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" Actor, film director and composer Clint Eastwood has enjoyed a long career of big-screen Western heroics and loose cannon-policing on screen, as well as various behind-the-camera duties, including directing, writing and producing. Men admire his rugged, bandit-defeating toughness, while women appreciate the sensitive leading man he has grown into. In honor of his 79th year, let&amp;#039;s celebrate! Below is a decade-by-decade roundup of his best work from 1960s to present. Relive your favorite Eastwood moments with these video clips because they are all good\u2014never bad or ugly!   1960s   Clint Eastwood&amp;#039;s ascent into fame began in the swinging 60s with the success of the Dollars trilogy. Director Sergio Leone chose Eastwood to star in these famous Westerns due to his lead role in the TV series Rawhide (1959-1966). Though the 3rd film in the trilogy, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, was the most successful\u2014all three films help Eastwood redefine the idea of the American Cowboy.   Rawhide        The Good The Bad and The Ugly        1970s   Eastwood&amp;#039;s title role of &amp;quot;Dirty&amp;quot; Harry Callahan, a San Francisco Police Department Inspector in the 1971 box-office hit Dirty Harry, is one of his most memorable parts\u2014and is credited for creating the loose-cannon cop genre that is still prevalent today. A few years later Eastwood starred in one of his highest grossing films, Every Which Way But Loose, with a show-stealing orangutan named Clyde.   Dirty Harry        Every Which Way But Loose        1980s   The sequel to Every Which Way But Loose, called Any Which Way You Can, was released in 1980 and was as well received as the original. Eastwood later secured his reputation as a viable A-list star with his appearance in 1983&amp;#039;s Sudden Impact\u2014the fourth and (some say) dirtiest movie in the Dirty Harry series.   Any Which Way You Can        Sudden Impact        1990s   This decade marked the beginning of Eastwood&amp;#039;s directing career with his debut Unforgiven, in which he also starred as an aging gunfighter. The film was hailed as both a critical and box-office success. Never just a one hit wonder, his talent for directing was confirmed when he directed The Bridges of Madison County\u2014in which he also starred, oppositeMeryl Streep. The movie was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture as well as an Oscar.   Unforgiven        The Bridges of Madison County        2000s   In 2005, Eastwood acted opposite Hillary Swank in Million Dollar Baby as her tetchy boxing coach, earning himself a nomination for best actor and a win for best director. In 2006, Eastwood took an acting hiatus to direct the two-part series Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima as well as Changeling, which starred Angelina Jolie. Finally, in 2008, Eastwood returned to the big screen in Gran Torino\u2014which he directed, starred, co-produced and co-wrote the theme song for.   Million Dollar Baby        Gran Torino       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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