "auteurist" control has enabled him to
make unusual Westerns (HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER, 1973; PALE RIDER, 1985) and cop movies exploring
feminist concerns (SUDDEN IMPACT, 1983; TIGHTROPE, 1984).










Clint Eastwood
Eastwood's commercial viability seemed to be in
marked decline by the late 80s. The fifth "Dirty
Harry" movie, THE DEAD POOL (1988), was far
less successful than its predecessors. 1990 saw
the box-office failures of both THE ROOKIE, a
formula cop outing, and WHITE HUNTER, BLACK
HEART, an interesting, semi-fictional account of the
making of THE AFRICAN QUEEN. Eastwood
enjoyed a triumphant popular and critical
rehabilitation, however, with UNFORGIVEN (1992),
a Western that earned him Oscars for Best Picture
and Best Director, as well as several other major
awards. A spellbinding morality tale originally written
by David Webb Peoples in 1976, UNFORGIVEN
ironized, as well as paid homage to, several of
Eastwood's earlier gunfighter incarnations.
Dedicated to his directorial mentors, "Sergio"
(Leone) and "Don" (Siegel), the film was a solid
commercial hit, grossing over $100 million over the
course of its long run.
Eastwood's next star vehicle, IN THE LINE OF FIRE
(1993), was an immediate blockbuster. Making a
popular comeback for German director
Directing Credits
FILM DIRECTORIAL DEBUT -- 1971 - The Beguiled: The Storyteller
1971 - Play Misty for Me
1973 - Breezy
1973 - High Plains Drifter
1975 - The Eiger Sanction
1976 - The Outlaw Josey Wales
1977 - The Gauntlet
1980 - Bronco Billy
1982 - Firefox
1982 - Honkytonk Man
1983 - Sudden Impact
1985 - Amazing Stories (TV - 1 episode) - Vanessa in the Garden
1985 - Pale Rider
1986 - Heartbreak Ridge
1988 - Bird
1990 - The Rookie
1990 - White Hunter Black Heart
1992 - Unforgiven
1993 - A Perfect World
1995 - The Bridges of Madison County
1997 - Absolute Power
1997 - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1999 - True Crime
2000 - Space Cowboys
2002 - Blood Work
2003 - Mystic River
2003 - The Blues (TV - 1 episode) - Piano Blues
2004 - Million Dollar Baby
2006 - Flags of Our Fathers
2006 - Letters from Iwo Jima
2008 - Changeling (post-production)
2008 - Gran Torino (pre-production)
2009 - The Human Factor (pre-production)
Wolfgang Petersen, this satisfying political thriller, which pitted veteran Secret Service man Clint against
a brilliant assassin played to the hilt by John Malkovich passed the $100 million mark in just a few
months. Eastwood directed his subsequent feature, A PERFECT WORLD (1993), wherein he portrayed
an experienced lawman tracking down a dangerous escaped convict (Kevin Costner) with a seven
year-old hostage/companion.
Eastwood gained critical acclaim for directing, including the Charlie Parker biography, Bird (1988); and
for directing and producing the 1992 Western, Unforgiven, which won an Academy Award for Best
Picture. He directed and starred in A Perfect World (1993); The Bridges of Madison County (1994) with
Meryl Streep; and Absolute Power (1997). He directed (but did not appear in) Midnight in the Garden of
Good and Evil (1997); and produced, directed and starred in the thriller, True Crime (1999). August of
2000 saw the release of his latest directorial and acting project, Space Cowboys, costarring James
Garner, Donald Sutherland, and Tommy Lee Jones. In 2003, Eastwood nabbed the feature film rights to
the biography First Man: A Life of Neil A. Armstrong. He is set to direct and produce the project but does
not intend to star. The same year, he released the haunting and award-winning directorial effort Mystic
River starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins. In 2005, Eastwood won an Academy Award, a Delta's
Choice award and a Golden Globe for Best Director for Million Dollar Baby starring Hilary Swank. The
film also won the Best Picture Oscar. in 2006 he continued his directorial success with "Flags of our
Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima" His next directorial projects are an independant film "Changeling"
and Warner Brothers "Grand Torino"
Although best known as an actor and director, Clint Eastwood is also an award winning composer,
having written music for Grace is Gone, Flags of Our Fathers, Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and
Space Cowboys.
