Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger as SSG Barnes in Platoon (1986).

Tom Berenger with a SIG-Sauer P226 as Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Beckett in Sniper (1993).

Tom Berenger holds a suppressed Uzi as John Shale in The Substitute (1996).

Tom Berenger is an American actor who often seen in military-related roles including such films as The Dogs of War, Born on the Fourth of July, and The Substitute. Among his most notable roles include his portrayal of Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett in several films of the Sniper film series as well as SSG Robert Barnes in the 1986 Vietnam War film Platoon, a role for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Tom Berenger can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Single Action Army	Butch Cassidy	Butch and Sundance: The Early Days	"Artillery"	1979
Colt Sporter 1 Carbine	Drew	The Dogs of War	mocked up as a Colt Commando	1981
Manville Projectile Launcher	Drew	The Dogs of War		1981
Colt Model 653P	SSG Robert Barnes	Platoon		1986
M1911A1	SSG Robert Barnes	Platoon		1986
M72 LAW	SSG Robert Barnes	Platoon		1986
M15 White Phosphorous grenade	SSG Robert Barnes	Platoon		1986
Smith & Wesson Model 36	Det. Mike Keegan	Someone to Watch Over Me		1987
Marlin Model 336	Jonathan Knox	Shoot to Kill		1988
Colt 1851 Navy	Lt. Gen. James Longstreet	Gettysburg		1993
M40A1	Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Beckett	Sniper		1993
SIG-Sauer P226	Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Beckett	Sniper		1993
LAR Grizzly Mk I	Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Beckett	Sniper		1993
Colt 1860 Army	Miles Utley	The Avenging Angel	Standard model, "Avenging Angel" model	1995
Colt 1862 Police			With pearl grips
Remington 1866 Derringer			With nickel-plated finish and wooden grips
Smith & Wesson Model 3			American model
Single Action Army			"Cavalry" model
Henry 1860			Cartridge conversion
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun			With exposed hammers
Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun			With exposed hammers
Smith & Wesson Sigma	Shale	The Substitute		1996
M16A1	Shale	The Substitute		1996
Uzi	Shale	The Substitute	suppressed, laser sight	1996
M16	Gen Buck Swain	Diplomatic Siege	MGC Replica	1999
Mosin Nagant M91/30	Thomas Beckett	Sniper 2	sniper version with PU scope, misidentified as a "Mauser '98"	2002
Remington 700	Thomas Beckett	Sniper 3		2004
M1911A1	Thomas Beckett	Sniper 3		2004
Beretta 92FS Inox	Sgt. Malcolm Ainslie	Arthur Hailey's Detective		2005
Steyr HS .50-M1	Thomas Beckett	Sniper: Legacy		2014
Howa M1500	Thomas Beckett	Sniper: Legacy		2014
Karabiner 98k	Thomas Beckett	Sniper: Assassin's End	scope	2020

Television

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Winchester Model 1895	Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt	Rough Riders		1997
Colt Single Action Army	Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt	Rough Riders		1997
Remington 1858 New Army	Jim Vance	Hatfields & McCoys		2012