should "the" be used or not?

Legendary Clint Eastwood or
the legendary Clint Eastwood?
I`m a bit confused about this usage because i`ve come across both examples and am not sure which one is more appropriate.

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Stefan2007

Legendary Clint Eastwood or
the legendary Clint Eastwood?
I`m a bit confused about this usage because i`ve come across both examples and am not sure which one is more appropriate.

Usually, it would be "the legendary Clint Eastwood".

[Mariner]

As Mike said, the article here is needed. Don't confuse it with cases like "Doctor Smith", "Judge Smith", etc.

However, you might read/hear something like that (i.e. Legendary Clint Eastwood) as a first mention in <journalism> register. Something like:

"Legendary Clint Eastwood was also seen at the party"