Geoffrey Lewis: a career in clips

Remembering the 50-year-long career of the late film and television actor, from Clint Eastwood westerns to Van Damme action films

Geoffrey Lewis, an actor with over 200 screen credits, died yesterday from natural causes.

The 79-year-old was a frequent collaborator with Clint Eastwood, starring in films such as Every Which Way But Loose and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, and was most recently seen in war comedy Retreat! with Richard Roundtree. The father of Juliette Lewis, he was also nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in 80s TV comedy Flo.

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