Harry O

Harry O

1974
Harry O
Harry O

Harry O

7.6 | en | Drama

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP22  Death Certificate
Apr. 29,1976
Death Certificate

Defying mysterious threats, two women hire Harry to find proof of malpractice against the doctor they hold responsible for the death of an old man in their family.

EP21  The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong
Mar. 18,1976
The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong

Young criminologist Lester Hodges returns and teams up with his college mentor to find out who is systematically killing off members of Lester's family.

EP20  Ruby
Mar. 11,1976
Ruby

A ghetto youth is caught in an aborted car theft that causes the death of an officer, and is threatened with death if he reveals the name of his companion who was doing the driving.

EP19  Victim
Mar. 04,1976
Victim

Harry is hired by a rape victim, whose charge is likely to be dismissed because she made a false accusation against another man in a rape case some years before.

EP18  Forbidden City
Feb. 26,1976
Forbidden City

Harry investigates the murder of a fellow private eye in Chinatown.

EP17  Hostage
Feb. 19,1976
Hostage

Lt. Trench is among the hostages held in a liquor store by a desperate veteran who demands that his addicted girlfriend be found and brought to him within two hours.

EP16  Past Imperfect
Jan. 22,1976
Past Imperfect

A woman's former boyfriend returns from prison and wants the old suitcase he left with her, which he claims is worth $300,000.

EP15  Book of Changes
Jan. 15,1976
Book of Changes

The murder of a gambling-club owner leaves Harry with two jobs: caring for her homeless protege, and searching for a book she compiled that would be worth a fortune to an extortionist.

EP14  Mister Five and Dime
Jan. 08,1976
Mister Five and Dime

An elderly counterfeiter, who prints only enough money to supplement his pension, is kidnapped by drug dealers who need $250,000 in a hurry.

EP13  The Madonna Legacy
Dec. 11,1975
The Madonna Legacy

Harry searches for the connection between the suicide of an ex-cop and the shooting of an oil magnate the same night.

EP12  Exercise in Fatality
Dec. 04,1975
Exercise in Fatality

A cop framed for murder hires Harry to find his estranged daughter, a pregnant teenage addict who's on the run from killers but is the only one who can clear him.

EP11  Reflections
Oct. 09,1975
Reflections

Harry helps a man who has been accused of a series of strangulation murders.

EP10  Group Terror
Nov. 13,1975
Group Terror

When a psychiatrist suspects that one of her group therapy patients murdered another, she hires Harry to join them, posing as an alcoholic.

EP9  APB Harry Orwell
Nov. 06,1975
APB Harry Orwell

The only woman who can clear Harry of a murder charge refuses to testify.

EP8  Tender Killing Care
Oct. 30,1975
Tender Killing Care

Harry investigates the nursing home where his mechanic's father died suddenly, and Sue asks him to help some kids find their missing father.

EP7  Mayday
Oct. 23,1975
Mayday

Harry investigates the possibility that a plane crash which killed an old war buddy and paralyzed a U.S. senator was the result of sabotage.

EP6  The Acolyte
Oct. 16,1975
The Acolyte

Harry looks for a missing heiress who seems to have taken sanctuary with a religious cult.

EP5  Portrait of a Murder
Nov. 20,1975
Portrait of a Murder

Harry's investigation into the murder of another private eye results in a painful reunion with his ex-wife, who visited the victim just before he died.

EP4  Shades
Oct. 02,1975
Shades

A wealthy woman hires Harry to help her housekeeper, who admits to murdering a small-time blackmailer but refuses to discuss the reason.

EP3  Lester Two
Sep. 25,1975
Lester Two

Student criminologist Lester Hodges returns to bedevil Harry when diamond smugglers kidnap Harry's stewardess friend Sue, and force him to make an unexpected trip to Paris.

EP2  One for the Road
Sep. 18,1975
One for the Road

An alcoholic attorney, unable to recall the events following a party the night before, hires Harry to ascertain whether she was the driver in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

EP1  Anatomy of a Frame
Sep. 11,1975
Anatomy of a Frame

When Lt. Trench is framed for the murder of an informant, Harry tries to help him by masquerading as a drug pusher.

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7.6 | en | Drama , Action & Adventure | More Info
Released: 1974-09-12 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.

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Cast

David Janssen , Anthony Zerbe , Henry Darrow

Director

Buck Houghton

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winstonfg As someone who grew up with Starsky and Hutch, it might seem odd that I'm also a Harry O fan, but in an era of crap formula shows that were usually split into acts and epilogs it was a standout. There were only two shows of that time that both me and my dad could agree on: Kojak and Harry O; and of the two, I think Harry O was slightly more consistent.David Janssen carries the world-weary lead with considerable panache, paving the way for later shows such as the Rockford Files, and Anthony Zerbe is an excellent foil as the long-suffering cop-who-secretly-likes-him-but-will-never-say (cf. Joe Santos and James Garner). Played out against the backdrop of San Diego in the 70's, the main thing that stretched belief was the number of gorgeous birds that wrinkled old Harry used to pull. But then, I was in my teens and the hormones enjoyed them...
danmyersco My wife and I watched the show when it first went into syndication. 78-79? We both enjoyed it. I particularly liked the way David Jansen portrayed this character. Smooth and cool. David's smirk really worked portraying Harry. Very low key approach that works. Farrah Fawcett was very low key and actually funny in her roll. Another gem in the show was Anthony Zerbe. The verbal barbs and sparring with 'Harry' were excellent. The original fugitive series was pretty good but over time the plots grew weak and the show seemed to crawl along. I check every now and then to see if 'Harry O' is available anywhere EVEN on VHS! great show!
mwidunn Let's see: A 1970's television show about a womanizing private investigator with attitude who lives by the beach. Sounds like "The Rockford Files," right? Except, instead of handsome, middle-aged Jim Rockford driving a cool car, imagine well-worn, old Harry Orwell driving . . . nothing. That might be why "The Rockford Files" went on to classic status and "Harry-O" fell into oblivion after two seasons.Fear not, however: The series is currently being rerun on a small network, called The American Life Television Network (http://www.goodtv.com/program.php?programid=HR#). The acting is simply not that good: The guy who plays Lt. Trench (Zerbe) is so over-the-top that he always seems about two seconds from eating the scenery; David Janssen, who plays the P.I. Harry, seems to just be going through the motions. The plots can sometimes be incoherent, and the dialogue . . . well, let the few snippets on this site suffice to show how stupid it could be.As 1970's kitsch, as a show that's so bad it's good, I actually LIKE "Harry-O" !
Teaboy33 Only 2 comments so far? That can't be right!I can't believe how rarely shown this show is, I've only ever caught 2 episodes! But even just 2 episodes were enough to tell that this was a series of quality, in all departments. David Jansen brought something special to every role he played and definitely gives extra depth and believability to the character of Harry O, compared with most other shows of this type. I've always had a soft spot for The Rockford Files and Harry O reminds me of it in some ways, but there seems much more to Harry O that would keep me watching over and over, if only the TV companies would actually show it! All 44 episodes on DVD would be even better of course. Soon Please, come on.