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Desert Eagle
The Desert Eagle is a self-loading pistol that has been produced since 1983 by Israeli Military Industries, in collaboration with Magnum Research Inc. of the USA. Designed as a self-loading pistol that can shoot powerful magnum rounds, to this end it was designed with a gas-operated rotating bolt mechanism more akin to self-loading rifles rather than pistols. While it is not the first self-loading pistol capable of firing such powerful rounds (see AutoMag), it is undoubtedly the most well known, and perhaps one of the most famous models of any pistol to appear on screen.
Please note that IMFDB prefers users to identify Desert Eagles by the specific variant, not simply as a "Desert Eagle". Use this page as a guide to familiarize yourself with the differences between the three major variants of the Desert Eagle. If you are having trouble figuring out which variant appears in a particular movie or TV show, always feel free to ask us. Thanks. -MT2008
The Desert Eagle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications
(1983-present)
- Type: Pistol
- Weight: 4.4 lbs (71.4 oz)
- Length: 10.75 in (27.3 cm)
- Barrel length(s): 6 in (152.4 mm)
- Caliber: .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum (discontinued), 44 Magnum, .440 Cor-Bon (discontinued), .429 Desert Eagle, .50 Action Express
- Capacity: 9 (.357 Magnum), 8 (.41 and .44 Magnum), 7 (.440 Cor-Bon, .429 DE and .50 Action Express)
- Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic (Single-Action, Gas Operation)
Desert Eagle Mark I
The Mark I is the earliest variation of the Desert Eagle put into production. First introduced late in 1983 and initially chambered only in .357 Magnum (with the .44 version appearing on the market a few years later), it is distinguishable from later Desert Eagle models by the "teardrop" shape of its safety button. The Mark I's slide release also has only a single step, while the release on the Mark VII and Mark XIX has several steps. This is the most common Desert Eagle model in films made prior to the early 1990s, though it has nonetheless appeared in numerous more recent productions (most notably Austin Powers in Goldmember).
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year of the Dragon | Mickey Rourke | Captain Stanley White | First use of the Desert Eagle in a Motion Picture | 1985 |
| Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | John Matrix | matte stainless | 1985 |
| Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | David Graf | Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry | 1985 | |
| Armed and Dangerous | Brion James | Anthony Lazarus | 1986 | |
| Extreme Prejudice | Dan Tullis Jr. | Sgt. Luther Fry | 1987 | |
| Near Dark | Lance Henriksen | Jesse Hooker | 1987 | |
| RoboCop | Kurtwood Smith | Clarence J. Boddicker | Outfitted with extended barrel, sometimes fitted with custom sound suppressor | 1987 |
| Kevin Page | Kinney | Brushed Chrome/Nickel finish | ||
| Ronny Cox | Dick Jones | Brushed Chrome/Nickel finish | ||
| They Live | Roddy Piper | Nada | 1988 | |
| Dead Heat | Gene LeBell | security guard | 1988 | |
| Hell Comes to Frogtown | Roddy Piper | Sam Hell | 1988 | |
| William Smith | Captain Devlin | |||
| Black Rain | Professor Toru Tanaka | Sugai's driver | 1989 | |
| American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | Steve James | Curtis Jackson | 1989 | |
| L. A. Bounty | Sybil Danning | Ruger | Fitted with Laser Point sight | 1989 |
| The Punisher | Dolph Lundgren | Frank Castle | Modified with an AMD-65 hand-guard reversed underneath the extended barrel | 1989 |
| Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | David Johansen | Halston | 14" barrel | 1990 |
| RoboCop 2 | Gun Store robber | 1990 | ||
| Gabriel Damon | Hob | Chrome finish | ||
| Short Time | Xander Berkeley | Carl Stark | Chrome finish, with suppressor | 1990 |
| Another 48 Hrs. | Andrew Divoff | Cherry Ganz | Matte stainless | 1990 |
| La Femme Nikita | Anne Parillaud | Nikita | 1990 | |
| Tremors | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | 1990 | |
| The Taking of Beverly Hills | Branscombe Richmond | Benetiz | 1991 | |
| The Jackpot! (La Totale!) | Thierry Lhermitte | François Voisin | 1991 | |
| Eddy Mitchell | Albert Grelleau | |||
| Universal Soldier | Dolph Lundgren | GR13/Sgt Andrew Scott | Fitted with Tasco Laser Point sight | 1992 |
| Full Eclipse | Patsy Kensit | Casey Spencer | 1993 | |
| RoboCop 3 | John Castle | Paul McDaggett | 1993 | |
| Rehabilitation Officers | ||||
| Trouble Bound | Sal Jenco | Danny | Matte stainless | 1993 |
| Patricia Arquette | Kit Califano | Matte stainless | ||
| Cliffhanger | John Lithgow | Eric Qualen | 1993 | |
| Enemy Gold | Rodrigo Obregón | Santiago | 1993 | |
| Enemy Gold | Julie Strain | Jewel Panther | 1993 | |
| The Getaway (1994) | David Morse | Jim Deer Jackson | Nickel | 1994 |
| Open Fire | Seen during the opening credits | 1994 | ||
| Bad Blood | Lorenzo Lamas | Travis Blackstone | 1994 | |
| Set It Off | Queen Latifah | Cleo | 1996 | |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Joseph McKenna | One Eyed Jack | 1996 | |
| Midnight Heat | Jeremy Roberts | Scar | 1996 | |
| Midnight Heat | Payne's henchmen | 1996 | ||
| Original Gangstas | Fred Williamson | John Bookman | Stainless | 1996 |
