Harold Cartwright is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a main character and tertiary antagonist in the port Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, and a central character in Grand Theft Auto: London 1961.
Background
Harold is in charge of the criminal Cartwright Gang and seems to have made his name and fortune in bars, pubs and pool halls, but is nonetheless not a significant player in the London criminal underworld. Cartwright is the first person to provide the protagonist with jobs. He claims to be confrontational and that he fears no one but it is later revealed that he is a coward and is afraid of Albert and Archie Crisp.
1961
He hires the protagonist to help him in jobs which he gets from the Crisp twins. His missions include wiping out two small-time gangs under the orders of Mr. Caukenbolls by blowing their hideouts up and killing their members in a shoot-out, chauffering Caukenbolls and defending him from rival gangsters, then rescuing him from them. After those events the rival thugs are wiped out and Mr C. is taken to a safe place. Soon later, Harold tells the protagonist to try and discredit Gene White, but at the end the player kills him and recruits his girls. Harold and the Protagonist then apparently had sex with the prostitutes and it was recorded, so the protagonist has to destroy trucks filled with the tapes. Next time he asks the player to murder Poundage Fern and act as him in a car race in order to get the cup. First the player murders his bodyguards, then Fern, and wins the race. A bit later, the protagonist steals a Jug Swinger, apparently for Harold's mother. However, it's Endeavour Chambers car, and the government takes the player as him. This leads to the protagonist to cross Hans Nemesis actions for the first time. Another time, he tasks the player with delivering dolls for his little cousin, Ashley. The last job for him involves killing a guy who is blackmailing Harold. His son is killed as well. After that, the player meets Harold personally, congratulating him on how well he has done.
Trivia
- It is stated that his mother is 60 years old during 1961, which makes Harold to be around 30/40 years.
- Harold Cartwright is the name of a former British cricketter.
| Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 characters | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Rodney Morash | Sid Vacant | Maurice Caine | Mick Casey | Johnny Hawthorn | Winston Henry | Charles Jones | Wolfie Vilans |
| Main characters | Harold Cartwright† | Jack Parkinson | Albert Crisp | Archie Crisp | Pretty Charlie | The Crisps' Contact |
| Supporting characters | Chalkie† | Keith | Noles Brothers† | Beryl Cartwright† | Doctor Zel† | Sidney Moore | Midnight† | Midnight's Associate | Fingers | Terry Dorkins | Lenny Smith† | Lord Lucan | Gary | Arthur† | Filthy Colin† | Romeo | British Government Contact | Hans Nemesis† | Rough Tony† | Cyprus Phil† | Gerald† | Reg Smith† |
| Mentioned characters | Queen of England | Endeavour Chambers | Agent Temple | Len | Honest Ray | Mrs. Crisp | Lee "Scratch" Perry† | Razors |
| Radio DJs | Doctor Peter Pants-On |
| † denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice Characters in GTA London 1969 | Category:Characters in GTA London 1969 | Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 | Category:Characters | |
| Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 characters | |
|---|---|
| Protagonists | Rodney Morash | Sid Vacant | Maurice Caine | Mick Casey | Johnny Hawthorn | Winston Henry | Charles Jones | Wolfie Vilans |
| Main characters | Harold Cartwright† | Cartwright Gang Contact |
| Minor characters | Jack Parkinson | Mr. Caukenbolls | Bobby | Gene White† | Curly | Mandy | Bongo | Poundage Fern† | British Government Contact | Grandpa |
| Mentioned characters | Ashley | Hans Nemesis† | Endeavour Chambers |
| † denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice Characters in GTA London 1961 • Category:Characters in GTA London 1961 • Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 • Category:Characters | |