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[[Image:NewStand1E.jpg|thumb|right|400px| [[Chuck Adamson]] (1936-2008) as Barry Dorgan with a [[SIG-Sauer P226]] in ''[[The Stand]]'' (1994)]]
[[Image:NewStand1E.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Chuck Adamson (1936-2008) as Barry Dorgan with a [[SIG-Sauer P228]] in ''[[Stand, The (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]'' (1994)]]


== Background ==
== Background ==


Chuck Adamson was a retired Chicago City police officer. A case that his unit worked in the 1960's would later be the inspiration for the movies ''[[L.A. Takedown]]'' (1989) and ''[[Heat]]'' (1995). After law enforcement he became a technical advisor on movies such as ''[[Thief]]'' (1981) and then progressed into acting, writing and producing. He was friends with the director [[Michael Mann]] and former Chicago police officer and actor [[Dennis Farina]]. He died in 2008 at the age of 71.
Chuck Adamson was a retired Chicago police officer whose cases that his unit worked on in the 1960's would later be the inspiration for the movies ''[[L.A. Takedown]]'' (1989) and ''[[Heat]]'' (1995). Upon retiring from law enforcement, Adamson became a technical advisor on movies such as ''[[Thief]]'' (1981) and then progressed into acting, writing and producing.   He co-created the 1986 television series ''[[Crime Story]]'', which he collaborated on with his friends, director [[Michael Mann]] and former Chicago police officer and actor [[Dennis Farina]]. Adamson died in 2008 at the age of 71.


'''Chuck Adamson can be seen using firearms in the following productions:'''
'''Chuck Adamson can be seen using firearms in the following productions:'''
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Chuck Adamson (1936-2008) as Barry Dorgan with a SIG-Sauer P228 in The Stand (1994)

Background

Chuck Adamson was a retired Chicago police officer whose cases that his unit worked on in the 1960's would later be the inspiration for the movies L.A. Takedown (1989) and Heat (1995). Upon retiring from law enforcement, Adamson became a technical advisor on movies such as Thief (1981) and then progressed into acting, writing and producing. He co-created the 1986 television series Crime Story, which he collaborated on with his friends, director Michael Mann and former Chicago police officer and actor Dennis Farina. Adamson died in 2008 at the age of 71.

Chuck Adamson can be seen using firearms in the following productions:

Television

Gun Character Title Note Date
SIG-Sauer P228 Barry Dorgan The Stand . 1994
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