| Chico Gonzalez | |
|---|---|
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| Vital statistics | |
| Name | Chico Gonzalez |
| Portrayed by | Reni Santoni |
| Ethnicity | Mexican |
| Status | Alive |
| Occupation | Police detective |
| Films | Dirty Harry Magnum Force (mentioned) |
- "No wonder they call him Dirty Harry. Always gets the shit-end of the stick."
- —Chico Gonzalez[src]
Chico Gonzalez was Harry Callahan's partner and the deuteragonist in Dirty Harry.
Biography[]
Gonzalez was a newcomer who graduated from San Jose state. He has a wife. Harry did not treat him well at first, but they ended up getting along. Gonzalez showed to hold his ground throughout the film. After being taken off the case, Harry still had Gonzalez follow him while he played Scorpios game. In the end was wounded when Scorpio shot him with a sub-machine gun while trying to save Harry. While recovering, Gonzalez decides to quit the police force after what he went through. In Magnum Force, he is mentioned by Harry and is said to have become a teacher.
Abilities[]
- "The hospital report on Gonzalez looks okay, chief. Yeah. Well, he's a pretty tough kid."
- —Al Bressler[src]
- Keen Intelligence: Gonzalez went to school in San Jose State, where he earned his degree in sociology.
- Skilled Combatant: Gonzalez boxed in the light heavyweight division at San Jose State.
Equipment[]
- Colt Detective Special: Gonzalez held four men at gunpoint with his sidearm when they assaulted Harry, mistaking him for a voyeur. He later fired at the Scorpio Killer, but Harry told him not to kill the latter for Ann Mary Deacon's safety.
Trivia[]
- He alongside Al Quan are the only partners of Harry's to survive.
- He was played by the late Reni Santoni who played Poppie on the television sitcom Seinfeld.