Clint Eastwood Age, Height, Net Worth & Biography

Clint Eastwood age 96 has become one of the most searched celebrity facts of the year, and the western icon remains the most senior working director in Hollywood more than six decades after he first played the Man with No Name. Born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California, Eastwood went from television cowboy to the star of Dirty Harry, then became one of the most acclaimed directors of his generation, winning four Academy Awards. Today he is worth an estimated $375 million.

Clint Eastwood Quick Facts

Full Name	Clinton Eastwood Jr.
Date of Birth	May 31, 1930
Age	96 years old
Birthplace	San Francisco, California, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Children	8 (including Kyle, Alison, Scott, Kathryn and Francesca)
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, composer
Net Worth	Approx. $375 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026)
Known For	Dirty Harry; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Unforgiven; Million Dollar Baby; Gran Torino

Who Is Clint Eastwood?

Clint Eastwood is an American actor, director, producer and composer whose career has spanned seven decades, from the television western Rawhide in the late 1950s to his most recent film, Juror #2, released in 2024. He first became famous as the nameless gunslinger of Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns, including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966, then defined the tough, laconic screen hero as Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry in 1971, a role that spawned four sequels and one of the most quoted lines in film history.

Behind the camera, Eastwood became one of the most respected directors in Hollywood, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director for Unforgiven in 1992 and again for Million Dollar Baby in 2004. He also directed Mystic River, Gran Torino, American Sniper and Sully, and he composes the music for many of his own films. He co-starred with Morgan Freeman in Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, and he served as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, from 1986 to 1988.

Clint Eastwood’s Early Life & Background

Clinton Eastwood Jr. was born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California. His father, Clinton Eastwood Sr., was a steelworker and migrant labourer, and his mother, Ruth, was a factory worker. The family moved around Northern California during the Depression years, and Eastwood attended Piedmont High School and Oakland Technical High School, where he was expelled for writing an obscene note on the school scoreboard. He worked as a lifeguard and in a lumber mill before being drafted into the United States Army in 1951, stationed at Fort Ord in California, where he worked as a swimming instructor.

After his discharge, Eastwood studied drama at Los Angeles City College and was signed as a contract player by Universal Pictures in 1955, appearing in small, uncredited roles in films such as Revenge of the Creature and Tarantula. His break came in 1959, when he was cast as Rowdy Yates, the second-in-command of a cattle drive, in the CBS western series Rawhide. The show ran for eight seasons until 1965, making Eastwood a familiar face to American television audiences and setting up his leap to film stardom in Italy.

Clint Eastwood’s Career

Eastwood’s film career took off in 1964, when the Italian director Sergio Leone cast him as the Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars, followed by For a Few Dollars More in 1965 and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. The trilogy made him an international star and redefined the western. Back in Hollywood, he starred in Hang ‘Em High in 1968, Coogan’s Bluff in 1968 and Kelly’s Heroes in 1970, then created his most famous character, the San Francisco police inspector Harry Callahan, in Dirty Harry in 1971, returning for four sequels through 1988.

He made his directorial debut with the thriller Play Misty for Me in 1971, and went on to direct and star in The Outlaw Josey Wales in 1976, Every Which Way but Loose in 1978, Escape from Alcatraz in 1979, Pale Rider in 1985 and Heartbreak Ridge in 1986. In 1992, Unforgiven, his revisionist western about an ageing gunfighter, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director and is now regarded as one of the greatest westerns ever made. He followed it with The Bridges of Madison County in 1995, Mystic River in 2003 and Million Dollar Baby in 2004, which again won Best Picture and Best Director. His later films include Gran Torino in 2008, Invictus in 2009, American Sniper in 2014, Sully in 2016, The Mule in 2018, Richard Jewell in 2019, Cry Macho in 2021 and Juror #2 in 2024.

Facts About Clint Eastwood

• He won four Academy Awards: Best Picture and Best Director for Unforgiven (1992) and again for Million Dollar Baby (2004).
• He was 34 when A Fistful of Dollars made him a star, after six years on the television western Rawhide.
• He composes the music for several of his own films, including Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby.
• He served as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, from 1986 to 1988.
• He has directed more than 40 films and was still working into his nineties, with his most recent film, Juror #2, released in 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Clint Eastwood?

Clint Eastwood is 96 years old. He was born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California, and turns 97 in May 2027.

How tall is Clint Eastwood?

Clint Eastwood is 6 feet 4 inches tall (1.93 m).

Is Clint Eastwood married?

No. Clint Eastwood is not currently married. He was married to Maggie Johnson from 1953 to 1984 and to Dina Ruiz from 1996 to 2014.

What is Clint Eastwood’s net worth?

Clint Eastwood’s net worth is approx. $375 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026), earned from acting, directing and producing over seven decades.

How many Academy Awards has Clint Eastwood won?

Clint Eastwood has won four competitive Academy Awards: Best Picture and Best Director for Unforgiven (1992) and again for Million Dollar Baby (2004). He also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

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