What is Clint Eastwood's signature role? (1 Viewer)

[badmojo1006]

I know I left out a lot of movies from the 70's and 80's, but I thought these were the essential Clint Eastwood roles.

Went with Dirty Harry

 

[John Blutarsky]

I voted for Dirty Harry but he was outstanding in many other movies including Gran Torino and Million Dollar Baby.

 

[Anarchy99]

Is there really much doubt that it's Dirty Harry?

 

[matttyl]

Met him once, while making a movie.  Awesome guy.

 

[Ilov80s]

Is there really much doubt that it's Dirty Harry?

When I picture Clint it's as a cowboy. 

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Is there really much doubt that it's Dirty Harry?

Yes. 

 

[Anarchy99]

When I picture Clint it's as a cowboy. 

Back in the day, presidents quoted Dirty Harry.. "Go ahead, make my day" and "Do you feel lucky" were catch phrases that were everywhere. Shirts, bumper stickers, etc.
Do a search on Dirty Harry and there is an article entitled Trump Is My Dirty Harry just from today.

 

[Ilov80s]

Back in the day, presidents quoted Dirty Harry.. "Go ahead, make my day" and "Do you feel lucky" were catch phrases that were everywhere. Shirts, bumper stickers, etc.
Do a search on Dirty Harry and there is an article entitled Trump Is My Dirty Harry just from today.

 

Sure but when I picture Clint Eastwood, I picture a cowboy. 

 

[McJose]

Met him once, while making a movie.  Awesome guy.

What movie were you making?

 

[Ilov80s]

No name necessary

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Back in the day, presidents quoted Dirty Harry.. "Go ahead, make my day" and "Do you feel lucky" were catch phrases that were everywhere. Shirts, bumper stickers, etc.
Do a search on Dirty Harry and there is an article entitled Trump Is My Dirty Harry just from today.

The Man With No Name was every bit as iconic as Dirty Harry. It'll be between those two, though Josie Wales and William Munny should get plenty of votes. The rest will lag far behind.

 

[matttyl]

What movie were you making?

He was making J Edgar.  DiCaprio was a jerk - though maybe he was just "in character".  Armie Hammer (better known from A Social Network) couldn't have been nicer. 

 

[wikkidpissah]

He used our corner bar for a fight scene in EWWBL. The owner was well compensated by the producers, but Mr Eastwood personally left a multi-thousand dollar tab for the customers he discommoded.

The Man With No Name is who he is. Dirty Harry is just TMWNN with a badge. Bill Munny is the hinge between his acting career and his directing career. I voted Josey Wales and i dont know why

 

[McJose]

Bill Munny

??????

 

[Scott Tenorman]

Back in the day, presidents quoted Dirty Harry.. "Go ahead, make my day" and "Do you feel lucky" were catch phrases that were everywhere. Shirts, bumper stickers, etc.
Do a search on Dirty Harry and there is an article entitled Trump Is My Dirty Harry just from today.

Die'n ain't much of a livin boy.

 

[peaces]

Bill Munny is the hinge between his acting career and his directing career. 

What do you mean by that? He directed a bunch of movies before the unforgiven.

 

[Bull Dozier]

Is there really much doubt that it's Dirty Harry?

Josey Wales says hi.

 

[Anarchy99]

Josey Wales says hi.

I suspect that if we surveyed 1,000 random people that Dirty Harry would compile more votes than all his other roles combined. As an example, I asked my wife and she immediately said Dirty Harry and had trouble coming up with other roles. However, the audience in the FFA does not represent the whole of society and likely has more knowledge of, and seen more, of Eastwood's work. So Dirty Harry may not win in a slam dunk but should still win.

 

[Don Quixote]

I went Man with No Name, but really just reflective of him in the whole western/cowboy genre.  If there was a generic "cowboy", I might have just gone for that to include that, Hang 'Em High, Josey Wales, High Plains Drifter, etc.  

 

[Socrates11]

Love the Dirty Harry character and the movies, but for my money Clint became Josey Wales rather than acted it.  You can say what you want about his other roles and I won't argue, but Josey Wales for me.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

Die'n ain't much of a livin boy.

I reckon so.

 

[Socrates11]

Die'n ain't much of a livin boy.

Are you gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?

 

[jon_mx]

My first thought of Clint is Josey Wales.  Definitely his roles in Westerns are what made him.   

 

[wikkidpissah]

??????

I've known this was an alias for Dr. Smith for a long time

What do you mean by that? He directed a bunch of movies before the unforgiven.

that's probably why i voted for Josey Wales. to refine the point, he directed movies for control but became an auteur with Unforgiven and the doubt & regret he found in that flick informed his career the rest of the way

I suspect that if we surveyed 1,000 random people that Dirty Harry would compile more votes than all his other roles combined. As an example, I asked my wife and she immediately said Dirty Harry and had trouble coming up with other roles. However, the audience in the FFA does not represent the whole of society and likely has more knowledge of, and seen more, of Eastwood's work. So Dirty Harry may not win in a slam dunk but should still win.

