8 Things About Clint Eastwood. He is an actor and director. The movie, Man With No Name, made him famous. In the dirty Harry films, he played a cop. His company, Maltoso Productions, produced many of his films. There have been films he directed but did not appear in. Allegedly, he has at least eight children. He made six films with Sonderlok. Clint Eastwood was born in 1930.