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 novels Dirty Harry novels "Dirty Harry" novels include film novelizations and original tie-ins based on the "Dirty Harry" film franchise. Like the films, the novels portray Inspector "Dirty Harry" Callahan as he ruthlessly fights criminals. Novelizations of the first four films, "Dirty Harry", "Magnum Force", "The Enforcer", and "Sudden Impact", were published between 1971 and 1983. Additionally, after star Clint Eastwood announced he would make no further "Dirty Harry" films after "The Enforcer", Warner Books published twelve new novels attributed to Dane Hartman, a collective pen name used by at least three authors, between 1981 and 1983. Warner Bros. licensed novelizations