Colt Detective Special

The Colt Detective special has appeared in the following movies, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special

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Colt Detective Special 1st Gen (Nickel) - .38 Special

Colt Detective Special 3rd Gen - .38 Special

Colt Detective Special Nickel 3rd Gen - .38 Special)

Nickel Plated Colt Detective Special Snub Nose Revolver - .38 Special. This is the screen used revolver carried by (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) in the television series 77 Sunset Strip.

Pre-War Colt Detective Special used on Public Enemies

Colt Detective Special - .38 Special

Colt Detective Special with 3 inch. Barrel - .38 Special

Specifications

(1927-1986)

Type: Revolver

Caliber: .38 Special, .32 New Police (.32 S&W Long)

Capacity: 6 round cylinder

Fire Modes: Single shot (Double Action Revolver)

Film

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Actor	Character	File Title	Date
	Various	The Death Kiss	1932
Edward G. Robinson	Johnny Blake	Bullets or Ballots	1936
	Various	Bulldog Drummond's Revenge	1937
	Various	Escape by Night	1937
	Henchman	Bulldog Drummond in Africa	1938
	Various	Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police	1939
	Prison Guards and Prisoners	Each Dawn I Die	1939
James Cagney	Eddie Bartlett	The Roaring Twenties	1939
	Various	City for Conquest	1940
		Bataan	1943
	Various	The Big Sleep	1946
Jane Greer	Kathie Moffat	Out of the Past	1947
DeForest Kelley	Vince Grayson	Fear in the Night	1947
		The Hat Box Mystery	1947
	Various	Parole, Inc.	1948
Edmond O'Brien	Frank Bigelow	D.O.A.	1949
		Gun Crazy	1950
Jack Elam	Pete Harris	Kansas City Confidential	1952
James Arness	FBI Agent Robert Graham	Them!	1954
		A Bullet For Joey	1955
	Various	The FBI Story	1959
John Ericson	"Pretty Boy" Floyd	Pretty Boy Floyd	1960
Sean Connery	James Bond	You Only Live Twice	1967
Yaphet Kotto	Bank Robber	The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Adolfo Celi	Ralph Valmont	Diabolik	1968
	San Francisco Detectives	Bullitt	1968
Gene Hackman	Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle	The French Connection	1971
Richard Roundtree	John Shaft	Shaft (1971)	1971
	mob hitman	The Godfather	1972
Richard Attenborough	Commander Swann	Brannigan	1975
Various	Lizzies gangmember	The Warriors	1979
Albert Finney	N.Y.P.D. Detective Dewey Wilson	Wolfen	1981
Paul Newman	N.Y.P.D. Officer Murphy	Fort Apache,the Bronx	1981
Ken Wahl	N.Y.P.D. Officer Correlli	Fort Apache,the Bronx	1981
Leslie Nielsen	Richard Vickers	Creepshow	1982
Sondra Locke		Sudden Impact	1983
	Various	Once Upon A Time In America	1984
Judge Reinhold	Detective Billy Rosewood	Beverly Hills Cop	1984
Gregory Hines	Det. Ray Huges	Running Scared (1986)	1986
	Various	Legacy of Rage	1986
Andy Garcia	Stone	The Untouchables	1987
Lois Chiles	Anne Lansing	Creepshow 2	1987
Michael Douglas	NYPD Detective Sergeant Nick Conklin	Black Rain	1989
Marcia Gay Harden		Miller's Crossing	1990
Warren Beatty	Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel	Bugsy	1991
Lawrence Tierney	Joe Cabot	Reservoir Dogs	1992
	NYPD Detectives	The Usual Suspects	1995
Russell Crowe	Detective Bud White	L.A. Confidential	1997
Guy Pearce	Lt. Ed Exley	L.A. Confidential	1997
	Various	Jackie Brown	1997
	Various	The Mexican	2001
Paul Rudd	Brian Fantana	Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgendy	2004
Pierce Brosnan	Julian Noble	The Matador	2005
Bruce Willis	Detective Hartigan	Sin City	2005
Mark Ruffalo	S.F.P.D. Inspector Dave Toschi	Zodiac	2007
Colin Farrell		In Bruges	2008
	FBI Agents	Public Enemies	2009

Television

Actor	Character	Show Title	Notes	Original Run
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	Stuart Bailey	77 Sunset Strip'	Nickel plated version with stag Grips	1958 - 1964
		Charlie's Angels (TV)		1976 - 1981
	Various	The A-Team		1983 - 1987
Jack Webb	Sgt. Joe Friday	Dragnet	.22 lr version	2005 - present
Harvey Keitel	Det. Gene Hunt	Life on Mars		2008 - ?????

Video Games

• Mafia II (Nickel 3rd Gen model)

• Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

• Silent Storm: Sentinels

• Godfather, The (VG)

Anime

• Matsuda in Death Note.