Harold — Medium Cool Character Profile

About Harold

Eileen's young son living in Chicago. He initially claims his father is in Vietnam but later admits he ran away. He briefly goes missing during the riots but is revealed to have returned home safely.

Character Facts

Played by

Harold Blankenship

Appears in

Medium Cool (1969)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Harold — father — Harold's Father (Charles Geary)
• Harold — Family Mother — Eileen (Verna Bloom)

  Eileen is Harold's sole guardian and primary caregiver.

• Harold — Social Mentor — John (Robert Forster)

  John takes on a guiding, older-brother role for Harold.

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• Eileen (Verna Bloom)
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• Ruth (Marianna Hill)
• Social Worker (Marrian Walters)
• Cameraman on Scaffold (uncredited) (Haskell Wexler)
• Kennedy Student (as Nancy Noble) (Nancy Lee Noble)
• Roller Derby Patron (China Lee)
• Harold's Father (Charles Geary)
• Gun Clinic Manager (Peter Boyle)
• Rich Lady (Beverly Younger)
• Blonde in Car (Sandra Ann Roberts)