Dirty Harry (character) Dirty Harry (character) Inspector Harold Francis Callahan, also known as Dirty Harry, is a fictional character in the "Dirty Harry" film series, which consists of "Dirty Harry" (1971), "Magnum Force" (1973), "The Enforcer" (1976), "Sudden Impact" (1983) and "The Dead Pool" (1988). Callahan is portrayed by Clint Eastwood in each film. From his debut, Callahan became the template for a new kind of movie cop: an antihero who does not hesitate to cross professional and ethical boundaries in pursuit of his own vision of justice, especially when the law is poorly served by an inept bureaucracy. Callahan is often considered
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