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 (film series) Callahan. Bruce Willis played Hartigan, the "Dirty Harry of the story", in the "Sin City" (2005) film. This 1985 film featuring Jackie Chan was Chan's second American feature film. The movie was noted for being similar to the "Dirty Harry" series, with inspiration taken therefrom by director James Glickenhaus. Directed by and co-starring Clint Eastwood; the film features an aging, tough cop who partners with a rookie cop, played by Charlie Sheen. Upon the film's release critics and audiences noted the similarities between Eastwood's two characters. Eastwood returned to acting after a four-year self-imposed hiatus in this 2008 film, which