Clint Eastwood Fast Facts 

(CNN) -- Here's a look at the life of Clint Eastwood, filmmaker, actor, producer, director and composer.

Father: Clinton Eastwood Sr., a corporate executive

Mother: Margaret Ruth (Runner) Wood Eastwood, a homemaker

Marriages: Dina Ruiz (1996-2014, divorced); Maggie Johnson (1953-1984, divorced)

Children: with Dina Ruiz: Morgan; with Frances Fisher: Francesca; with Jacelyn Reeves: Kathryn and Scott; with Maggie Johnson: Alison and Kyle; with Roxanne Tunis: Kimber

Other Facts:After high school, Eastwood worked odd jobs as a logger, truck driver and firefighter.

Produced, directed, starred in and composed music for six films: "Heartbreak Ridge," "Unforgiven," "The Bridges of Madison County," "Space Cowboys," "Million Dollar Baby," and "Gran Torino."

Eastwood has 11 Academy Awards nominations with four wins and the special Irving G. Thalberg award; one Emmy nomination and one Grammy nomination.

Timeline:1955 - His first film role, "Revenge of the Creature." Other bit parts that same year include roles in "Lady Godiva" and "Francis in the Navy."

1959-1965 - Stars in TV western "Rawhide" as Rowdy Yates.

September 12, 1964 - The Italian release of "A Fistful of Dollars," the first of three 'spaghetti westerns' Eastwood would star in for director Sergio Leone. The film is released in the United States in January 1967.

1967 - Starts Malpaso Productions, a film production company.

November 12, 1971 - Directorial debut "Play Misty for Me," in which Eastwood also stars, opens.

December 23, 1971 - "Dirty Harry," the first of five films as Inspector Harry Callahan of the San Francisco Police Department, is released.

December 9, 1983 - "Sudden Impact," the fourth Dirty Harry film, is released. It includes the now famous line "Go Ahead. Make my day."

March 29, 1993 - Winner of the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for "Unforgiven."

March 27, 1995 - Receives the Irving G. Thalberg Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his body of work as a producer.

1996 - Receives the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.

2002-2008 - Serves on the California State Park and Recreation Commission.

February 27, 2005 - "Million Dollar Baby" wins Eastwood the Best Director and Best Picture Academy Award.

2006 - Produces and directs two World War II films about the Battle of Iwo Jima told from the perspective of both the Japanese and American soldiers. "Letters from Iwo Jima" is the Japanese story of fighting to the death and "Flags of Our Fathers" tells the story of the six men that raise the American flag on Mount Suribachi.

February 17, 2007 - Is named a knight in France's Legion of Honor and is inducted into the Legion by French President Jacques Chirac.

November 3, 2009 - Is named a commander of the French Legion of Honor.

August 28, 2012 - As a surprise guest at the Republican National Convention, Eastwood ad-libs a speech in the form of a conversation by speaking to an empty chair that is standing in for President Barack Obama.

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