Before Clint Eastwood became one of the biggest names in the Western genre, he was on an old television series that launched ...

Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates in the TV western series Rawhide, circa 1965. Elaborates David Greenland, "At first Eastwood's portrayal of Rowdy Yates seemed to be above the status of tenderfoot, ...

Celebrate Clint Eastwood's life and career in photos as the Hollywood veteran turns 95 on May 31, 2025. ... He hit it big in 1959 when he was cast as Rowdy Yates on the hit CBS series Rawhide.

And there's a picture of Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates on the cover, "Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites." EASTWOOD: That was - actually, I was the Milli Vanilli of the moment there.

Eastwood's breakout role came in 1958, when he landed the part of Rowdy Yates on the Western television series Rawhide. He would go on to play the cowboy for the show's eight seasons. United ...

Clint Eastwood, as Rowdy Yates, spent seven years driving cattle on CBS' "Rawhide." In the nearly half-century since, Eastwood perfected the role of the ultimate tough guy ...

Clint Eastwood privately ridiculed Rowdy Yates — the one-dimensional cowhand he played on the TV show “Rawhide” — as “the idiot of the plains.” Some film reviewers were not much kinder ...

It's hard to think of anyone still alive who embodies American cinema more than Clint Eastwood. "The roles that Eastwood has played, and the films that he has directed, cannot be disentangled from ...

Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates in the TV western series Rawhide, circa 1965. Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images. Elaborates David Greenland, ...

Celebrate Clint Eastwood's 92nd birthday with a look at his life and career in photos. ... But he really hit it big in 1959 when he was cast as Rowdy Yates on the hit CBS series Rawhide.