Harry Temple

"THAT'S OUR SCUMBAG!"

- Harry Temple

Lt. Harry Temple is a police officer, working for the Los Angeles Police Department. He is the partner of Jack Traven in the 1994 Speed, portrayed by Jeff Daniels.

Speed (1994)
Harry and Jack responded to reports of a bomb being detonated in a building's elevator shaft. On SWAT detail, he and Jack went to the top floor and headed into the shaft to look over the bomb on both the access hatch and emergency brakes. Harry realized the work was professional and so they decided to wait. Jack however decided to take the hostages out of the equation via construction crane on the roof. Aiding Jack, Harry lowered him down the elevator shaft while his partner placed the crane's hook onto the elevator. Harry pulled Jack up, however the bomber jumped the gun 3 minutes early, detonating the emergency brakes. With the crane keeping the elevator from falling, Harry and Jack, as well as other SWAT cops aided in the rescue of the passengers inside. With the last passenger out, both cops caught a breather before Jack realized the bomber was somewhere in the building.

Though Harry believed Jack to be incorrect, he did however consider the possibility and realized the bomber would have to be mobile. As a result, Harry believes he was in one of the elevators, only the civilian elevators were checked and cleared. Harry realized the building had freight elevators, which both cops checked and found the bomber inside a nearby elevator. Both slowly made their way onto the top, only for both to be shot at by the bomber. The bullet holes caused Harry to fall into the cabin and taken hostage by the bomber. Jack however was the last to enter, but now the bomber had Harry in his grasp and Jack holding him at gunpoint.