Photos Of Clint Eastwood Through The Years: 1950s – Now
on Feb 02, 2023 • Updated Jan 02, 2024
Actor and director Clint Eastwood is beloved across America–let’s take a look at how he and his career has evolved over the years.
1950s
Clint Eastwood (1950's) pic.twitter.com/nwkXSU8gaW
— Hollywood Century (@HWCentury) June 25, 2017
Eastwood got his start starring in B movies–he had no idea he would soon become a star.
1960s
Clint Eastwood, 1964. pic.twitter.com/itRNCG7uZj
— DepressedBergman (@DannyDrinksWine) November 20, 2023
Sergio Leone & Clint Eastwood , 1964. pic.twitter.com/8LD3JY4iUB
— Artfilm (@artfilmm) January 3, 2023
During the 60s, Eastwood finally got a chance to be a leading man in A Fistful of Dollars, a spaghetti Western.
1970s
Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood. 1970s pic.twitter.com/pPWN4phhfM
— NotablePhotos (@NotablePhotos) January 21, 2023
Clint Eastwood, 1970s pic.twitter.com/qi9f4zw6fU
— Catherine Vollaire (@c_vollaire) October 6, 2021
In the 70s, Eastwood was offered the role of James Bond, but he turned it down as he felt it should go to a British actor.
1980s
HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY CLINT EASTWOOD 🎂🎉🎬📣
May 31, 1930Bronco Billy (also directed 1980) pic.twitter.com/kRMHgfMf1S
— spacewoman reporter (@SpacewomanR) May 31, 2020
Clint Eastwood on the set of Pale Rider-1985. pic.twitter.com/lFoFUz1HH7
— TCMFanatics (@Zsavooz) June 16, 2022
Eastwood was both the director and star of Pale Rider, widely regarded as one of the best films of the 80s.
1990s
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In the 90s, Eastwood cemented his place in cinematic history at the Academy Awards. He won both Best Picture and Best Director in 1992 for Unforgiven. He was also nominated for Best Actor but lost out to Al Pacino.
2000s
‘Blood Work’ [2002]. Dir: Clint Eastwood. pic.twitter.com/vrZaQv7xRE
— Jose Barreiro (@josebarreir0) July 1, 2021
Eastwood directed and/or starred in a plethora of movies in the early 2000s, including Million Dollar Baby, Letters from Iwo Jima, and Mystic River.
2010s
https://twitter.com/art_araki/status/1470476268751699993
Eastwood kept up with his breakneck movie-making pace throughout the 2010s, directing movies like American Sniper and The Mule.
2023
Clint Eastwood – Summer 2023 pic.twitter.com/1WvSIP4xFO
— Pamela Greyson's LOST LOS ANGELES Est. 2008☀️◼️ (@pamelagreyson) August 30, 2023
Today, Eastwood keeps making movies while also loving life with his girlfriend and eight children.
