8.4/1071 votesLoading...#1 - Eyewitness
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1974
When a friend's son is framed for an underworld murder, Harry's only witness is a blind teenager.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Herman Groves
- 8.4/1036 votesLoading...
#2 - Death Certificate
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/1976
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.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas
- 8.3/1065 votesLoading...
#3 - Shadows at Noon
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1974
To investigate an escaped mental patient's claim that she is being held prisoner, Harry checks himself into a mental institution.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert Dozier
- 8.3/1046 votesLoading...
#4 - Portrait of a Murder
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/1975
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.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
- 8.3/1044 votesLoading...
#5 - Reflections
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 10/9/1975
Harry helps a man who has been accused of a series of strangulation murders.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Michael Sloan
- 8.2/1056 votesLoading...
#6 - Lester
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1975
A criminology student seems less interested in proving his innocence of two sex murders than in observing Harry's investigative technique.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
- 8.2/1067 votesLoading...
#7 - Elegy for a Cop
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1975
Manny Quinlan, Harry's old friend on the San Diego police force, is murdered when he comes to Los Angeles to take his addicted niece back home.
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: Howard Rodman
- 8.2/1050 votesLoading...
#8 - Shades
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1975
A wealthy woman hires Harry to help her housekeeper, who admits to murdering a small-time blackmailer but refuses to discuss the reason.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Michael Sloan
- 8.1/1093 votesLoading...
#9 - Gertrude
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1974
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.
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1060 votesLoading...
#10 - Coinage of the Realm
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1974
Harry is looking for a man who could give a kidney transplant to his daughter, but so are two hired killers.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1044 votesLoading...
#11 - Mister Five and Dime
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1976
An elderly counterfeiter, who prints only enough money to supplement his pension, is kidnapped by drug dealers who need $250,000 in a hurry.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
- 8.1/1040 votesLoading...
#12 - Victim
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/1976
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.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas
- 8.0/1051 votesLoading...
#13 - Anatomy of a Frame
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1975
When Lt. Trench is framed for the murder of an informant, Harry tries to help him by masquerading as a drug pusher.
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas
- 8.0/1051 votesLoading...
#14 - APB Harry Orwell
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1975
The only woman who can clear Harry of a murder charge refuses to testify.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1040 votesLoading...
#15 - Past Imperfect
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1976
A woman's former boyfriend returns from prison and wants the old suitcase he left with her, which he claims is worth $300,000.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1053 votesLoading...
#16 - For the Love of Money
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1975
A woman hires Harry to find her boyfriend, who has disappeared after she helped him steal $25,000 worth of bonds from her employer.
Director: John Newland
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1057 votesLoading...
#17 - Double Jeopardy
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1975
An aspiring actor persuades Harry to protect him from a former syndicate boss who is convinced the young man killed his daughter.
Director: John Newland
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1049 votesLoading...
#18 - Mayday
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1975
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.
Director: Jerry London
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas
- 7.9/1046 votesLoading...
#19 - Tender Killing Care
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1975
Harry investigates the nursing home where his mechanic's father died suddenly, and Sue asks him to help some kids find their missing father.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1059 votesLoading...
#20 - The Last Heir
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1975
Harry is stranded at a woman's desert home, where one member of her family is killing off all the other potential heirs.
Director: Richard Lang
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1051 votesLoading...
#21 - Sound of Trumpets
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1975
Harry discovers that the blues trumpeter who stole his car is just out of prison and being pursued by several people, including a hit man.
Director: John Newland
Writer: Robert Pirosh
- 7.7/1069 votesLoading...
#22 - Mortal Sin
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1974
A priest comes to Harry for help after a murderer confesses to him that he may kill again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1055 votesLoading...
#23 - Ballinger's Choice
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1974
When a girl is found shot to death, Harry's simple divorce case turns into a murder investigation.
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1056 votesLoading...
#24 - Forty Reasons to Kill (1)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1974
Harry investigates the murder of a young friend who was framed for drug dealing after trying to buy 40 acres of ranch land.
Director: Daryl Duke
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1040 votesLoading...
#25 - Book of Changes
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1976
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.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Meyer Dolinsky, Michael Sloan
The Best Episodes of Harry O
Every episode of Harry O ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Harry O!
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,...
Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Eyewitness" is the best rated episode of "Harry O". It scored 8.4/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by Richard Lang and written by Herman Groves, it aired on 10/17/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Certificate".