Which Hollywood tough guy directed and starred in "Unforgiven"?

The Hollywood tough guy who directed and starred in Unforgiven was Clint Eastwood. Released in 1992, the revisionist Western casts Eastwood as William Munny, a former outlaw and killer who returns to violence after years of trying to live as a farmer.

Unforgiven was written by David Webb Peoples and co-stars Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris. Rather than celebrating the heroic mythology of classic Westerns, the film examines the consequences of violence, the unreliability of legend, and the moral cost of becoming feared. Eastwood’s restrained performance helped make Munny a darker variation on the gunslinger roles that established his screen reputation.

The film became one of Eastwood’s most acclaimed achievements as both actor and director. It won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Eastwood. It is often regarded as a landmark late Western and as a deliberate reconsideration of the genre associated with Eastwood’s earlier films.