Alec Baldwin has long lived at the center of a storm. Now comes a hurricane

Alec Baldwin said he planned on retiring from acting at the "30 Rock" wrap party in 2012. That idea didn't stick. In the past decade, he has starred in films as diverse as "Blue Jasmine" and "Boss Baby"; this year, he joined Joshua Jackson and Christian Slater in the Peacock TV limited series "Dr. Death" before heading to New Mexico to star in "Rust," the Western that he helped to develop.

For Baldwin, "Rust" offered a chance to show the world another side of his professional persona. He co-wrote and cast himself in the lead role of an aging outlaw who comes to the aid of his grandson, who is about to be hanged for an accidental killing. The weathered outsider is a familiar template for actors of a certain age, but playing an Old West gunslinger was undeniably a departure for the 63-year-old star.

Baldwin won two Emmys and made millions playing the smooth-talking television executive Jack Donaghy