"mildly popular among shooters for many years after its introduction, but did not come to the attention of the general public until 1971, when it was prominently featured in the American feature film ""Dirty Harry"" starring Clint Eastwood. In one of the classic lines in cinema, titular character Harry Callahan describes his Smith & Wesson Model 29 as ""the most powerful handgun in the world"". Although not strictly true (the more powerful wildcat .454 Casull was announced in 1959), the .44 Magnum was the most powerful then in production. Demand for the Model 29 increased so much that they were"
"Thomas Magnum Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV is the main character and namesake of ""Magnum, P.I."", a popular, American television series set in Hawaii, and which aired from 1980 to 1988. Magnum was portrayed by Tom Selleck. As the title suggests, Magnum is a private investigator. Jay Hernandez is currently portraying the younger version of the character in the 2018 reboot of the same name. The character Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV was born between 1943 and 1947, with August 8, 1943 fitting the most references. Both his father and grandfather were naval officers. He was born in Detroit, but raised in"
"Lance LeGault William Lance LeGault (May 2, 1935 – September 10, 2012), sometimes credited as W. L. LeGault, was an American film and television actor, best known as the .44 Magnum wielding U.S. Army Colonel Roderick Decker in the 1980s American television series ""The A-Team"". LeGault was born May 2, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mary Jean (née Kovachevich; died December 21, 1980) and Ernest Legault (1906–1941). LeGault's father, Ernest, was French-Canadian from Moose Creek, Ontario, Canada. LeGault's mother, Mary, was born in Illinois, the daughter of immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The family was poor. He lived"
"in 1984. Selleck was famous for his mustache, a Hawaiian-style aloha shirt, a Detroit Tigers baseball cap, and the Colt Model 1911A1 .45 ACP Caliber pistol his character carried. Magnum drove a Ferrari 308 GTS in the series. The model became so identified with the role that Ferrari fans now refer to the red-painted model as a ""Magnum"" Ferrari. Selleck confirmed that he was the most popular choice by fans to play the role of Magnum in the once-rumored ""Magnum, P.I."" movie. In the mid-nineties, Selleck played the role of Richard Burke, Monica's older boyfriend, starting at the end of"
"Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 during its first-run broadcast on the American television network CBS. According to the Nielsen ratings, ""Magnum, P.I."" consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs during the first five years of its original run in the United States. A reboot series of the same name was ordered to series on May 11, 2018, and premiered on September 24, 2018 on CBS. Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV is a"
"2012, at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 77, survived by his wife of 28 years Teresa, and their four children Mary, Teresa, Marcus and William Lance Junior. Lance LeGault William Lance LeGault (May 2, 1935 – September 10, 2012), sometimes credited as W. L. LeGault, was an American film and television actor, best known as the .44 Magnum wielding U.S. Army Colonel Roderick Decker in the 1980s American television series ""The A-Team"". LeGault was born May 2, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mary Jean (née Kovachevich; died December 21, 1980) and Ernest Legault (1906–1941)."
"an hour in each of these movies to explain why he's not in jail"". The films routinely depict Callahan as being a skilled marksman and strong hand-to-hand combatant, killing at least one man with his bare hands. He is a multiple winner of the SFPD's pistol championship. In the five films, Callahan is shown killing a combined total of 43 criminals, mostly with his trademark revolver, a Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum, which he describes as ""the most powerful handgun in the world"". He refuses to join the secret police death squad in ""Magnum Force"", as he prefers"
"they were struggling with political correctness and pursued positive public relations to offset any possible public perception of police brutality. Although the .41 Magnum was adopted as a police departmental standard by a few cities such as Amarillo and San Antonio TX, and San Francisco CA most chose to pass. In addition, introduced in the shadow of its limelight-grabbing 'big brother' the .44 Magnum Model 29, the Model 57 struggled from its onset to garner much market share. This gap widened further when Clint Eastwood used a ""Most powerful handgun in the world"" Model 29 in the popular film Dirty"
