Clint Eastwood came to the rescue on the eve of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, performing the Heimlich maneuver on the event's chief executive at a dinner to honor volunteers.

"I saw that look in his eyes and saw that look of panic people have when they see their life passing before their eyes," Eastwood told a local newspaper.

Clint Eastwood came to the rescue at a golf event dinner.

The event's director, Steve John, was snacking on hors d'oeuvres on Wednesday night when a piece of cheese got stuck in his throat, setting the stage for Eastwood's rescue.

"Clint saved my life," John said, describing how the 83-year-old actor/director came up behind him, lifted him off the ground and performed the lifesaving maneuver.