10 Actors Who Tried To Play Against Type (And Failed)

5. Clint Eastwood - Paint Your Wagon

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Eastwood, is one of the most commanding screen presences in cinema, even in a sub-par project he always oozes a captivating cool that makes things watchable. Well, asides from this rightfully forgotten effort.

Riding high on his mid-60s superstar breakthrough into cinema, Eastwood made the baffling decision to do a Western Musical, where he plays the all-singing love interest.

Now most can believe Eastwood could do almost anything, even beat-up a wild bear with one hand tied behind his back, but singing is unfortunately not one of those things. The legendary star utterly murders the songs he's given, plus can do little else with the vanilla role he is handed.

There's a good reason why this remains a well-forgotten misstep in this iconic actors filmography.

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