When it comes to naming actors willing to do anything to commit to a role, few moviegoers would think of Clint Eastwood as a dedicated character actor. Yet the 93-year-old actor and director has put a surprising amount of vigor into his many roles across his legendary filmography, going above and beyond with character work, stunts, and musical performances of all kinds.
Though Eastwoods' name has become synonymous with the Western, his characters have spanned a surprising breadth of genres and roles. Most associate Eastwood with The Man With No Name, also known as 'Blondie', from Sergio Leone's famous Dollars Trilogy. Others might recognize him better as Harry Callahan of Dirty Harry fame. In these roles, the actor is known for being a stoic, tight-lipped action star, Eastwood speaking in quotable one-liners when he does talk. But behind the machismo, Clint Eastwood has put a surprising amount of depth into the development of his personas, sometimes even risking life and limb to do the role justic