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Denzel Washington has had a distinguished career since he started acting in the late 1970s. He’s been in just about every kind of movie you can imagine: rom-com, historical fiction, biopic, action, thriller, sci-fi, high drama, and Shakespeare. He’s won two Academy Awards and has been nominated for 166 other awards over the years. Going through his extensive filmography, I was surprised to find how many movies involved Washington using a firearm on screen. While he’s done his share of straight up action movies, he often seems to wind up with a gun at some point no matter what kind of film it is. We’ve gathered them all here. Take a tour of this great actor’s career via the guns he’s used while in character.

Denzel’s Movie Guns: Part 1

Washington uses an Enfield 1853 rifle as a Union soldier in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in *Glory*.
Washington uses an Enfield 1853 rifle as a Union soldier in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Glory. imfdb.org

Denzel’s Movie Guns: Part 2

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See the Guns of Virtuosity, Courage Under Fire, Fallen, The Siege, Training Day » imfdb.org

Denzel’s Movie Guns: Part 3

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See the Guns of John Q, Out of Time, The Manchurian Candidate, Man on Fire, Deja Vu, American Gangster, Taking of Pelham 123 » imfdb.org

Denzel’s Movie Guns: Part 4

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Denzel’s Movie Guns: Part 4

See the Guns of The Book of Eli, Flight, Safe House, 2 Guns, The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven, The Equalizer 2 »
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