Oldest lead actor in a Hollywood movie
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Clint Eastwood started acting in 1955 and directing in 1971. He is still doing both today, recently directing and starring in Cry Macho. Clint became the oldest lead actor in a Hollywood film at 91.
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I don’t look like I did at 20, so what?...That just means there are more interesting guys you can play.
Clint Eastwood
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Cry Macho Is Much Better Because It Took Clint Eastwood So Long To Make
Clint Eastwood drama Cry Macho actually benefited from the fact it took so long to make. A film adaptation of the 1975 novel by N. Richard Nash could have been made back in the 1980s, but it didn’t come together until just recently thanks to Eastwood, who both directed and played the lead role. Even though it was over 30 years ago when a Cry Macho movie was on the table, Eastwood was one of the first choices to play Mike Milo.
Screen Rant
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In ‘Cry Macho,’ Clint Eastwood Stares Old Age Right in the Face
The film stars (and is directed by) Clint Eastwood, who was 90 when this sorta-Western was made. (He turned 91 at the end of May.) There are all types of movies in the world, and Hollywood has lately made small progress in telling more stories by and about women and people of color.
Mel Magazine
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At 91, Clint Eastwood throws a punch and rides a horse in his new movie. And he’s not ready to quit
At age 91, with his new “Cry Macho” set for a Sept. 17 release in theaters and on HBO Max, Eastwood — whose acting credits date to 1955 — is perhaps the oldest American ever to both direct and star in a major motion picture. But ask if anything is different between then and now and you get the verbal equivalent of an amused shrug.
Los Angeles Times