"could be recognized by NACA ducts in front of the rear wheel well openings and ""turbo"" badging on the tail and shrouded exhaust pipes; the normally optional deep front spoiler, black roof aileron were standard. Production ended in 1985 after 437 GTB turbo and 250 GTS turbo cars were produced. In 1986 they were replaced by the 328-based, intercooled GTB/GTS Turbo. The 308 was made famous by the television series ""Magnum, P.I."" The series' lead, Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) drove the car around Oahu for eight seasons while on his investigations, from 1980 to 1989. Several 308 GTS cars were"
"the almost unlimited use of the Ferrari and many other luxuries of the estate. He keeps a mini-refrigerator with a seemingly endless supply of beer (""Old Düsseldorf in a long neck""), wears his father's treasured Rolex GMT Master wristwatch and is surrounded by countless beautiful women, who are often victims of crime, his clients, or are connected in various other ways to the cases he solves. Other characteristics specific to Magnum are his thick moustache, baseball caps (usually a Detroit Tigers or VMO-2 cap), a rubber chicken, and a variety of colorful Aloha shirts. Nearly every episode is narrated, in"
"Kwan Hi Lim Kwan Hi Lim (Hangul:임관희; July 11, 1922 – December 22, 2008) was a Korean-American character actor, best known for his role as Lt. Tanaka in the television series ""Magnum, P.I."" The reboot of the same tv series is played by Sung Kang A native of Hawaii, he was one of the many locals who have been used in TV series and movies that took place on the islands. Lim appeared frequently on the TV series ""Hawaii Five-O"", where he primarily portrayed villains. He was known to many as the recurring character Lt. Yoshi Tanaka of the Honolulu"
"Tom Selleck Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for starring as private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series ""Magnum, P.I."" (1980–1988) and as Peter Mitchell in ""Three Men and a Baby"". Selleck had a recurring role as Lance White, the likeable and naive partner of Jim Rockford (played by James Garner) on ""The Rockford Files"". He also played Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on Robert B. Parker novels. Since 2010, he has starred as NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan in the hit"
"had any formal training throughout his acting career. After ""Magnum, P.I."", he acted sporadically and was a ""per diem"" judge for the Family Court system in Honolulu. Kwan Hi Lim Kwan Hi Lim (Hangul:임관희; July 11, 1922 – December 22, 2008) was a Korean-American character actor, best known for his role as Lt. Tanaka in the television series ""Magnum, P.I."" The reboot of the same tv series is played by Sung Kang A native of Hawaii, he was one of the many locals who have been used in TV series and movies that took place on the islands. Lim appeared"
"Magnum, which never made it to series. In October 2017, CBS announced they had issued a pilot commitment for a reboot of the series, to be developed by Peter M. Lenkov, who has helped reboot other series like ""Hawaii Five-0"" and ""MacGyver"" for the network. CBS officially ordered the pilot three months later, along with one for a reboot of another hit 1980s television series for the network, ""Cagney & Lacey"", as well as one for 1990s favorite ""Murphy Brown"". On February 20, 2018, actor Jay Hernandez was cast as Thomas Magnum. Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American crime"
"Pat Magnum Pat Magnum is the main character in two French comics series drawn by Suat Yalaz and Vince Vita from 1979 to 1981. Patrick Denner, nicknamed Pat Magnum is an American private investigator depicted with dark curly hair, beard and moustache, and as an occasional womanizer who lives grotesque adventures. Pat Magnum first appeared in July 1979 in Editora publishers' magazine ""Détective Strictement Privé"", first issue drawn by Suat Yalaz under the pseudonym ""Gi. Toro"". Yalaz was replaced by Vince Vita (under the pseudonym ""Motticella"") in the fifth and last issue of the magazine released in November 1979. The"
"his friends became involved not only in typical ""P.I."" cases but also a wide variety of adventures involving espionage, covert operations, paramilitary escapades, and ""lifestyles of the rich and famous."" The blending of private investigator and beach bum characteristics allowed the frequent addition of a strong comic element into the action-drama-comedy series. Magnum extremely disliked being referred to as a 'P.I'., 'Private Eye', or 'Private Detective', by people and quickly corrected them by saying he was a 'Private Investigator'. He often appeared in either khaki shorts or blue jeans (Navy-issue swim trunks, or Levis), an Aloha shirt, and Sperry boat"
"command post buildings. In the U.S. television series ""Magnum, P.I."" (1980–1988) the main characters Rick Wright played by Larry Manetti, and T.C. played by Roger E. Mosley had previously been members of VMO-2 in Vietnam. Tom Selleck and Roger E. Mosley wore ""VMO-2 DaNang"" baseball caps in the series. In the reboot, Magnum P.I. (2018-) Episode 2, Carl Weathers is wearing a VMO-2 DaNang baseball cap. A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded"
