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Character Cage Match: Dirty Harry vs. Il Brutto

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Consider this… When you’re thinking of the coolest, most ass-kicking badass of cinema (pre-Pulp Fiction), who comes to mind? Well, most likely you’ll think of one or both of the following names: Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson. I mean, who else was there really? Both actors were HUGE international stars. No one can even touch their body of work and level of popularity.

So, here’s the deal. We want to come to some resolution (if possible) as to who the bigger baddass really is and YOU get to be the ones to decide! I’ve constructed a helpful comparison below, pitting the two contenders against one another.

Clint Eastwood (aka Dirty Harry)

  • Real Name: Clinton Eastwood, Jr.
  • Born: May 31, 1930
  • Height: 6’2″
  • Family: Son of a Steel Worker
  • Formerly: Fireman
  • Military Service: US Army during Korean War, did not see combat.
  • Appearances in TV and Film: 66 (to date). Director 33 times.
  • Wild Westerns: Man With No Name trilogy, Hang’em High, Two Mules for Sister Sarah, Joe Kidd, High Plains Drifter, Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Unforgiven
  • Ass Kicking Action: Coogan’s Bluff, Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Tight Rope, The Enforcer, The Gauntlet, Sudden Impact, Dead Pool
  • War Films: Where Eagles Dare, Kelly’s Heroes, Heartbreak Ridge, Flags of Our Fathers & Letters from Iwo Jima (as director)
  • Movies with an Orangutan: Any Which Way but Loose, Every Which Way You Can

Charles Bronson (aka Il Brutto)

  • Real Name: Charles Dennis Buchinsky
  • Born: November 3, 1921
  • Height: 5’10”
  • Family: Son of a Coal Miner
  • Formerly: Coal Miner
  • Military Service: US Air Force during WWII, earned Purple Heart.
  • Appearances in TV and Film: 163. Never directed.
  • Wild Westerns: The White Buffalo, Breakheart Pass, Chino, Chato’s land, Red Sun, Once Upon a Time in the West, Villa Rides, Guns of Diablo, Magnificent Seven
  • Ass Kicking Action: Death Wish cintology, Kinjite, Messenger of Death, Murphy’s Law, Cold Sweat, Mr. Majestyk, The Mechanic, Machine Gun Kelly, Hard Times
  • War Films: Target Zero, When Hell Broke Loose, Never So Few, The Great Escape, Battle of the Bulge, Dirty Dozen
  • Movies with Vincent Price: Master of the World, House of Wax (as Igor)

Consider it, ponder it, slap it around a bit and then make your decision and post comments below letting everyone know where you stand on who the biggest badass of cinema will be.

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