At 94 years old, Clint Eastwood is still going strong in Hollywood as one of its leading filmmakers and actors. The veteran has won the Oscar for Best Director twice for Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven. But his legacy will be cemented by his roles in Dirty Harry and the Dollars trilogy.
Known for his signature and often imitated voice, Eastwood reportedly crafted it after the Dollars trilogy and only uses it in his acting, according to his co-star Morgan Freeman. The dual personality that he has crafted would make him the perfect Batman.
Morgan Freeman Reveals The Secret Behind Clint Eastwood’s Iconic Voice Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry | Credits: Warner Bros.
Any fan of cinema can easily recognize the gruff and macho voice of Clint Eastwood going, ‘Do you feel, punk?’ from Dirty Harry. The actor’s squinted-eyes look and gnashed teeth voice have been imitated by actors as
Any fan of cinema can easily recognize the gruff and macho voice of Clint Eastwood going, ‘Do you feel, punk?’ from Dirty Harry. The actor’s squinted-eyes look and gnashed teeth voice have been imitated by actors as famous as Jim Carrey and the iconography of Eastwood has forever been cemented in pop culture.
The actor has a penchant for playing killers with a moral code and usually becomes a vehicle through which the common man can express their anger with moral violence. Be it pursuing the murderer Scorpio in Dirty Harry or collecting the bounty of an assaulter in Unforgiven, the actor does not shy away from violence no matter the cause.
While his signature voice brings out the anger of many people, it is reportedly not his usual voice when he is not on camera. His co-star Morgan Freeman, who featured in Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, mentioned that Eastwood had crafted it after the Dollars trilogy (via Esquire),
