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Born in San Francisco in 1930, Clint served in the army before winning a contract with Universal Studios in 1954. He played bit parts in films such as Tarantula and appeared in Rawhide after being spotted in the CBS car park. During filming breaks he starred in the Man With No Name trilogy, which topped box office charts on their release in 1964-66. A series of enigmatic hard man roles followed, with loose cannon cop 'Dirty' Harry Callahan the most successful. He made his directing debut with 1971's Play Misty For Me and has appeared in studio fodder to allow himself the freedom to make his own movies, notably the Oscar-winning Unforgiven.