| Belly | Hassan Johnson | Mark | Stainless | 1998 |
| Method Man | Shameek | |||
| Snatch | Vinnie Jones | Bullet Tooth Tony | 2000 | |
| Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | 2001 | |
| Ali G Indahouse | Sacha Baron Cohen | Ali G | Matte Stainless Finsh | 2002 |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Mike Myers | Austin Powers | Custom Gold-plated variant | 2002 |
| Mike Myers | Goldmember | Custom Gold-plated variant | ||
| Bulletproof Monk | Chow Yun-Fat | The Monk With No Name | 2003 | |
| The Ladykillers | Two gang members | Two-tone finish | 2004 | |
| Cutie Honey | Officer Mikami | 2004 | ||
| Four Brothers | One of Victor Sweet's thugs | Bright nickel, ported | 2005 | |
| Crank | Jason Statham | Chev Chelios | 2006 | |
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Palestinian terrorist | 2008 | ||
| Get Smart | Dwayne Johnson | Agent 23 | 2008 | |
| Hallelujah! (Le missionnaire) | François Siener | Giancarlo | 2009 | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Jason Statham | Chev Chelios | During flashback from Crank | 2009 |
| Clifton Collins, Jr. | El Huron | Gold plated | ||
| Two strippers | Nickel | |||
| Jay Xcala | Alex Verona | During flashback from Crank | ||
| Yakuza Hunters 2: The Revenge Duel in Hell | Sakichi Sato | Inokuma | 2010 | |
| Black Out | Bas Keijzer | Bobby | chrome finish | 2012 |
| Willie Wartaal | Wally | chrome finish | ||
| Raymond Thiry | Jos | chrome finish | ||
| Battleground | Hugh Lambe | The Hunter | 2012 | |
| Hansel and Gretel & the 420 Witch | Joe Ordaz | Jorge | 2013 | |
| Life After Beth | Matthew Gray Gubler | Kyle Orfman | stainless | 2014 |
| Dane DeHaan | Zach Orfman | |||
| Zero Tolerance | Johann Helf | Mekael | 2015 | |
| Chappie | Ninja | Ninja | 2015 | |
| The Purge: Election Year | Christopher James Baker | Harmon James | 2016 | |
| Ready Player One | Tye Sheridan | Wade Watts | 2018 | |
| The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion | Hee-soon Park | Mr. Choi | 2018 | |
| Daughter of the Wolf | Brendan Fehr | Larsen | 2019 | |
| Shotgun Justice (Teroristka) | Iva Janzurová | Marie | 2019 | |
| Pavel Liska | Trpelka | |||
| Halloween Kills | Robert Longstreet | Lonnie Elam | 2021 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice | Tommy Koenig | Howard Famiglia | / "Baby Blues" | 1984-1990 |
| Reb Brown | Reb Gustafson | / "Viking Bikers from Hell" | ||
| The Equalizer | Edward Woodward | Robert McCall | 1985-1989 | |
| The Stand | Richard Lineback | Poke Freeman | 1994 | |
| In the Heat of the Night | Carroll O'Connor | Chief, and then Sheriff, William "Bill" Gillespie | Stainless | 1988-1995 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Lane Davies | Tempus | / "Tempus Fugitive", Two-tone finish | 1993-1997 |
| Farscape | Claudia Black | Aeryn Sun | Ep. 1.16 "A Human Reaction" | 1999-2003 |
| The Sopranos | Michael Imperioli | Christopher Moltisanti | Ep. 1.2 "46 Long" | 1999-2007 |
| The Kill Point | Nick Koesters | Leon | Two-tone finish | July 2007-August 2007 |
| The Shield | Michael Chiklis | Det. Vic Mackey | 2002-2008 | |
| Black and White | Vic Chou | Chen Zai Tian | 2009 | |
| Jimmy Hung | Boss | |||
| Iris - Season 1 | Seung Hyun Choi | Vick | 2009 | |
| North Korean terrorists | ||||
| Burn Notice - Season 3 | IRS Agent | "Fearless Leader" (S3E04) | 2009-2010 | |
| Chuck - Season 3 | Adam Baldwin | John Casey | Custom gold-plated version / Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler" (S3E06) | 2010 |
| Chuck - Season 5 | Jack Dimich | Timur | Custom gold-plated version / "Chuck Versus the Hack Off" (S4E05) | 2011-2012 |
| True Detective | Matthew McConaughey | Detective Rustin "Rust" Cohle | 2014 | |
| The Walking Dead - Season 4 | Michael Cudlitz | Sgt. Abraham Ford | 2014 | |
| Banshee - Season 3 | Ron Chepas Jones | Mr. Frazier | Ep. 10 | 2015 |
| Banshee - Season 3 | Lili Simmons | Rebecca Bowman | Ep. 10 | 2015 |
| Tokyo Vampire Hotel | Shôko Nakagawa | Giga | (Ep.1) | 2017 |
| Moe Miura | Maruki | (Ep.8.1) | ||
| Training Day (2017 TV Series) | Bill Paxton | Det. Frank Roarke | 2017 | |
| Tin Star | Ian Puleston-Davies | Frank Keane | 2017 | |
| Moon Knight - Season 1 | Arthur Harrow's cultist | Holstered; "The Friendly Type" (S1E03), "Gods and Monsters" (S1E06) | 2022 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomb Raider | Magnums | 1996 | ||
| Tomb Raider III | Only appears in artwork | 1998 | ||
| Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation | 1999 | |||
| Soldier of Fortune | Silver Talon | w/ stainless steel finish | 2000 | |
| Tomb Raider: Chronicles | 2000 | |||
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | w/ blued finish | 2004 | ||
| Conflict: Global Terror | 2005 | |||
| Cross Fire | w/ urban camo and gold finishes | 2007 | ||
| The Sum Of All Fears | "0.357 Pistol" | 2002 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | w/ stainless steel finish and variety of accessories | holds only 7 rounds | 2006 | |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | w/ stainless steel finish and variety of accessories | holds only 7 rounds | 2008 | |
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | 2008 | |||
| The House of the Dead: Overkill | "AMS Magnum" | w/ stainless steel finish | .357 Magnum variant, Later replaced with Mark XIX in 2011's Extended Cut version | 2009 |
