Born Clinton Eastwood Jr. on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California, he was raised in Oakland, California, after moving from town to town as his father sought work during the Great Depression. This experience left an indelible mark on him, as he freely admits, helping to formulate his value system and his work ethic.

Consider the following data, applied as it is to a man whose debut in film was as a contract actor for Universal Pictures in 1955. From this inauspicious beginning, Clint Eastwood’s credits have carried him beyond the new millennium. He has starred in 46 films (appearing in 57), directed 25, and produced 20. Eastwood is unique in that he will often combine responsibilities, simultaneously producing, directing and starring. This he has done 13 times, while he has directed and starred in an additional nine films and served as producer, in a variety of directing and acting combinations, no less than 14 times.

Equally imposing are the accolades that Eastwood has accumulated over the years. In March of 2003, he accepted a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and in August of the same year the Henry Mancini Institute presented Eastwood with the Hank Award, which recognizes distinguished service to American music. In January of 2000, Eastwood was presented with a Lifetime Career Achievement Award from New York’s National Board of Review. That May he received an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Wesleyan University, and in December accepted a Kennedy Center Honors Award. He was also nominated for Favorite All-Time Movie Star in 1999 from the People’s Choice Awards (which he won for the Favorite Motion Picture Actor in 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1998).

Also he received a four Oscar statues in 1993 for western, Unforgiven, and in 2004 his film Million Dollar Baby won four Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture.

Filmography

• Dirty Harry (2007)
• Million Dollar Baby (2004)
• Blood Work (2002)
• Space Cowboys (2000)
• True Crime (1999)
• Absolute Power (1997)
• The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
• A Perfect World (1993)
• In the Line of Fire (1993)
• Unforgiven (1992)
• The Rookie (1990)
• White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
• Pink Cadillac (1989)
• The Dead Pool (1988)
• Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
• Pale Rider (1985)
• City Heat (1984)
• Tightrope (1984)
• Sudden Impact (1983)
• Honkytonk Man (1982)
• Firefox (1982)
• Any Which Way You Can (1980)
• Bronco Billy (1980)
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
• Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
• The Gauntlet (1977)
• The Enforcer (1976)
• The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
• The Eiger Sanction (1975)
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
• Magnum Force (1973)
• Breezy (1973)
• High Plains Drifter (1973)
• Joe Kidd (1972)
• Dirty Harry (1971)
• Play Misty for Me (1971)
• The Beguiled (1971)
• Kelly's Heroes (1970)
• Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
• Paint Your Wagon (1969)
• Where Eagles Dare (1968)
• Coogan's Bluff (1968)
• Hang 'Em High (1968)
• Magnifico extranjero, El (1967)
• Streghe, Le (1967)
• Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)
• Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
• "Rawhide" (128 episodes, 1959-1965)
• Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
• "Maverick" (1 episode, 1959)
• Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958)
• Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
• "Navy Log" (1 episode, 1958)
• Escapade in Japan (1957)
• "West Point" (1 episode, 1957)
• "Death Valley Days" (1 episode, 1956)
• The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
• Away All Boats (1956)
• Star in the Dust (1956)
• Never Say Goodbye (1956)
• "Highway Patrol" (1 episode, 1956)
• Tarantula (1955)
• Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
• Francis in the Navy (1955)
• Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Awards

• Golden Globe Best Foreign Language Film "Letters From Iwo Jima" 2007
• Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement 2006
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Picture "Letters From Iwo Jima" 2006
• National Board of Review Best Film "Letters From Iwo Jima" 2006
• Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film "Million Dollar Baby" 2005
• Golden Globe Best Director "Million Dollar Baby" 2005
• Oscar Best Director "Million Dollar Baby” 2005
• Oscar Best Picture "Million Dollar Baby” 2005
• National Board of Review "Million Dollar Baby" 2004
• National Society of Film Critics Best Picture "Million Dollar Baby" 2004
• New York Film Critics Best Director "Million Dollar Baby" 2004
• National Society of Film Critics Best Director "Mystic River" 2003
• The Actor Lifetime Achievement Award 2002
• Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award 2000
• Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement 2000
• National Board of Review Career Achievement 1999
• Honorary Cesar 1998
• Producers Guild of America David O. Selznick Theatrical Award Lifetime Achievement 1998
• American Film Institute Life Achievement Award 1996
• Irving G Thalberg Memorial 1994
• American Cinema Editors Golden Eddie 1993
• British Film Institute Fellowship 1993
• Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film "Unforgiven" 1992
• Golden Globe Best Director "Unforgiven" 1992
• Los Angeles Film Critics Best Film/Best Director/Best Actor "Unforgiven" 1992
• National Society of Film Critics Best Picture/Best Director "Unforgiven" 1992
• Oscar Best Picture "Unforgiven" 1992
• Oscar Best Director "Unforgiven" 1992
• ShoWest Director of the Year "Unforgiven" 1992
• Cannes Film Festival Technique "Bird" 1988
• Cecil B DeMille 1988
• Golden Globe Best Director "Bird" 1988
• People's Choice Favorite All-Time Motion Picture Star 1988
• People's Choice Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1987
• People's Choice Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1984 - 85
• People's Choice Favorite Motion Picture Actor 1981
• Golden Globe World Film Favorite-Male 1970