"him. The bullet entered Glover's lower back and emerged at the top of his chest (i.e., went through his heart). The case resulted in riots and a murder indictment against the officer, who was later acquitted in a jury trial. After telling the story of the police shooting the wrong person, Jagger sings, The .44 magnum cartridge had been recently made famous by the 1971 film ""Dirty Harry"", in which Harry Callahan uses ""the most powerful handgun in the world"" to cleanse the streets of crime. The lyrics complement the music, which ""Rolling Stone"" magazine described as ""urban R&B"", due"
"the fake TV pilot ""Caged Heat"" in the Marvel One-Shot """" for Marvel Studios. In 1994, Post released a CD, called ""Inventions from the Blue Line"". The CD contained several of his well-known themes, featuring ""NYPD Blue"" and also including ""Law & Order"", ""Silk Stalkings"" and ""Renegade"". In the liner notes, he discussed his late father, Sam Postil, and the admiration for law enforcement officers that Sam instilled in Mike. He also referred to police in the traditional nickname of ""blues"", as in ""The Thin Blue Line"" (referring to the police in general and to police camaraderie). One of the"
"16 critics, indicating ""mixed or average reviews."" Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series) Magnum P.I. is an American crime drama television series developed by Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim. It is a reboot of the series of the same name created by Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson, which aired from 1980 to 1988. It stars Jay Hernandez as the title character alongside Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill, and Tim Kang. The pilot was directed by Justin Lin. It was ordered to series on May 11, 2018, and premiered September 24, 2018, on CBS. On October"
"of Lieutenant ""Mac"" MacReynolds, a Navy officer and intelligence source for many of his cases, but was devastated when Mac was killed in an assassination attempt on Magnum by ""Ivan,"" a Soviet intelligence operative who had also overseen the torture of Magnum when he was a POW in Vietnam. For almost every season in the series, Magnum's investigations paralleled and sometimes crossed those of Honolulu Police Lieutenant Tanaka, with the obvious respect they held for each other going well beyond a shared enjoyment of the Detroit Tigers. Magnum maintained friendships with women as well, most notably Assistant District Attorney Carol"
"physics. The show also starred Robert Lansing as Lieutenant Jack Curtis and Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Captain of Detectives E. G. Boyd, both Walter's superiors. Both believed Automan was a friend of Walter's from the FBI. Captain Boyd, a technophobe who had no use for computers, often held up Lieutenant Curtis as the kind of cop he was convinced was the ideal for police – an ideal to which he believed Walter could never rise. The Automan costume appeared to glow on screen due to its reflective fabric designed by 3M. The fabric was made up of tiny reflective balls,"
"was the commander of the HPD SWAT Team. Kam Fong Chun's son Dennis Chun has a recurring role as HPD Sgt. Duke Lukela. From December 1980 to September 1988, ""Magnum, P.I."" aired on the same network as ""Hawaii Five-O"" (in fact, some of the shooting was done on the same sound stage). Starring Tom Selleck as former U.S. Naval Intelligence and SEAL officer (and Detroit native) Thomas Magnum, ""Magnum, P.I."" is about a private investigator working closely with Honolulu Police Department officers Nolan Page and Yoshi Tanaka, while trying to enjoy the ""easy life"" at the estate of a very"
"been credited with inventing the ""loose-cannon cop"" genre. Author Eric Lichtenfeld argues that Eastwood's role as Dirty Harry established the ""first true archetype"" of the action film genre. His lines (quoted above) are regarded by firearms historians, such as Garry James and Richard Venola, as the force that catapulted the ownership of .44 Magnum revolvers to new heights in the United States; specifically the Smith & Wesson Model 29 carried by Harry Callahan. ""Dirty Harry"" achieved huge success after its release in December 1971, earning $22 million in the United States and Canada alone. It was Siegel's highest-grossing film and"
"Lassiter (film) Lassiter (also known as The Magnificent Thief) is a 1984 American spy adventure action film starring Tom Selleck and Jane Seymour. The movie was made to cash in on Selleck's popularity as the character Thomas Magnum in the television show ""Magnum, P.I."", but it failed to return its budget at the box-office on release. The ""Magnum, P.I."" connection is perhaps most clearly seen by the movie poster tagline: ""The Magnum Man Hits the Big Screen with a Vengeance"". Nick Lassiter (Tom Selleck) is a gentleman jewel thief in 1939 London, England. He is arrested by the police after"
