Paul Newman turned down one of Clint Eastwood's most iconic roles because he didn't agree with the character's politics.

Clint East Wood as Harry Callahan looking at a person offscreen in Dirty Harry, 1971. Image via Warner Bros. There's one movie trope that somehow never gets old, that of the renegade cop. Cops who ...

With its premiere in 1971, Dirty Harry defined a moment — for better or worse. As renegade cop Harry Callahan, Clint Eastwood brought his characteristic machismo to the title role, uttering cool ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

Dirty Harry would become one of the films that defined Clint Eastwood’s career. But the role as the renegade tough cop originally wasn’t his in the beginning. Many celebrities were considered for the ...

Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk? If you do, then it's time to celebrate the 45th anniversary of "Dirty Harry," released on December 23, 1971. The landmark movie gave Clint Eastwood his most ...

Actor Clint Eastwood helped make the Dirty Harry franchise one of the most iconic series of action films in cinema. But at one point Eastwood was looking for another action franchise to own. “And he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between the end of the ’60s and the turn of the ’70s, onscreen heroes who could save the day fizzled out in popularity. Many films ...

"Based on Clint Eastwood's appearance in the concluding scenes of the action-thriller film Dirty Harry, the Harry Callahan (Final Act Variant) Sixth Scale Figure features a carefully crafted portrait ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Warner Bros.) “Eastwood stars as no-holds-barred San Francisco cop Dirty Harry Callahan in this action thriller ...

"Inspired by the eponymous role in the 1971 action-thriller Dirty Harry, the Harry Callahan Premium Format Figure measures 23" tall on a 10" diameter black circular base with a gold-etched recreation ...