Trouble with the Curve stars an actor.
Clinton Eastwood Jr. '' ' -LRB- born May 31 , 1930 -RRB- is an American actor , filmmaker , musician , and political figure .. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide , he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone 's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s , and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s .. Western. Western ( genre ). Rawhide. Rawhide ( TV series ). Man with No Name. Man with No Name. Sergio Leone. Sergio Leone. antihero. antihero. Harry Callahan. Dirty Harry ( character ). Dirty Harry. Dirty Harry ( film series ). These roles , among others , have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity .. cultural icon. cultural icon. masculinity. masculinity. For his work in the Western film Unforgiven -LRB- 1992 -RRB- and the sports drama Million Dollar Baby -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture , as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor .. Western. Western ( genre ). Unforgiven. Unforgiven. Million Dollar Baby. Million Dollar Baby. Best Director. Academy Award for Best Director. Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Picture. Best Actor. Academy Award for Best Actor. Eastwood 's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure comedy Every Which Way But Loose -LRB- 1978 -RRB- and its sequel , the action comedy Any Which Way You Can -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , after adjustment for inflation .. Every Which Way But Loose. Every Which Way but Loose ( film ). Any Which Way You Can. Any Which Way You Can. Other popular films include the Western Hang 'Em High -LRB- 1968 -RRB- , the psychological thriller Play Misty for Me -LRB- 1971 -RRB- , the crime film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot -LRB- 1974 -RRB- , the Western The Outlaw Josey Wales -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , the prison film Escape from Alcatraz -LRB- 1979 -RRB- , the action film Firefox -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , the suspense thriller Tightrope -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , the Western Pale Rider -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , the war films Where Eagles Dare -LRB- 1968 -RRB- , Heartbreak Ridge -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , the action thriller In the Line of Fire -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , the romantic drama The Bridges of Madison County -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , and the drama Gran Torino -LRB- 2008 -RRB- .. Western. Western ( genre ). Hang 'Em High. Hang 'Em High. Play Misty for Me. Play Misty for Me. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. The Outlaw Josey Wales. The Outlaw Josey Wales. Escape from Alcatraz. Escape from Alcatraz ( film ). Firefox. Firefox ( film ). Tightrope. Tightrope ( film ). Pale Rider. Pale Rider. Where Eagles Dare. Where Eagles Dare. Heartbreak Ridge. Heartbreak Ridge. In the Line of Fire. In the Line of Fire. The Bridges of Madison County. The Bridges of Madison County ( film ). Gran Torino. Gran Torino. In addition to directing many of his own star vehicles , Eastwood has also directed films in which he did not appear , such as the mystery drama Mystic River -LRB- 2003 -RRB- and the war film Letters from Iwo Jima -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , for which he received Academy Award nominations , and the drama Changeling -LRB- 2008 -RRB- .. Mystic River. Mystic River ( film ). Letters from Iwo Jima. Letters from Iwo Jima. Changeling. Changeling ( film ). The war drama biopic American Sniper '' -LRB- 2014 -RRB- set box office records for the largest January release ever and was also the largest opening ever for an Eastwood film .. American Sniper. American Sniper. Eastwood received considerable critical praise in France for several films , including some that were not well received in the United States .. France. France. Eastwood has been awarded two of France 's highest honors  : in 1994 he became a recipient of the Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , and in 2007 he was awarded the Legion of Honour medal .. France. France. Commander. Commander. Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Legion of Honour. Legion of Honour. In 2000 , Eastwood was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement .. Venice Film Festival. Venice Film Festival. Golden Lion. Golden Lion. Since 1967 , Eastwood has run his own production company , Malpaso , which has produced all but four of his American films .. Malpaso. Malpaso Productions. Starting in 1986 , Eastwood served for two years as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea , California , a non-partisan office .. Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. California. California