
Clinton Eastwood Jr. is an American actor, film director, composer, and producer. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s, and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.

On Thursday, August 30, 2012, American actor and director Clint Eastwood gave a speech at the Republican National Convention. Eastwood had endorsed Mitt Romney for the 2012 United States presidential election earlier that month, and spent much of his speech's running time on a largely improvised routine in which he addressed an empty chair that represented President Barack Obama. The speech, broadcast in a prime time slot, was viewed live by around 30 million people. It generated many responses and much discussion.

Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. After beginning his acting career primarily with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 60 years in both television and film productions. Eastwood appeared in several television series, most notably starring in 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 starred in 42 films, including Hang 'Em High, Escape from Alcatraz, The Bridges of Madison County, and Gran Torino. Eastwood's started directing in 1971, and in 1982, his debut as a producer began with two films, Firefox and Honkytonk Man. Eastwood also has contributed music to his films, either through performing, writing, or composing. He has appeared mainly in western, action, comedy, and drama films.

"Bar Room Buddies" is a song written by Milton Brown, Cliff Crofford, Steve Dorff and Snuff Garrett, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and actor Clint Eastwood. It was released in April 1980 and is featured on the soundtrack for the film Bronco Billy starring Eastwood. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the Billboard country charts.

Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall is a two-disc live album by American actor Clint Eastwood and various jazz musicians. Released on April 29, 1997 by Warner Bros. Records, it compiles material from Eastwood's film scores—including Play Misty for Me (1971), Honkytonk Man (1982), Bird (1988), Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988), and White Hunter Black Heart (1990)—performed by some of the most reputable practitioners of jazz. Issued five months after the concert, Eastwood After Hours coincided with celebrations for Eastwood's contributions to jazz, and was overseen by producer Bruce Ricker.

Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. He has appeared in over 50 films. 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 the eight-season series Rawhide. Although he appeared in several earlier films, his breakout film role was as Man with No Name in the Sergio Leone-directed Dollars Trilogy: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). In 1968, he starred opposite Richard Burton in the World War II action film Where Eagles Dare. Also in 1968, he starred in the western Hang 'Em High. In 1971, Eastwood made his directorial debut Play Misty for Me. Also that year, he starred as San Francisco police inspector Harry Callahan in the eponymous Dirty Harry. The film was immensely popular, spawning four more films: Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983), and The Dead Pool (1988). In 1973, he starred in yet another western, High Plains Drifter. Three years later, he starred as Confederate guerilla and outlaw Josey Wales in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). Although it received largely negative reviews and was a departure from his typical genres, Eastwood starred opposite an orangutan in the action-comedy Every Which Way but Loose (1978). The film was a financial success, his highest grossing film at that time, and spawned a sequel, Any Which Way You Can (1980). In 1979, Eastwood starred in the Don Siegel-directed Escape from Alcatraz.

Sierra Railway No. 3, often called the "Movie Star locomotive", is a 19th-century steam locomotive owned by the State of California and preserved at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California. Former Transportation History curator at the Smithsonian Institution William L. Withhuhn described the locomotive's historical and cultural significance: Sierra Railway No. 3 has appeared in more motion pictures, documentaries, and television productions than any other locomotive. It is undisputedly the image of the archetypal steam locomotive that propelled the USA from the 19th century into the 20th.

Tehàma Golf Club is a private golf club outside of Carmel, California owned by Clint Eastwood. Designed by golf architect Jay Morrish, ASGCA, the private course features 6,506 yards that overlook the Pacific, and it is surrounded by privately owned homesites. Membership is by invitation only.