| Splinter Cell: Conviction | w/ stainless steel finish and variety of accessories | holds only 7 rounds | 2010 | |
| Dead Island | 2011 | |||
| Silent Hill: Downpour | 2012 |
Anime
| Film/Series Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochikame | Volvo Saigo | w/ blued finish | 1996- |
| Akira | Colonel Shikishima | 1987 | |
| Case Closed - Season 3 | Touru Saeki | Ep. "The Bank Heist Murder Case" | 1997 |
| Heartwork: Love Guns | Masaki Ichihara | 2003 | |
| Burn-Up Scramble | 2004 | ||
| Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage | Yolanda | w/ engraved gold finish | 2006 |
| Jyu-oh-sei | Zagi | 2006 | |
| Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | "Beginning" (E08) | 2008 | |
| Yozakura Quartet | Tokui, Yuuhi Shinatsuhiko | 2008-2014 |
Desert Eagle Mark VII
The Mark VII was an improved variation of the original Desert Eagle. Introduced in 1990, it featured a re-designed safety lever (which is the most visible external difference from the Mark I) and slide release, as well as an adjustable trigger. Unlike the Mark I, it was available in both .41 Magnum and (briefly) .50 AE. This was the most likely Desert Eagle to be seen in movies made in the 1990s.
Contrary to popular belief, there are virtually no .44 caliber Desert Eagles seen in American made films, armorers usually use only the .357 Magnum or the .50 AE models. All films or television shows shot overseas with foreign armorers have used the .44 Desert Eagle, most notable Canadian Productions.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fly II | Gary Chalk | Scorby | Chrome finish | 1989 |
| Lee Richardson | Anton Bartok | |||
| Predator 2 | Danny Glover | Lt. Mike Harrigan | Chrome finish, outfitted with a scope | 1990 |
| Point Break (1991) | surfer dude/drug dealer | 1991 | ||
| New Jack City | Ice-T | Scotty Appleton | 1991 | |
| If Looks Could Kill | Tom Rack | Zigesfeld | Outfitted with silencer and reflex sight | 1991 |
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Filling station Robber | 1991 | ||
| Mickey Rourke | Harley Davidson | |||
| Don Johnson | Marlboro | |||
| Addams Family Values | Joan Cusack | Debbie Jellinsky | 1993 | |
| Last Action Hero | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Jack Slater | Matte stainless | 1993 |
| Menace II Society | MC Eiht | A-Wax | 1993 | |
| Natural Born Killers | Tom Sizemore | Det. Jack Scagnetti | Chrome finish | 1994 |
| Cyber Tracker | Jim Maniaci | Trackers | Visually modified | 1994 |
| Don "The Dragon" Wilson | Eric Phillips | |||
| Zero Tolerance | Robert Patrick | Jeff Douglas | Nickel plated with sniper scope and laser sight | 1994 |
| Direct Hit | Mel Novak | Kovar | Nickel plated with sniper scope and laser sight | 1994 |
| Barb Wire | Pamela Anderson | 1996 | ||
| Escape from LA | Steve Buscemi | 'Map to the Stars' Eddie | 1996 | |
| Kurt Russell | Snake Plissken | |||
| Bounty Hunters | Mike Mitchell | Ray Colt | 1996 | |
| Demolition High | Melissa Brasselle | Tanya | Nickel plated | 1996 |
| Corey Haim | Lenny Slater | |||
| Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Elizabeth Hurley | Vanessa Kensington | 1997 | |
| The Pest | Jeffrey Jones | Gustav Shank | With stainless steel finish | 1997 |
| Tom McCleister | Leo | |||
| Dance with the Devil | Carlos Bardem | Reggie San Pedro | Chrome finish, .357 | 1997 |
| Mean Guns | Michael Halsey | Marcus | 1997 | |
| Commander Hamilton | Peter Stormare | Carl Hamilton | 1998 | |
| Mats Långbacka | Stålhandske | |||
| Mark Hamill | Mike Hawkins | |||
| The Boondock Saints | Scott Griffith | Ivan Checkov | Chrome slide, black barrel and frame, and gold plated decocker | 1999 |
| Big Money Hustlas | Violent J | Big Baby Sweets | nickel-plated, matched pair | 2000 |
| Monoxide | Lil' Poot | nickel-plated | ||
| The Forsaken | Johnathon Schaech | Kit | Nickel finish | 2001 |
| Phina Oruche | Cym | |||
| Alexis Thorpe | Teddy | |||
| Jane Doe | Teri Hatcher | Jane Doe | 2001 | |
| 2009: Lost Memories | JBI Agent | 2002 | ||
| XXX | An unknown woman in the end credits | Stainless steel finish | 2002 | |
| The Rundown | Christopher Walken | Hatcher | 2003 | |
| Underworld | Lycans | 2003 | ||
| Todd Schneider | Trix | |||
| Michael Sheen | Lucian | |||
| Alien vs. Predator | Weyland mercenaries | fitted with Laser Devices BA-2 laser in green | 2004 | |
| Sanaa Lathan | Alexa Woods | |||
| The Preacher | Mike Reus | Pim | 2004 | |
| hitman | ||||
| Derailed (2005) | Xzibit | Dexter | nickel w/ black controls | 2005 |
| Clive Owen | Charlie | |||
| Borat | Sacha Baron Cohen | Borat Sagdiyev | Gold, tiger-striped | 2006 |
| Lucky Number Slevin | Israeli bodyguard | 2006 | ||
| Skinwalkers | Jason Behr | Varek | 2007 | |
| Gomorrah | Ciro Petrone | Ciro | Gold plated, probably non-firing prop gun | 2008 |
| College Road Trip | Martin Lawrence | Chief James Porter | 2008 | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Efren Ramirez | Venus | Nickel frame and slide, black barrel | 2009 |
| Cargo | Anna Katharina Schwabroh | Laura Portmann | 2009 | |
| Regula Grauwiller | Anna Lindbergh | |||
| Claude-Oliver Rudolph | Igor Prokoff | |||
| Michael Finger | Claudio Vespucci | |||
| Killers | Ashton Kutcher | Spencer | 2010 | |
