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Harry Julian Fink(1923-2001)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Harry Julian Fink was born on 7 July 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was a writer, known for Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973) and Sudden Impact (1983). He was married to Rita M. Fink. He died on 8 August 2001 in La Jolla, California, USA.
BornJuly 7, 1923
DiedAugust 8, 2001(78)
BornJuly 7, 1923
DiedAugust 8, 2001(78)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1971
Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
Magnum Force
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1973
Clint Eastwood in Sudden Impact (1983)
Sudden Impact
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1983
Clint Eastwood in The Dead Pool (1988)
The Dead Pool
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1988

Credits

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Writer

  • Clint Eastwood in The Dead Pool (1988)
    The Dead Pool
    6.3
    • characters
    • 1988
  • Clint Eastwood in Sudden Impact (1983)
    Sudden Impact
    6.6
    • characters
    • 1983
  • Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    The Enforcer
    6.7
    • characters
    • 1976
  • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
    Magnum Force
    7.2
    • original material
    • 1973
  • John Wayne in Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
    Cahill U.S. Marshal
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)
    Dirty Harry
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1971
  • Big Jake (1971)
    Big Jake
    7.1
    • story and screenplay
    • 1971
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra (1968)
    Ice Station Zebra
    6.6
    • screen story
    • 1968
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1967–1968
  • Robert Loggia in T.H.E. Cat (1966)
    T.H.E. Cat
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • creator
    • writer
    • 1966–1967
  • Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Senta Berger, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, and Michael Anderson Jr. in Major Dundee (1965)
    Major Dundee
    6.7
    • story by
    • screenplay by
    • 1965
  • The Richard Boone Show (1963)
    The Richard Boone Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer (as John Wry)
    • 1964
  • Angela Lansbury and Tuesday Weld in The Eleventh Hour (1962)
    The Eleventh Hour
    7.3
    TV Series
    • created by
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1962–1963
  • Richard Boone in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1958–1963
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (1961)
    The Dick Powell Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962

Script and Continuity Department

  • Tate (1960)
    Tate
    7.4
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Wry
  • Born
    • July 7, 1923
    • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • August 8, 2001
    • La Jolla, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Rita M. FinkJune 21, 1949 - August 8, 2001 (his death)
  • Parents
      Haskel Fink (Finkelstein)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was barely out of his teens when he began a busy script-writing career in radio, with several contributions to the long-running "Suspense" series; in his later years, his film scripts were often written in collaboration with his wife, Rita M. Fink.

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