- Wrote three of the five films of the "Dirty Harry" series: Dirty Harry (1971), The Enforcer (1976) and Sudden Impact (1983)--he's credited only for the first film. In addition to that, he wrote Coogan's Bluff (1968), Play Misty for Me (1971) and The Beguiled (1971), all starring Clint Eastwood.
- A shy and reticent man, he made only two notable public appearances in later years: a panel discussion of Buster Keaton held in Beverly Hills, CA, in 1995 conducted by Kevin Brownlow and a lengthy one-on-one interview as part of a Charles Chaplin conference held in London, England, in 2000 conducted by Jeffrey Vance.
- Son of Charles Reisner.
- Wrote several autobiographical essays about his father and Charles Chaplin with film historian Jeffrey Vance between 1995-2000. Only one essay--concerning his work with Chaplin on The Pilgrim (1923)--has been published.
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