| Killers | Katherine Heigl | Jen | 2010 | |
| Wicked Blood | Jake Busey | Bobby Stinson | 2014 | |
| Terminator: Genisys | Emilia Clarke | Sarah Connor | 2015 | |
| St. Zombie Girls' High School | Nagi Nemoto | Nagi | 2017 | |
| Bushwick | Bushwick residents | 2017 | ||
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Iron Gang member | 2021 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Lane Davies | Tempus | / "Tempus, Anyone?" | 1993-1997 |
| Millennium | Garret Dillahunt | Rick Van Horn | / "Closure" | 1996-1999 |
| Firefly | Nathan Fillion | Malcolm Reynolds | "Objects in Space" (S01E14) | 2002 |
| Summer Glau | River Tam | "Objects in Space" (S01E14) | ||
| Supernatural - Season 1 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | Nickel plated / "Something Wicked" (S01E18) | 2006 |
| Supernatural - Season 2 | Lauren Cohan | Bela Talbot | Nickel plated / "Bad Day at Black Rock" (S03E03) | 2007 |
| Sanctuary | Amanda Tapping | Dr. Helen Magnus | / "For King and Country" | 2008-2010 |
| Supernatural - Season 5 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | Nickel plated / "Swan Song" (S05E22) | 2010 |
| Supernatural - Season 6 | Jared Padalecki | Sam Winchester | "Unforgiven" (S06E13) | 2010-2011 |
| The Walking Dead - Season 3 | David Morrissey | Phillip Blake/The Governor | "The Suicide King" (S3E09) | 2013 |
| The Walking Dead - Season 7 | Norman Reedus | Daryl Dixon | "Service" (S7E04) | 2016 |
| Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Negan | "Service" (S7E04) | ||
| Savior | "Service" (S7E04) | |||
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | gold-plated; in the trunk of vintage car; "Power Broker" (S1E03) | 2021 | ||
| Hawkeye | Aleks Paunovic | Ivan Banionis | gold-plated; "Never Meet Your Heroes" (S1E01), "Hide and Seek" (S1E02), "Echoes" (S1E03), "Ronin" (S1E05), "So This is Christmas?" (S1E06) | 2021 |
| The Accidental Narco | Hwang Jung-min | Pastor Jeon Yo-hwan | 2022 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomb Raider III | "Desert Eagle" | Chambered in .50 AE | 1998 | |
| Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation | Only appears in artwork/FMVs | 1999 | ||
| Tomb Raider: Chronicles | "Desert Eagle" | Chambered in .50 AE, features optional red-dot scope | 2000 | |
| Conflict: Desert Storm | 2002 | |||
| Conflict: Desert Storm II | 2003 | |||
| Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | "Desert Ranger" | Chambered in .50 AE | 2003 | |
| Hitman: Contracts | "Gold Desert Eagle" | w/ golden finish | Can be dual wielded | 2004 |
| Hitman: Blood Money | Chambered in .357 and w/ stainless steel finish | 2006 | ||
| Global Operations | Chambered in .50 AE | 2004 | ||
| El Matador | 2006 | |||
| Reservoir Dogs (VG) | 2006 | |||
| Driver: Parallel Lines | "Gangster" | 2006 | ||
| The Darkness | Chambered in .44 Magnum | 2007 | ||
| Soldier of Fortune: Payback | ".50AE" | holds only 7 rounds | 2007 | |
| Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | 2007 | |||
| Tomb Raider: Anniversary | ".50 Dual Pistols" | dual-wielded | 2006 | |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | "Magnum Pistol" | w/ the flashlight by after market under-barrel rail and a rifle scope-ring mount stainless steel |
2009 | |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | stainless | unusable | 2009 | |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 2009 | |||
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | Chambered in .50 AE | 2010 | ||
| Just Cause 2 | "Pistol" | Can be dual wielded | 2010 | |
| Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | "Hand Cannons" | Dual-wielded | 2010 | |
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior | 2010 | |||
| War Inc. Battlezone | "Desert Eagle" | w/ various attachments | in DAO | 2011 |
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 | 2011 | |||
| Uncharted: Golden Abyss | "Desert-5" | Nickel in .50AE | 2011 | |
| DayZ | "Deagle" | Chambered in .357 | 2013 | |
| Watch Dogs | "D50" | Also available in gold | 2014 | |
| Contract Wars | 2015 | |||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | "Desert Eagle .44 Magnum" | Mark XIX slide serrations | 2016 |
Anime
| Film/Series Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery of the Necronomicon | American police, Sheriff | 1999 | |
| Najica Blitz Tactics | Humaritt ZZZ "Lila" | 2001 | |
| Demon King Daimao | Korone | 2010 |
Animation
| Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ | Laura | 2008 | |
| Boondocks, The | 2005 | ||
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig | Gino | 2004 | |
| Burn Up! | Banba | 1991 |
Desert Eagle Mark XIX
The Mark XIX is the current production model of the Desert Eagle, and the most likely to be seen in movies made since 2000, particularly in its .50 AE version (which is best known as the sidearm of the Agents from The Matrix). It was first introduced in 1995, and its most obvious visual difference from the earlier Desert Eagle models in that it features scope rails over the barrel (it also has taller cocking serrations on the slide). Unlike the earlier Desert Eagle models, the Mark XIX can be switched to any caliber simply by swapping the barrels. Later barrels have full Picatinny rails and a re-designed safety (whose design is a throwback to the safety of the original Mark I).
