Dirty Harry (film series) 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 detective set the style for a number of his subsequent roles, and
Dirty Harry of the city, not as a place of moods but as a theater for action." Kevin Thomas of the "Los Angeles Times" called it "a high-style film with lowbrow appeal, a movie after which you may dislike yourself for liking it as much as you do." A section of the Philippine police force ordered a print of the film for use as a training film. Since its release, the film's critical reputation has grown in stature. "Dirty Harry" was selected in 2008 by "Empire" magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. It was placed similarly on