For more than half a century now, Jeff Bridges has been a recognizable and acclaimed actor, with significant roles (plus some Oscar nominations) back in the 1970s, when Bridges was still in his 20s.

The Academy Award-winning actor had nothing but fond things to say about his one-time co-star, Clint Eastwood.

He even won his Oscar playing a grizzled country musician in Scott Cooper’s Crazy Heart, a role that was 30 years in the ...