Also note that the .357 and .44 Magnum versions of the Mark XIX almost always have have a unique "fluted" barrel, which the .50 AE version does not have. Any Desert Eagle Mark XIX that lacks this fluting will most likely be the .50 AE model.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desperado | Tito Larriva | Tavo | 1995 | |
| Joaquim de Almeida | Bucho | |||
| Mike Moroff | Shrug | |||
| Bad Boys | A store clerk | 1995 | ||
| Eraser | Arnold Schwarzenegger | U.S. Marshal John Kruger | 1996 | |
| Lost Highway | Robert Loggia | Mr. Eddy | 1997 | |
| Mean Guns | Kimberly Warren | D | Chrome. | 1997 |
| Christopher Lambert | Lou | Chrome; handles two separate ones | ||
| Yuji Okumoto | Hoss | Chrome | ||
| Thom Mathews | Crow | Chrome | ||
| Ice-T | Moon | Chrome; handles four separate ones | ||
| Michael Halsey | Marcus | Chrome | ||
| Deborah Van Valkenbourgh | Cam | Chrome; handles without firing | ||
| A syndicate member | Chrome | |||
| Thursday | Thomas Jane | Casey Wells | 1998 | |
| The Boondock Saints | Ivan's partner | Chrome barrel and frame with a black slide | 1999 | |
| Matrix Trilogy | Various | The Agents | 1999-2003 | |
| Hugo Weaving | Smith | |||
| Plan B | Paul Sorvino | Joe Malone | 2001 | |
| Diane Keaton | Fran Varecchio | |||
| Crime Spree | Albert Dray | Raymond | 2003 | |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Demi Moore | Madison the Angel | 2003 | |
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Oded Fehr | Carlos Olivera | Standard Mark XIX .44 version, | 2004 |
| Mike Epps | L.J. | Twin .44 golden Desert Eagles | ||
| San Antonio | Affif Ben Badra | The Brazilian | 2004 | |
| Doom | Dwayne Johnson | Sarge | 2005 | |
| Piranha (Okhota na piranyu) | Yevgeny Mironov | Prokhor | 2006 | |
| Sergei Garmash | Zima | |||
| Viktoriya Isakova | Sinilga | |||
| Resident Evil: Extinction | Mike Epps | L.J. | using only a single .44 Magnum Gold-Plated version, as opposed to the two from the previous film | 2007 |
| Shoot 'Em Up | Paul Giamatti | Mr. Hertz | With custom barrel | 2007 |
| Skinwalkers | Kim Coates | Zo | 2007 | |
| The Eleventh Hour | Bounty Hunter | 2008 | ||
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Sean Patrick Flanery | Connor | fitted with match weights | 2009 |
| Norman Reedus | Murphy | fitted with match weights | ||
| Terminator Salvation | Moon Bloodgood | Blair Williams | 2009 | |
| Michael Papajohn | Carnahan | |||
| Michael Ironside | General Ashdown | stainless | ||
| Weekend | Malgorzata Socha | Maja | 2010 | |
| From Paris With Love | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | James Reese | 2010 | |
| Assassination Games | Scott Adkins | Roland Flint | w/ suppressor, red-dot | 2011 |
| One for the Money | Daniel Sunjata | Ranger | chromed nickel | 2012 |
| 21 Jump Street | Luis Da Silva Jr. | One-Percenter #3 - Luis | Two-tone | 2012 |
| Cosmopolis | Paul Giamatti | Benno Levin | w/scope, flashlight | 2012 |
| The Project: Panacea (Proyekt: Panatseya) | Konstantin Gartsman | Molchun | 2013 | |
| Svetlana Luchko | Maria | |||
| The Berlin File | Tayfun Bademsoy | Asim | airsoft replica, with suppressor | 2013 |
| Numan Acar | Abdul | airsoft replica | ||
| Seung-beom Ryu | Dong Myung-Soo | airsoft replica | ||
| The Purge | Purger | Chrome | 2013 | |
| American Heist | Akon | Sugar | Chrome with muzzle brake | 2014 |
| Let's Be Cops | James D'Arcy | Mossi | 2014 | |
| Karate Kill | Katarina Leigh Waters | Simona | 2016 | |
| John Wick: Chapter 2 | Seen in armory | 2017 | ||
| Bad Boys for Life | gunmen | 2020 | ||
| The Matrix Resurrections | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | Morpheus | 2021 | |
| The Tomorrow War | J.K. Simmons | James Forester, Sr. | 2021 | |
| The Suicide Squad | Joel Kinnaman | Rick Flag | 2021 | |
| The Suicide Squad | John Cena | Christopher "Peacemaker" Smith | 2021 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note/Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremors: The Series | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | March 2003 - August 2003 | |
| Victor Browne | Tyler Reed | |||
| CSI: NY - Season 5 | With pearl grips in "Turbulence" (S5E03) | 2008-2009 | ||
| Kidnapper | "Pay Up" (S5E25) | |||
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Aaron James Cash | The Dream Terminator | 2008-2009 | |
| Brian Austin Green | Derek Reese | |||
| Fringe | John Noble | Walter Bishop | 2009 | |
| Iris - Season 1 | Seung Hyun Choi | Vick | 2009 | |
| Burn Notice - Season 3 | "End Run" (S3E03)/Seen in a showcase/Gold Plated | 2009-2010 | ||
| Burn Notice - Season 5 | Jesse | "Breaking Point" (S5E14) | 2011 | |
| Falling Skies - Season 1 | Peter Shinkoda | Dai | 2011 | |
| Chuck - Season 5 | Zachary Levi | Chuck Bartowski | MRI current model, brushed chrome finish, muzzle brake, Leupold scope / "Chuck Versus the Goodbye" (Series Finale Part 2) | 2011-2012 |
| NCIS - Season 9 | Scott Wolf | ex-Watcher agent Casey Stratton | "Housekeeping" (S9E12) | 2011-2012 |
| Burn Notice - Season 6 | Tyler Gray | Kenny Johnson | Desperate Times" (S6E10) | 2012 |
