Clint Eastwood’s Final Role as a Lawman Revealed in Blood Work

Blood Work became Clint Eastwood’s last role as a law enforcer, closing a career filled with iconic portrayals from Hang 'Em High to the Dirty Harry series.

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At his peak, Clint followed a “one for them, one for me” method, making hits for studios while securing funding for smaller, personal films like Birdy.

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By the 1990s, Eastwood’s thrillers such as In the Line of Fire reflected his age, but even then fans admired his ability to play tough lawmen on screen.

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Released in 2002, Blood Work was the first adaptation of a Michael Connelly novel, set in the same fictional universe as Connelly’s famed character Bosch.

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Clint plays FBI profiler Terry McCaleb, who returns to investigating a killer after receiving a heart transplant from one of the murderer’s victims.

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1. Though Blood Work earned just $32M on a $50M budget, it remains notable as Clint Eastwood’s final appearance as a law officer in his legendary career.

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