Primo Pitt — City Heat Character Profile

About Primo Pitt

A ruthless gang leader and primary antagonist. He orchestrates the murder of Dehl Swift, threatens singer Ginny Lee, and kidnaps Caroline Howley to extort mob financial records. His criminal operations and violent gang clash with both Leon Coll's men and the protagonists in a final warehouse confrontation.

Character Facts

Played by

Rip Torn

Appears in

City Heat (1984)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Primo Pitt — Conflict Hostage Taker — Ginny Lee (Irene Cara)

  Pitt's gang captures the club singer to pressure Murphy.

• Primo Pitt — Conflict Kidnapper — Caroline Howley (Madeline Kahn)

  Pitt uses Caroline as leverage to obtain the ledger suitcase.

• Primo Pitt — Conflict Arch Enemy — Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood)

  Speer directly confronts and eliminates Pitt's street thugs.

• Primo Pitt — Conflict Arch Enemy — Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds)

  Murphy's primary antagonist who drives the central revenge plot.

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• Dr. Breslin (Charles Parks)
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