| Falling Skies - Season 2 | Peter Shinkoda | Dai | 2012 | |
| Revolution | Giancarlo Esposito | Tom Neville | 2012-2013 | |
| David Lyons | Sebastian Monroe | |||
| Banshee - Season 3 | One of Lowell's men | 2015 | ||
| Better Call Saul - Season 1 | Steven Ogg | Sobchak | Holstered; "Pimento" (S1E09) | 2015 |
| Jonathan Banks | Michael Ehrmantraut | "Pimento" (S1E09) | ||
| Murder in the First | Mo McRae | Anthony 'Suger' Cascade | "Down Time" (S2E11) | 2015 |
| Trailer Park Boys | Bernard Robichaud | Cyrus | (S09E04) | 2015 |
| John Paul Tremblay | Julian | |||
| Criminal Minds | Gia Mantegna | Lindsey Vaughn | "Red Light" (S12E22) | 2017 |
| Big Sky - Season 2 | henchman | 2021-2022 | ||
| Janina Gavankar | Ren Bhullar | switches to older model in "The Muffin or The Hammer" (S2E15) | ||
| Reacher | Willa Fitzgerald | Roscoe Conklin | "Spoonful" (S1E03) | 2022 |
| Reacher | Alan Ritchson | Jack Reacher | "Spoonful" (S1E03) | 2022 |
| Reacher | Bruce McGill | Mayor Teale | "Pie" (S1E08) | 2022 |
Video Games
Please keep in mind that most video games feature Desert Eagles with a 7-round magazine, however not all those pistols are modeled after the .50 AE Mark XIX. Determine the correct variant by looking at the safety and the barrel, not by the (often incorrect) magazine size.
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil 2 | "Magnum" | Custom wooden grips with an imbedded gold S.T.A.R.S. embalm, can be upgraded with a blued 10-inch barrel and slide | Chrome finish, when upgraded, chrome (frame)/blued (slide and barrel) two-tone finish | 1998 |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | In .357 Magnum, but holds only 7 rounds | 1999 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | "IMI Desert Eagle" | .357 Magnum and .50AE variants | 1999 | |
| Counter-Strike | "Night Hawk 50c" | stainless steel finish | 1999 | |
| The World Is Not Enough | "Raptor Magnum" | With stainless steel finish and matching laser pointer | 2000 | |
| Project IGI: I'm Going In | 2000 | |||
| Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | 2002 | |||
| Contract J.A.C.K. | ".50AE Handgun" | Nickel in .357 Magnum | Highly anachronistic | 2003 |
| IGI 2: Covert Strike | 2003 | |||
| Postal 2 | "Pistol" | 2003 | ||
| Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | "Desert Eagle" | 10-round magazine | 2003 | |
| Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project | "Golden Eagle" | Golden finish | 2003 | |
| Far Cry | "Falcon .357" | 2004 | ||
| Serious Sam: Next Encounter | "Desert Hawk" | Heavily modified | Optional akimbo | 2004 |
| Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | "Night Hawk 50c" | Stainless steel finish | 2004 | |
| Counter Strike: Source | "Night Hawk 50c" | Stainless steel finish | 2004 | |
| Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | |||
| Deadhunt | 2005 | |||
| SWAT 4 | "Mark XIX Pistol" | 2005 | ||
| [[Matrix: Path of Neo, The|The Matrix: Path of Neo]] | "Agent Pistol" | 20-round magazine | 2005 | |
| Far Cry Instincts: Predator | 2005 | |||
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory | 2005 | |||
| Punisher | 2005 | |||
| Chameleon | 2005 | |||
| Time Crisis IV | Laser sight | With nickel finish | 2006 | |
| Eternal Damnation | Model from Postal 2; unusable | 2006 | ||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | With stainless steel finish | 2007 | ||
| Urban Terror | 2007 | |||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | "Desert Eagle" | In nickel and gold finishes | 2007 | |
| Stranglehold | With stainless steel, gold, and standard finishes | 2007 | ||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | "Big Ben" | in 9x39mm | 2007 | |
| "Black Kite" | in .45 ACP | |||
| Clive Barker's Jericho | "Destiny" & "Faith" | dual-wield, with 15-round extended mags | can fire normal, explosive and frag ammo | 2007 |
| Cross Fire | "Desert Eagle" | 2007 | ||
| Dual Desert Eagle | dual-wielded | |||
| Desert Eagle-Silencer | Silencer | |||
| Desert Eagle-Scope | Flashlight and scope | |||
| Counter-Strike Online | "Nighthawk .50C" | Stainless steel and gold finishes | Now also has twin gun mode in Zombie 2 mode, Zombie 3 mode and Zombie Unite Mode | 2008 |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | "Combat Pistol" | 2008 | ||
| Far Cry 2 | "Eagle.50" | Holds 8 rounds like the .44 Magnum version and double action only | 2008 | |
| Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009 | ".50AE Pistol" | with scope | 2008 | |
| Combat Arms | Appears shorter than real-life counterpart | 2008 | ||
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | "Pistol" | w/ 15-round capacity | Mark I-style "teardrop" safety | 2008 |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | 2008 | |||
| Army of Two | Can be customized with a variety of parts and finishes | 2008 | ||
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | 2008 | |||
| Wheelman | in .50 AE | 2009 | ||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | "Desert Eagle" | Modeled with custom 3-dot sights, Magnum Researches' new barrel with a picatinny rail, and a two-tone finish | 2009 | |
