Clint Eastwood has long been established as the “King of Westerns,” which makes it hard to believe that his first acting role was in Revenge of the Creature, a Universal monster sequel. Clint Eastwood is one of the most famous actors in the world due to his prolific career, with Eastwood playing some of the toughest gunslingers in the Western genre. He has appeared in over 60 films in his 65-year-long career and has acted in multiple television roles as well.
While Clint Eastwood has been responsible for directing and starring in some of the best Western movies, he is also known for creating a lot of thrillers, and his range goes quite far. Films such as A Perfect World, Gran Torino, and Million Dollar Baby – which earned him two Oscars – are some of Clint Eastwood’s best non-Western movies, showcasing his range as both an actor and director. With such a prolific career, it therefore comes as a surprise that Clint Eastwood’s first roles were in the horror genre, as it is something that the actor is not particularly involved with.
Clint Eastwood’s First Acting Role Was In Revenge Of The Creature
Eastwood’s Revenge Of The Creature Role Was Uncredited
In 1955, Clint Eastwood had an uncredited role in Revenge of the Creature, the lesser-received sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon. While the sci-fi horror film was not necessarily one of Clint Eastwood’s worst movies, his character was much dorkier than he is known for. In the movie, Eastwood plays a technician named Jennings who laments about a test cat eating a test rat in the lab. However, when Jennings c hecks his pocket, he finds the rat hidden inside. This small gag showcases a different side to Clint Eastwood in his first professional acting role, which is highly unexpected.
Clint Eastwood’s Only Other Horror Movie Also Released In 1955
Tarantula Was More Successful Than Revenge Of The Creature
Revenge of the Creature is not the only horror movie that Clint Eastwood has starred in, as he actually featured in another horror movie in the same year. 1955’s Tarantula was directed by Jack Arnold, who also directed Revenge of the Creature, and followed a tarantula growing to enormous proportions and attacking a desert town. Clint Eastwood has a larger role in Tarantula than Revenge of the Creature as he is the jet squadron leader who actually blows up one of the scariest spiders in a horror film, saving the desert town, despite Eastwood’s role still being a minor role.
Tarantula was praised for its pacing and special effects and has a surprising 93% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to a shocking 13% Tomatometer for Eastwood’s first movie, Revenge of the Creature.
Tarantula is an enjoyable movie and was one of the best science fiction monster movies of the 1950s. Tarantula was praised for its pacing and special effects and has a surprising 93% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to a shocking 13% Tomatometer for Eastwood’s first movie, Revenge of the Creature. Following his debut in 1955, Clint Eastwood went on to star in the leading role in the 1964 spaghetti Western movie A Fistful of Dollars and has only moved up in the world of cinema, rising above his horror movie debuts to become one of the biggest names in Hollywood.