Dirty Harry (film series) as a car chase, barroom brawl, defusing bombs and "Feel Lucky" mode. Dirty Harry (film series) Dirty Harry is an American film series featuring San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan who is notorious for being extremely violent and ruthless in his methods, and a danger for any partner assigned to him. Actor Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five of the series' films. "Dirty Harry" (1971) was directed by Don Siegel and starred Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan. Harry tracks serial killer Scorpio (loosely based on the Zodiac killer). Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox
Dirty Harry (character) this goes any further, with Spencer commenting 'Neither of us want to be alone tonight'. "The Dead Pool" implies a romantic relationship with news reporter Samantha Walker, and the film ends with her and Callahan walking away together. Callahan is considered a film icon, so much so that his nickname, "Dirty Harry", has entered the lexicon as slang for ruthless police officers. Harry Callahan was voted number 23 by "Empire" Magazine on their list of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters". Callahan was voted the 17th greatest movie hero on "100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains". He was also named one