Clint Eastwood Western "Pale Rider" (1985), the war films "Where Eagles Dare" (1968), "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), and "Heartbreak Ridge" (1986), the action thriller "In the Line of Fire" (1993), the romantic drama "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995), and the drama "Gran Torino" (2008). In addition to directing many of his own star vehicles, Eastwood has also directed films in which he did not appear, such as the mystery drama "Mystic River" (2003) and the war film "Letters from Iwo Jima" (2006), for which he received Academy Award nominations, the drama "Changeling" (2008), and the South African biographical political sports drama "Invictus"
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