Awards
2008
Bodil Awards - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) for: Letters from Iwo Jima
2007
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: Flags of Our Fathers
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Director for: Flags of Our Fathers
Kinema Junpo Awards - Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Flags of Our Fathers
Los Angeles Film Festival - Spirit of Independence Award
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA - Filmmaker's Award
Satellite Awards - Best Original Song for: Grace Is Gone For the song "Grace Is Gone"
2006
inducted into the Delta films Hall of Fame - Director
BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards - Britannia Award Excellence in Film
Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Foreign Langauge Film for: Million Dollar Baby
César Awards, France - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Million Dollar Baby
Directors Guild of America, USA - Lifetime Achievement Award
Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Million Dollar Baby
Hochi Film Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: Flags of Our Fathers
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Silver Ribbon Best Director - Foreign Film
(Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for: Million Dollar Baby
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: Million Dollar Baby
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Director for: Million Dollar Baby
Kinema Junpo Awards - Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Million Dollar Baby
PGA Awards - Milestone Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director for: Letters from Iwo Jima
Satellite Awards - Best Director for: Flags of Our Fathers
2005
Delta's Choice Awards - Best Director for: Million Dollar Baby
Inducted into the Delta Films Hall of Fame - Actor
Academy Awards, USA - Oscar - Best Achievement in Directing for: Million Dollar Baby
Academy Awards, USA - Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year for: Million Dollar Baby
Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: Mystic River
David di Donatello Awards - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) for: Million Dollar Baby
Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Million Dollar Baby
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards - Best Foreign Film - English Language
for: Million Dollar Baby
Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture for: Million Dollar Baby
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: Mystic River
Kinema Junpo Awards - Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: Mystic River
Mainichi Film Concours - Best Foreign Language Film for: Mystic River
Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Best Director for: Million Dollar Baby
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards - Opus Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award
César Awards, France - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Mystic River
Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Mystic River
London Critics Circle Film Awards - Director of the Year for: Mystic River
National Board of Review, USA - Special Achievement Award for: Million Dollar Baby
For producing, directing, acting and composing the score.
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Award Best Director for: Mystic River
2004
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director for: Million Dollar Baby
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director for: Million Dollar Baby
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Original Score for: Million Dollar Baby
Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Mystic River
Seattle Film Critics Awards - Best Director for: Million Dollar Baby
Cannes Film Festival - Golden Coach for: Mystic River
2003
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Life Achievement Award
2002
Chicago International Film Festival - Career Achievement Award
Venice Film Festival - Future Film Festival Digital Award for: Blood Work
2001
Art Directors Guild - Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: Space Cowboys
Mainichi Film Concours -Best Foreign Language Film for: Space Cowboys
San Francisco International Film Festival - Akira Kurosawa Award
2000
Venice Film Festival - Career Golden Lion
1999
National Board of Review, USA - Career Achievement Award
1998
César Awards, France - Honorary César
PGA Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures
1996
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards - Top Box Office Films
for: The Bridges of Madison County
American Film Institute, USA - Life Achievement Award
Blue Ribbon Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: The Bridges of Madison County
Film Society of Lincoln Center - Gala Tribute
Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: The Bridges of Madison County
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Director
for: The Bridges of Madison County
Mainichi Film Concours - Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: The Bridges of Madison County
1995
Hamburg Film Festival - Douglas Sirk Award
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: Unforgiven
Mainichi Film Concours - Best Foreign Language Film for: Unforgiven
1993
Academy Awards, USA - Oscar - Best Director for: Unforgiven
Academy Awards, USA - Oscar - Best Picture for: Unforgiven
Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Unforgiven
Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Unforgiven
Golden Boot Awards - Golden Boot
Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture for: Unforgiven
Hochi Film Awards - Best Foreign Language Film for: Unforgiven
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director for: Unforgiven
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Director for: Unforgiven
Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Unforgiven
ShoWest Convention, USA - Director of the Year
Western Heritage Awards - Bronze Wrangler Theatrical Motion Picture for: Unforgiven
1992
Delta's Choice Awards - Best Director for: Unforgiven
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor for: Unforgiven
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director for: Unforgiven
1991
Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA - Man of the Year
1989
Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture for: Bird
Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Bird
1988
Golden Globes, USA - Cecil B. DeMille Award
People's Choice Awards, USA - Favorite All-Time Motion Picture Star
1987
People's Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Motion Picture Actor
1985
Delta's Choice Awards - Best Director for: Pale Rider
People's Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Motion Picture Actor
Golden Apple Awards - Male Star of the Year Together with Bill Cosby.
1984
People's Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Motion Picture Actor Tied with Burt Reynolds.
1982
ShoWest Convention, USA - Special Award Male Star of the Decade
1981
People's Choice Awards, USA - Favorite Motion Picture Actor
1980
American Movie Awards - Won Special Marquee - In recognition of his distinguished and
continuing career as an outstanding actor, director and filmmaker.
1971
Golden Globes, USA - Henrietta Award World Film Favorite - Male
1964
Western Heritage Awards - Bronze Wrangler Fictional Television Drama
for: "Rawhide" For episode "Incident of Iron Bull"
1962
Western Heritage Awards - Bronze Wrangler Fictional Television Drama
for: "Rawhide" For episode "The Sendoff"
1961
Western Heritage Awards - Bronze Wrangler Fictional Television Drama
for: "Rawhide" For episode "Incident at Dragoon Crossing"
















