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Man with No Name
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<p>The Man with No Name is the <a href="/facts/Antihero/GMgF4uRa">antihero</a> character portrayed by <a href="/facts/Clint_Eastwood/I4Vx322b">Clint Eastwood</a> in <a href="/facts/Sergio_Leone/DmMhXU9X">Sergio Leone</a>'s "<i><a href="/facts/Dollars_Trilogy/eePjWenp">Dollars Trilogy</a></i>" of Italian <a href="/facts/Spaghetti_Western/VxusSjDK">Spaghetti Western</a> films: <i><a href="/facts/A_Fistful_of_Dollars/TX2f6q2c">A Fistful of Dollars</a></i> (1964), <i><a href="/facts/For_a_Few_Dollars_More/AoIlqhC3">For a Few Dollars More</a></i> (1965), and <i><a href="/facts/The_Good%2c_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly/4dKFVn4A">The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></i> (1966). He is recognizable by his <a href="/facts/Sarape/Yn8Hc5oe">sarape</a>, brown hat, tan <a href="/facts/Cowboy_boots/TA3jCj3v">cowboy boots</a>, fondness for <a href="/facts/Cigarillo/qzKEBqAS">cigarillos</a>, and the fact that he rarely speaks. </p><p>The "Man with No Name" concept was invented by the American distributor <a href="/facts/United_Artists/4cSJnjrI">United Artists</a>. Eastwood's character does have a name, or nickname, which is different in each film: "Joe", "Manco" and "Blondie", respectively. </p><p>When Clint Eastwood was honored with the <a href="/facts/American_Film_Institute/DhNpmV60">American Film Institute</a>'s <a href="/facts/Lifetime_Achievement_Award/tfbgT9Rm">Lifetime Achievement Award</a> in 1996, <a href="/facts/Jim_Carrey/6phCY2eu">Jim Carrey</a> gave the introductory speech and said: "'The Man with No Name' had no name, so we could fill in our own." In 2008, <i><a href="/facts/Empire_(magazine)/KhGMQFVh">Empire</a></i> chose the Man with No Name as the 43rd greatest movie character of all time. </p>