| Resident Evil 5 | "Lightning Hawk" | Identical to the non-upgraded one from RE2, except with the addition of front slide serrations | presumably chambered in .44 Magnum | 2009 |
| Killing Floor | "Handcannon" | .50 AE with 8 bullet capacity; can be dual-wielded | 2009 | |
| Army of Two: The 40th Day | "DE-.44" | Can be fitted with various suppressors or muzzle brakes | .44 Magnum, with or without extended magazine | 2010 |
| Resonance of Fate | "MI50A" | Can be fitted with multiple barrels and multiple optics simultaneously; an oversized version appears grafted to head of one enemy. | .50, 6 rounds | 2010 |
| Battlefield Play4Free | "Deagle 50" | Limited-edition stainless steel version also available | 2011 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 2011 | |||
| Serious Sam 3: BFE | "SOP38 Pistol" | Incorrect 10-round capacity | 2011 | |
| The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut | "AMS Magnum" | Picatinny rail above the barrel, and a second rail attached underneath | Replaces Mark I variants from original version | 2011 |
| "Gwendolyn" | White (possibly pearl) grips with gold-plated hammers and safeties. | |||
| Karma Online | 2011 | |||
| Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | "Deagle" | w/ Picatinny rail barrel | 2011 | |
| Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D | "L. Hawk" | 2011 | ||
| The Expendables 2: Videogame | 2012 | |||
| ZombiU | "Magnum Pistol" | Nickel in .50 AE | 2012 | |
| Far Cry 3 | "D50" | 2012 | ||
| Arctic Combat | "D50" | 2012 | ||
| Binary Domain | "Soldado 38P Auto" | Threaded barrel and modified muzzle with striking spikes | Incorrect 12-round capacity | 2012 |
| State of Decay | "Condor" | 2013 | ||
| Tomb Raider | "Magnum Pistol" | w/ various upgrades | 2013 | |
| The Showdown Effect | "Falcor" | Golden controls | 2013 | |
| Payday 2 | "Deagle" | 2013 | ||
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | "D50" | w/ picatinny railed barrel | 2013 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | "Pistol .50" | Incorrect optional 12-round extended magazine | 2013 | |
| Battlefield 4 | "DEagle 44" | Underbarrel picatinny rail. Can have various accessories attached to it, including muzzle brakes and laser sights | .44 Magnum version with correct 8+1 capacity; part of Dragon's Teeth DLC | 2013 |
| Warface | Desert Eagle | with a muzzle brake | 2013 | |
| Far Cry 4 | "D50" | 2014 | ||
| Time Crisis 5 | "Handgun" | Muzzle brakes | Nickel in .50 AE, but holds 9 rounds | 2014 |
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | Desert Eagle .44 | scope and extended barrel | 2014 | |
| Rainbow Six: Siege | "D-50" | Laser sight attachment is available | Introduced in Operation Dust Line expansion (2016) | 2015 |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | "Desert Eagle .50AE Magnum" | 6" barrel | 2016 | |
| "Desert Eagle 50 Classic" | 6" barrel, engraved slide & wood grips | |||
| "Desert Eagle 50 Marksman" | 10" barrel | |||
| "Desert Eagle 50 14 inch" | 14" barrel | |||
| "Desert Eagle 50 Longslide" | 14" barrel with custom barrel attachment | |||
| "Desert Eagle 50 Carbine" | Desert Eagle Police Carbine | |||
| Shadow Warrior 2 | "Point Five-O" | w/ railed barrel, compensator and skeleton hammer | holds 12 rounds | 2016 |
| Umbrella Corps | Lightning Hawk | w/ optional suppressors and optics | Blued finish in .50AE, can incorrectly be fitted with a suppressor | 2016 |
| Black Squad | "DesertEagle 50AE" | w/ railed barrel and compensator | 2017 | |
| Far Cry 5 | "D50" | w/railed barrel | Incorrectly holds 10 rounds and fires .50 BMG | 2018 |
| Ironsight | "Desert Eagle" | 2018 | ||
| Ring of Elysium | 2018 | |||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | "River Hawk" | 2018 | ||
| Insurgency: Sandstorm | "Desert Eagle" | 2018 | ||
| State of Decay 2 | 2018 | |||
| Krunker | Desert Eagle | Chrome finish, "Silenced" skin adds a suppressor | 2019 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2019 | |||
| The Division 2 | "D50" | 2019 | ||
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts | "FALCON IRM" | 2019 | ||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | ".50 GS" | 2019 | ||
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 2019 | |||
| Serious Sam 4 | "SOP38 Pistol" | Incorrect 10-round capacity | 2020 | |
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 | "HARRIER" | 2021 | ||
| Far Cry 6 | 2021 | |||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | ".50 GS" ,"GS Magna" | "GS Magna" based on custom full auto conversion | 2022 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| You're Under Arrest! - Season 1 | Natsumi Tsujimoto | File#5, 42 | 1994 -1999 |
| Mezzo DSA | Corrupt Police Officers | 2004 | |
| Elfen Lied | Bandou | .50 AE | 2004 |
| Phantom: The Animation | Zwei | .50AE | 2004 |
| Case Closed: The Private Eyes' Requiem | Biker | 2006 | |
| Bokura no | Kodama | airsoft replica | 2007 |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Olga | 2008 | |
| Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom | 2009 | ||
