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The Browning M1919 machine gun has been seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod

A variant of the Browning M1919 developed during World War 2, this model is designated the M37, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon - 30-06. This example is shown without a tripod, only the pintle mount. This the MOST likely .30 cal machine gun to be seen firing from armored vehicles.

M1919A6 .30 Machine Gun, "Paratrooper Model" With wooden stock and bipod. An attempt to make an infantry portable "light" machine gun of the standard 1919.

M1919A6 .30 Machine Gun, Post-WWII manufacture.

Specifications

Weight: 31 lb (14 kg) (M1919A4)
Length: 37.94 in (964 mm) (M1919A4)
53 in (1346 mm) (M1919A6)
Barrel length: 24 in (609 mm)
Cartridge:
30-06 Springfield (U.S.)
7.62 x 51 mm NATO (U.S.)
303 British
8 mm Mauser
Action: Recoil-operated/short-recoil operation
Rate of fire: 400–600 round/min
Muzzle velocity: 2,800 ft/s (853.6 m/s)
Effective range: 1,500 yd (1,370 m) (maximum)
Feed system: 250-round belt

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Battleground	.	U.S. Army soldier	.	1949
Pork Chop Hill	.	U.S. Army soldiers	.	1959
Pork Chop Hill	George Peppard	Cpl. Fedderson	.	1959
Brother's War	.	US Army soldier	.	2009
King Kong	.	US Army soldier	Mounted on car	2005
Saving Private Ryan	Max Martini	Cpl. Henderson	.	1998
Saving Private Ryan	Demetri Goritsas	Pvt. Parker	.	1998
Saving Private Ryan	.	US Army soldier	.	1998
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold	Mike Henry	Tarzan	.	1966
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Terminator	With drum magazine, modified to be fired single-handedly from hip	2003
Doom	Deobia Oparei	Destroyer	Used as basis for fictional handheld minigun	2005
Thunderball	.	US Coast Guardsman	Bow-mounted on Coast Guard speedboat	1965
We Were Soldiers	.	French Army soldiers	Mounted on jeeps	2002
A Better Tomorrow III	Tony Leung Ka Fai	Cheung Chi Mun	.	1989
The Green Berets	.	US Army soldiers	.	1968
The Green Berets	.	ARVN soldiers	.	1968
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	Sterling Hayden	Gen. Jack D. Ripper	Carried in golf bag	1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	.	US Army soldiers	.	1964
Kelly's Heroes	Don Rickles	SSgt. Crapgame	.	1970
Kelly's Heroes	Gavin MacLeod	Moriarty	Mounted on M4 Sherman tank	1970
Kelly's Heroes	.	US Army soldiers	Mounted in M4 Sherman tanks	1970
Kelly's Heroes	.	.	Mounted on US Army jeep	1970
Flags of our Fathers	.	US Marines	Mounted on M2 tripod	2006
Death Wish 3	Charles Bronson	Paul Kersey	.	1985
The Big Red One	.	German Army soldiers	Mounted on M4 Sherman, mocked up as Tiger tank	1980
Fireback	.	.	Mounted on M3 tripod	1978
The Bridge at Remagen	.	.	Mounted on US Army jeeps and halftracks	1969
The Devil's Brigade	.	US Army soldiers	Mounted on M2 tripod	1968
Hell Is for Heroes	.	US Army soldiers	Mounted on M2 tripod	1962
To Hell and Back	.	US Army soldiers	Mounted on M2 tripod	1955
The Story of G.I. Joe	.	US Army soldier	.	1945
A Walk in the Sun	Richard Conte	Pvt. Rivera	.	1945
A Walk in the Sun	.	US Army soldiers	.	1945
Sahara	Dan Duryea	Jimmy Doyle	Mounted in tank	1943
Sahara	.	Commonwalth soldiers	Mounted on M2 tripod	1943
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Cate Blanchett	Col. Irina Spalko	Mounted on Soviet amphibious jeep, mocked up to resemble KPV heavy machine gun	2008
Doomsday	Adrian Lester	Sgt. Norton	In anti-aircraft mount	2008
Missing In Action 2: The Beginning	.	.	.	1985
Extreme Prejudice	.	.	In twin anti-aircraft mount	1987
La Horde	Yves Pignot	René	With carry handle	2009
Sucker Punch	Vanessa Hudgens	Blondie	in an aircraft	2011

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
24: Redemption			Mounted on car	2008
Band of Brothers	Ben Caplan	Walter "Smokey" Gordon		2001
Band of Brothers	Doug Allen	Alton More	Mounted on M2 tripod	2001
Band of Brothers	Matt Hickey	Pvt. Patrick O'Keefe	Mounted on M2 tripod	2001
Band of Brothers	Adam James	Pvt. Cleveland Petty		2001
Band of Brothers	Ross McCall	Joe Liebgott	Mounted on M2 tripod	2001
Band of Brothers	Michael Fassbender	Burton "Pat" Christenson	M1919A6 man-portable	2001
Band of Brothers		US Army soldiers	Mounted on US Army jeeps and M2 tripods	2001
Viper / "Winner Take All"			Mounted on semi truck	1996 - 1999
The Rat Patrol			Inaccurately shown mounted on German halftracks	1966 - 1968
The A-Team / "Say It With Bullets"			Remotely operated	1983 - 1987
The Pacific	James Badge Dale	Pvt. Robert Leckie	Mounted on LVT-4	2010
The Pacific	Jon Seda	GSgt. John Basilone	With improvised carry handle	2010
The Pacific		US Marines	Mounted on LVT-4's and M2 tripods	2010

Video Games

Game Title	Notation	Release Date
Medal of Honor: Frontline	Mounted on jeep	2002
Call of Duty: United Offensive	vehicle-mounted and M1919A6 man-portable	2004
Call of Duty: Finest Hour		2004
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One	Fixed and M1919A6 man-portable	2005
Call of Duty 2		2005
Call of Duty 3	Mounted on M2 tripods and M4 Sherman tanks	2006
Call of Duty: World at War	Vehicle-mounted and M1919A6 man-portable	2008
Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts	Mounted in M4 Sherman tanks	2008
Conflict: Vietnam	Mounted on M50 Ontos	2004

Anime

Title	Characters	Notation	Date
Strike Witches	Francesca Lucchini	A6 Model	2008 - ????
Excel Saga	Terrorists	M37 variant	1999
Appleseed	Cyborg terrorists	Mounted on M2 tripod	1988

Animation

Title	Characters	Notation	Date
The Iron Giant	US Army soldier	Mounted on Jeep	1999

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