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Thompson Submachine Gun
The Thompson submachine gun, or "Tommy Gun", has appeared in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:
M1921 Thompson
The M1921 is the original production version of the Thompson Submachine Gun, as manufactured by Colt Firearms in 1921. The M1921 is of the highest quality, fit, and along with a high polish blued finish, more like high grade sporting arm, than a military weapon. Standard features of the M1921 are the finned barrels, some sent with Cutts compensators, knurled lightweight bolt handles, Lyman Model 55B adjustable rear sights, push button detachable butt stocks, vertical fore grips and checkered fire control levers.
Television
- Used by Myron Stark/T-888 (Todd Stashwick) in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Video Games
- Mimes in No One Lives Forever 2 : A Spy In HARM's Way (as the "M1921-A1")
- Bioshock (As Machine Gun) The game is set in 1960, so i'm not sure why a M1921 would be used
M1928/M1928A1 Thompson
The Model 1928 was more of an modified version rather than an upgrade. They are visually the same as the M1921 except they were outfitted with heavy actuators and smaller less powerful recoil springs to reduce the rate of fire. The earliest of these were converted M1921 Thompson receivers that were merely re-stamped "1928" over the original markings (hence the terminology "overstamp"). The M1928A1 was the military contract version of this weapon in 1928. It had a more crude military grade blued finish, a heavier actuator and the vertical foregrip was replaced with a horizontal one.
Film
- Ric Young as Kao Kan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Tom Hanks as Michael Sullivan, and other mobsters in Road to Perdition
- Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: First Contact
- The crew of the S.S. Venture in King Kong
- Bikers in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- Organized Crime Goons in Magnum Force
- Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow and Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde
- Unknown Actor as "Johnny" who shoots Unknown Actor as "Snakes" in a fictitious black and white movie in Home Alone
- Gangsters & Police in the Scarface
- Gangsters & FBI Special Agents in The Rocketeer
- Christopher Walken as Hickey in Last Man Standing
- One of the Merovingian's henchmen in The Matrix Reloaded
- Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay in The Mummy Returns
- Brendan Fraser as Rick O' Connell in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- Barzini hitmen in The Godfather
- Gangsters in Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
- Russian Soldiers and Ray Winstone as Mac in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Soldiers and police in Them!
- Gangsters, Police, and Federal Agents in The Untouchables
- William Holden, Cliff Robertson and numerous others in The Devil's Brigade (the A1 model)
- U.S. military personnel in Pearl Harbor (M1928A1 with 50-round drum and 30-round box magazines)
- Numerous individuals, both criminal and law enforcement in Miller's Crossing
Television
- Sigma Iotia II natives, William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, and Leonard Nimoy as Lt. Spock in Star Trek (episode "A Piece of the Action")
- A holographic gangster in Star Trek: The Next Generation (episode "Manhunt")
Video Games
- Timesplitters 2 as the Tommy Gun.
M1 Thompson
The M1/M1A1 were versions of the M1928A1 Thompson that were streamlined and simplified for manufacture during World War 2. Features include a non-finned barrel, simple fixed "L" style sights, no Cutts Compensators, and no knurling on actuators, or fire select levers. Also there are examples that were parkerized rather than blued that ended up in the hands of U.S. Soldiers.
The older style M1 Thompson had simple rear peep sights and a slightly more complex bolt design, which was simplified with the M1A1 Thompson and the sights were improved.
Film
- Clint Eastwood as Pvt. Kelly, Telly Savalas as MSgt. Big Joe, Don Rickles as SSgt. Crapgame, along with other characters in Kelly's Heroes
- A British refugee in Reign of Fire
M1A1 Thompson
Film
- Tom Hanks as Captain John Miller in Saving Private Ryan
- Ted Danson as Captain Fred Hamill in Saving Private Ryan
- Used as part of the M41A Pulse Rifles seen in Aliens
- Gary Sinise as one of Lt. Dan Taylor's ancestors in Forrest Gump
- Organized Crime Goons in Magnum Force
- CIA Agents in Diamonds Are Forever
- U.S. Army soldiers in Band of Brothers
- Mobsters in Magnum Force
- U.S. Air Force personnel in Jet Pilot
- Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and other soldiers in Kelly's Heroes
Television
- Tim Russ as Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager (episode "The Killing Game")