Clint Eastwood’s Legendary Journey: From Actor to Icon

Despite Clint’s lifelong opposition to tobacco, director Sergio Leone pushed him to smoke cigars to craft the ‘Man with No Name’ persona. This role had him chain-smoking despite his disdain for tobacco’s effects.

By the third movie, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Eastwood’s tolerance waned, warning Leone of his nauseous limits amid relentless takes. Maintaining his character’s calm facade hung by a thread as actual discomfort loomed.