| Angel Beats! | Takamatsu | 2010 | |
| Future Diary | Ep. 26; hanging on a wall | 2012 | |
| Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3 | Sonora Kashima | Airsoft | 2013 |
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion | Homura Akemi | 2013 | |
| Punch Line | Guriko | 2015 | |
| Jujutsu Kaisen | "Black Flash" (S1E19) | 2020-2021 |
Animation
| Title | Voice Actor | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love, Death & Robots - Season 3 | custom variant from 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2; seen in armory; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05) | 2022 |
Specific Variant Unknown (identification pending)
These are films, TV shows, or video games where the specific Desert Eagle variant is unconfirmed, either because the page creator failed to provide screen captures or because it is hard to discern the variant from the screen captures that were provided. Any further assistance would be much appreciated. -MT2008
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooters | Ioan Gruffudd | Freddy Guns | ||
| Killing Zoe | François | 1993 | ||
| The Rage | Gary Busey | Art Dacy | 1997 | |
| Old Men in New Cars | Torkel Petersson | Ludvig | 2002 | |
| Outside the Law | Delgado's bodyguard | 2002 | ||
| 22 Bullets | Dominique Thomas | Ange Papalardo | 2010 | |
| New Kids Nitro | seen in trunk of car | 2011 | ||
| Wolf Warriors 2 | Oleg Prudius | Bear | 2017 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The X-Files - Season 1 | Marshall Bell | USAF Colonel Calvin Hendersen | Polished stainless or nickel, Possibly Mark I variant / "Fallen Angel" (S1E09) | 1993 |
| NCIS - Season 5 | James Logan | Tesla Suskavcevic | "About Face" (S5E17) / Possibly mocked up Jericho 941 | 2007-2008 |
| CSI: NY - Season 3 | Shown being fired into a ballistics tank, stainless steel finish / "Silent Night" (S3E12) | |||
| Gang Related | Long Beach Lords gangster | 2014 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 007: Nightfire | Raptor Magnum .357 | two-tone finish and fitted with a laser pointer | ||
| Raptor Magnum .50 | ||||
| Enter the Matrix | .50AE Pistol | |||
| Fallout | ||||
| Heavy Rain | Modeled with rail serrations on barrel | |||
| Hitman: Codename 47 | ||||
| Manhunt | Heavy Handgun and Avenger Force .50 AE GS | |||
| Max Payne | .44 Magnum | Erroneous 12-Round Magazine | ||
| Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes | ||||
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | Available in both .357 and .50 | |||
| Boiling Point: Road to Hell | Pistol | Starts with an erroneous 5-round magazine capacity but can be upgraded to use 10-round magazines of ".50 Caliber" ammunition | Safety cannot be turned off, hammer is always shown as uncocked, and appears to be a mix of the Mark VII and XIX variants while having no scope rails or barrel fluting | 2005 |
| Scarface: The World is Yours | Deagle | With gold finish | 2006 | |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 | |||
| NCIS: The Video Game | 2011 | |||
| Max Payne 3 | DE .50. | 2012 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Dominion Tank Police | 1993 | ||
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | 2002 | ||
| Magical Witch Punie-chan | Captain Paya Livingston | "So only test scores measure the worth of a human being? At best I'm 0 points. Yup." (E3.A) | 2006-2008 |
| Cat Planet Cuties | Manami | CO2 replica | 2010 |
Blank Firing Replicas
Bruni Combat
The Bruni Combat is a blank fire replica of the Desert Eagle chambered in 8mm P.A.K. blanks. It can be differentiated from a genuine Desert Eagle by its wood grips panels and heel mounted magazine release
Specifications
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- Type: Blank firing pistol
- Caliber: 8mm P.A.K. blanks
- Weight: 4.4 lbs (2 kg)
- Length: 10.6 in (27 cm)
- Capacity: 11 round magazine
- Fire Modes: DA/SA Semi-automatic
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer, The | in the briefcase given | 1989 | ||
| Hardware | Chief Security Guard | 1990 | ||
| Shades |
Retay Eagle
The Retay Eagle is a blank fire replica of the Desert Eagle chambered in 9mm P.A.K. blanks. It can be differentiated from a genuine Desert Eagle by the design of the grips and thumb safety, Beretta 92-style ring hammer, and by the two screws located at the front of the slide.
Specifications
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- Type: Blank firing pistol
- Caliber: 9mm P.A.K. blanks
- Weight: 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
- Length: 8.7 in (22.1 cm)
- Capacity: 18-round magazine
- Fire Modes: DA/SA Semi-automatic
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Assassin | Dolph Lundgren | Michael Dane | 1995 | |
| Michael Rogers | Henchman | |||
| Maruschka Detmers | Simone Rosset |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alarm für Cobra 11 - Season 30 | Tom Beck | Ben Jäger | "72 Stunden Angst" | 2011 |
See Also
- Israel Military Industries - A list of all firearms manufactured by IMI.
- (Red Heat) - Podbyrin 9.2 mm Pistol