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Harry O
S2.E17
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  • Episode aired Feb 19, 1976
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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John Rubinstein in Harry O (1973)
ActionCrimeDrama
When a robbery goes awry, a standoff with the police ensues and Lt. Trench offers himself as trade for one of the hostages. Harry must find the thief's girlfriend before hostages are killed.When a robbery goes awry, a standoff with the police ensues and Lt. Trench offers himself as trade for one of the hostages. Harry must find the thief's girlfriend before hostages are killed.When a robbery goes awry, a standoff with the police ensues and Lt. Trench offers himself as trade for one of the hostages. Harry must find the thief's girlfriend before hostages are killed.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
34
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    • Jerry London
    • Howard Rodman
    • Michael Sloan
  • Stars
    • David Janssen
    • Anthony Zerbe
    • John Rubinstein
    • Jerry London
    • Howard Rodman
    • Michael Sloan
  • Stars
    • David Janssen
    • Anthony Zerbe
    • John Rubinstein
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    • 3User reviews
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    Quinn K. Redeker in Harry O (1973)
    Anthony Zerbe and Colleen Camp in Harry O (1973)
    Bruce Glover in Harry O (1973)
    Colleen Camp in Harry O (1973)

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    David Janssen
    David Janssen
    • Harry Orwell
    Anthony Zerbe
    Anthony Zerbe
    • Lt. K.C. Trench
    John Rubinstein
    John Rubinstein
    • Richard Trask
    George Murdock
    George Murdock
    • Captain Shelldrake
    George Loros
    • Paul Lavelle
    Ayn Ruymen
    Ayn Ruymen
    • Virginia McBain
    Quinn K. Redeker
    Quinn K. Redeker
    • Harrison Bremmer
    • (as Quinn Redeker)
    Paul Tulley
    • Sgt. Roberts
    Bruce Glover
    Bruce Glover
    • Nathan Carroll
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Karen Bremmer
    Priscilla Pointer
    Priscilla Pointer
    • Constance Faraday
    Linda Gillen
    Linda Gillen
    • Jill McBain
    Don McGovern
    • Carl Devine
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Reporter
    • (as Timothy Thomerson)
    Charles Knapp
    • Photo Lab Manager
    Hank Stohl
    • Jack Conlin
    Fritzi Burr
    Fritzi Burr
    • Apartment Manager
    Jack Stauffer
    Jack Stauffer
    • Intern
      • Jerry London
      • Howard Rodman
      • Michael Sloan
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    • Trivia
      Robert Yuro and David Janssen, who share screen time here, had something else in common. They've both been romantically involved with Rosemary Forsyth.
    • Quotes

      Lt. K.C. Trench: I probably should thank you, Orwell. You may have saved my life.

      Harry Orwell: Well I didn't do it on purpose.

    User reviews3

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    8/10
    Dog Day Afternoon
    Using pretty much the same premise as Dog Day Afternoon, this hour of Harry O is pretty entertaining. All the essential elements are there. Instead of a bank robbery gone wrong, it's a liquor store robbery. Instead of needing money for an operation, the burglar needs the money for his girlfriend to get into a detox program. There's a hostage situation with a cop who's been shot and needs a doctor. A team tries to bust in through the back door. Media is camped out front broadcasting the situation live.

    The burglar (actor John Rubinstein) exchanges two of the hostages for Lt. Trench, so Trench is inside the store negotiating with the burglar while Harry's on the outside doing all the legwork. Harry spends most of his time looking for the burglar's junkie girlfriend. But the bad guys are looking for her too. Harry's got two hours to find her or Trench dies.
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    • Mar 31, 2016

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1976 (United States)
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 18, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • 1 hour
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