10 Things You Didn’t Know About Clint Eastwood

While he’s had a great professional life, his personally life has been messy.

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Clint Eastwood is known as one of the great actors and directors of our time. In addition to his work with westerns, Dirty Harry movies and other assorted action films, he’s shown great versatility, both in front of, and behind the camera. When Eastwood has stepped away from the camera, things have gotten a little a little dicey. So, here are some things you didn’t know about Clint Eastwood.

1: Eastwood got the role of Dirty Harry because Frank Sinatra couldn’t hold a gun.

That’s sounds strange, but Eastwood was not the first choice to play Dirty Harry. It seems that Sinatra was indeed the initial choice to play the titular (today’s word) character, but couldn’t hold a gun. Without a gun Dirty Harry is only Unclean Harry.

2: Eastwood is quick on the camera as well as the draw.

When he’s directing he likes to do a scene in one take. Whether it’s with a gun or camera, Clint likes to shoot quick.

3: James Coburn and Charles Bronson both turned down the lead in “A Fistful of Dollars.”