Clint Eastwood filmography Clint Eastwood filmography Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. After beginning his acting career exclusively 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 "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". Eastwood has appeared in over 50 films and has starred in 42 films, including "Hang 'Em High", "Play Misty for Me", "Dirty Harry", "Escape from
Clint Eastwood in the 1950s Clint Eastwood in the 1950s While serving in the U.S Army at Ft. Ord, California, Clint Eastwood met Chuck Hill, who had contacts in Hollywood. Chuck introduced Eastwood to a few key individuals. He knew little about acting at first and began attending acting classes at Universal Studios. He got a few small parts and began to take his acting career more seriously. His big break came when he was cast as the lead in the part of Rowdy Yates in the television series "Rawhide". According to the CBS press release for "Rawhide", Universal (known then as Universal-International) film company