Harry O, sometimes spelled Harry-O, is an American private detective series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen, and Jerry Thorpe was executive producer.

Harry Orwell is a world-weary private investigator who was forced to leave the San Diego Police Department after a bullet became lodged near his spine. He lives on the beach, and when he's not working on cases he spends his time fixing up his boat, "The Answer."

Stephen Kandel (who passed in 2023) may have been inspired by the latter episode, called "Cry Silence" from Season 6, a few years earlier. Anthony Zerbe played a priest who "hears" a killer confess to a murder, but can't do anything because of his sacred vows.

Discovering evidence that George was framed, Harry travels to Vadero County and meets with a very pretty, very wealthy woman named Glenna Nielson, who owns a large ranch there. Glenna had sold forty acres to George just prior to his death, and Harry suspects this is …

Dec 12, 2024 · A guide listing the titles AND air dates for episodes of the TV series Harry O. For US airdates of a foreign show, click The Futon Critic . my shows | like | set your list < preferences >

Oct 25, 2018 · Harry investigates the murder of a friend's son-in-law and gets romantically involved with the prime suspect. Harry tries to find out what happened to an AWOL sailor, his only clue being a single shoe mailed to the man's sister, who sells her furniture in order to hire him.

Harry Orwell is called back into police work when his efforts to protect a witness to a syndicate killing are jeopardized by an unknown cop "on the take".

On Friday, September 13, NBC-TV’s The Rockford Files premiered, featuring James Garner. That was just one night after competitor ABC launched another Southern California-set gumshoe drama with a well-known lead and lofty ambitions: David Janssen’s Harry O.

John, Roy and a retired doctor with a self-diagnosed heart aneurysm get stuck in an elevator. 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 …

Harry Orwell is a LA cop who is retired due to a bullet in his back. Now a Private Detective, Harry O. is hired by the man who shot him to find the other man who was involved in the shooting. Scheerer is trying to kill Garrison and also keep his heroin business alive.