'If we surveyed 1000 random people' resolves nothing creative, only commercial

 

[Anarchy99]

'If we surveyed 1000 random people' resolves nothing creative, only commercial

IMO, "signature" = most well known.

I am not saying Dirty Harry is Clint's best work, only that it's his most well known role.

 

[Tom Servo]

Sure but when I picture Clint Eastwood, I picture a cowboy. 

I always picture him as s cop.

 

[Scott Tenorman]

Cowboy.

And the poll is reflecting that.

 

[nirad3]

Toss-up between Dirty Harry and him as a cowboy.... went with the former.

 

[Bull Dozier]

I suspect that if we surveyed 1,000 random people that Dirty Harry would compile more votes than all his other roles combined. As an example, I asked my wife and she immediately said Dirty Harry and had trouble coming up with other roles. However, the audience in the FFA does not represent the whole of society and likely has more knowledge of, and seen more, of Eastwood's work. So Dirty Harry may not win in a slam dunk but should still win.

Probably/possibly true, but your question was if there was any quesiton of what it is.  I definitely think there is a quesion and it is debatable even if Dirty Harry wins.

And FTR, if I polled my wife it would be Gran Turino so can we just throw out the wife votes?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Trouble with the Curve

 

[Anarchy99]

Probably/possibly true, but your question was if there was any quesiton of what it is.  I definitely think there is a quesion and it is debatable even if Dirty Harry wins.

And FTR, if I polled my wife it would be Gran Turino so can we just throw out the wife votes?

Thus why a larger sample size is always better for sampling / polling.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Dirty Harry was the first role I thought of

 

[peaces]

He was awesome with the gorilla

 

[tri-man 47]

He was awesome with the gorilla

"Right turn, Clyde."

 

[jon_mx]

Cowboy.

And the poll is reflecting that.

Maybe generational.   Dirty Harry may be for people in 30's.   

 

[Kraft...]

Voted Josey Wales, think that was his best cowboy role(Munny a close second). I get the Dirty Harry votes but as many others have said when think Clint I think cowboy. 

 

[peaces]

"Right turn, Clyde."

Bang! 

 

[Parrothead]

He was awesome with the gorilla

orangutan

 

[Statorama]

I know I left out a lot of movies from the 70's and 80's, but I thought these were the essential Clint Eastwood roles.

Went with Dirty Harry

The choice between Dirty Harry and Man With No Name was about as tough as choosing between Han Solo and Indiana Jones for Harrison Ford

 

[Statorama]

It gets lost in the shuffle sometimes, but the dude did great work as Dave the DJ in "Play Misty for Me"

 

[Ilov80s]

I suspect that if we surveyed 1,000 random people that Dirty Harry would compile more votes than all his other roles combined. As an example, I asked my wife and she immediately said Dirty Harry and had trouble coming up with other roles. However, the audience in the FFA does not represent the whole of society and likely has more knowledge of, and seen more, of Eastwood's work. So Dirty Harry may not win in a slam dunk but should still win.

I asked my wife and she said the old guy from Gran Turino or Million Dollar Baby was all she could think of. I asked my work wife and she said Dirty Harry for sure. 

 

[Bull Dozier]

I asked my wife and she said the old guy from Gran Turino or Million Dollar Baby was all she could think of. I asked my work wife and she said Dirty Harry for sure. 

Not to hijack, but I'm surprised this concept hasn't had more conversation on this board over the years.

 

[Don Quixote]

It gets lost in the shuffle sometimes, but the dude did great work as Dave the DJ in "Play Misty for Me"

Jessica Walter pretty good in that one too (and pretty attractive in her pre-Lucille Bluth days).

 

[Joe Summer]

Dirty Harry by a mile.

Man With No Name is a distant #2.

 

[badmojo1006]

It gets lost in the shuffle sometimes, but the dude did great work as Dave the DJ in "Play Misty for Me"

"GET OFF MY BACK EVELYN!"

Should have added it, it is a favorite movie of mine

 

[Gr00vus]

Man With No Name/Cowboy and it's not even close.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Man With No Name/Cowboy and it's not even close.

The spaghetti westerns with Sergio Leone defined him IMO

 

[BobbyLayne]

But yeah....if we’re going populism then it’s DH. But it’s the wrong answer.

 

[Gr00vus]

The spaghetti westerns with Sergio Leone defined him IMO

They're also better films than the Dirty Harry movies, and you can't completely separate the roles from the films IMO.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

He was awesome with the gorilla

Good old Clint was almost as good driving around with that there monkey as Burt was driving around with that there Sally Fields.