His role as Detective Harry Callahan in 'Dirty Harry' (1971)
May 31, 1930 ((San Francisco, California, USA))
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"And I like to direct the same way that I like to be directed," Clint Eastwood.
Award winning director and actor Clint Eastwood recently received his second Academy Award for Best Director for the boxing drama that he also costarred in, Million Dollar Baby. An actor since the 1950s, Eastwood was first thrown into the limelight while starring on the series Rawhide (1959-1966, as Rowdy Yates) and in Sergio Leone's film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967).
Eastwood is also widely recognized portraying memorable roles like The Man With No Name in For a Few Dollars More (1965) and Harry Callahan in the huge hit cop drama Dirty Harry (1971) and it's sequels. Following receiving his star on Hollywood's Walk ..[Full version] | |