"a similar-looking 9mm Star Model BM, as at the time, .45's could not reliably cycle blanks). A genuine Gauguin hung on the wall of the guest house he occupied, he had free use of Masters' Ferrari 308 GTS, and he often bartered with Higgins for use of expensive cameras, the tennis courts, and other accoutrements of wealthy living. Perhaps his most valued possession was his late father's Rolex GMT Master aviator's wristwatch. Magnum's father was a Naval Aviator killed in the Korean War when Magnum was only five. In early seasons Magnum also wore a Chronosport Sea Quartz 30. He,"
"the fact that Peter Falk saved my ass. I love show business, and I love Peter Falk."" Although Falk appeared in numerous other television roles in the 1960s and 1970s, he is best known as the star of the TV series ""Columbo"", ""everyone's favorite rumpled television detective"". His character was a shabby and ostensibly absent-minded police detective lieutenant driving a Peugeot 403, who had first appeared in the 1968 film ""Prescription: Murder"". Rather than a whodunit, the show typically revealed the murderer from the beginning, then showed how the Los Angeles police detective Columbo went about solving the crime. Falk"
"of filming, McQueen beat him. McQueen became a household name as a result of this series. Randall's special holster held a sawed-off .44-40 Winchester rifle nicknamed the ""Mare's Leg"" instead of the six-gun carried by the typical Western character, although the cartridges in the gunbelt were dummy .45-70, chosen because they ""looked tougher"". Coupled with the generally negative image of the bounty hunter (noted in the three-part DVD special on the background of the series) this added to the anti-hero image infused with mystery and detachment that made this show stand out from the typical TV Western. The 94 episodes"
"Arthur Fancy Capt. Arthur Fancy is a fictional character and protagonist in the television series ""NYPD Blue"". He was played by James McDaniel from season one through eight. Fancy was able to rise through the ranks at a very rapid speed according to coworkers either because of or in spite of being an African American on the NYPD. Fancy was one of the newer African American commanders on a force previously controlled by Irish American police officers. According to bigoted officer Jack Hanlon during a conversation with John Kelly, the force was up until the 1960s a majority Irish American"
"called in one last favor for his detectives and had the boss-to-be transferred out. She was replaced by Lt. Tony Rodriguez. Arthur Fancy Capt. Arthur Fancy is a fictional character and protagonist in the television series ""NYPD Blue"". He was played by James McDaniel from season one through eight. Fancy was able to rise through the ranks at a very rapid speed according to coworkers either because of or in spite of being an African American on the NYPD. Fancy was one of the newer African American commanders on a force previously controlled by Irish American police officers. According to"
"cast Spencer's first choice for the lead character, the classically trained actor David Rasche. ""Sledge Hammer!"" entered ABC's fall lineup in 1986. The pilot of ""Sledge Hammer!"" was completed just as Peter Gabriel's song ""Sledgehammer"" became a huge hit. ABC took advantage of this coincidence by using the song in television, radio, and film advertisements for the show. Inspector Sledge Hammer of the San Francisco Police Department is a violent, insensitive detective. His prized possession is a .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson Model 629 revolver (a stainless steel version of the Smith & Wesson Model 29) with a customized grip,"
"of him in ""The Dead Pool"". Callahan's signature weapon is a Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver, which he describes as ""the most powerful handgun in the world"" and uses in all of the films. The gun's prominence in the films instantly popularized it. While at a shooting range, Callahan states the use of a ""Light Special"", .44 Special loads (a reference to the fact that .44 special cartridges can be fired in .44 magnum handguns), that he loads himself because it gives him ""better accuracy and control in a gun this size,"" like using wadcutters in a"
"an American television series that ran on ABC from 1979 to 1981. The series was about a specialized unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), that used four–wheel drive vehicles and a Hughes 500 helicopter. In the 1980s television series ""Magnum, P.I."", Thomas Magnum's friend and fellow war veteran Theodore Calvin (known as T.C.) flies a civilian Hughes 500D as a tourist charter Island Hoppers business. MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird helicopters provided air support for the downed Blackhawk's crash site in the 2001 film ""Black Hawk Down"". In the film ""Fire Birds"" (1990), a drug runner's Scorpion"