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The father of actress Juliette Lewis appeared alongside Clint Eastwood in “High Plains Drifter,” “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” and “Every Which Way But Loose”. He was 79.


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This guy has been PROLIFIC both in movies and on TV. He passes just as his daughter makes a high-profile move to TV (ABC's "Secrets and Lies"). I never made the connection that he was Juliette's father. Similarly, I just found out last week that Rizzoli's brother Frankie (played by Jordan Bridges) is of THAT Bridges family and is Beau's son.

RIP.

I didn't realize he was Juliette's father either. He was a staple in Clint Eastwood movies for two decades because of his versatility; he could either play amiable sidekicks or nasty villains. His best role was probably the sidekick with Clint in the "Which Way" orangutan movies.

I thought he did a great job for the Eastwood movies. I googled his filmography -- holy cow! Now that I think about it, I remember him in Tom Horn. He was a great supporting actor, the sort where you could never have movies if you didn't have them.