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[[Image:Commando_Leopard-M16A1M203-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Lewis Collins with a [[M16A1]] with [[M203 grenade launcher]] as Enrique Carrasco in ''[[Commando Leopard]]'' (1985).]]
[[Image:Commando_Leopard-M16A1M203-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Lewis Collins with a [[M16A1]] with [[M203 grenade launcher]] as Enrique Carrasco in ''[[Commando Leopard]]'' (1985).]]


'''Lewis Collins''' (May 27, 1946 - November 28, 2013) was an English actor. From 1974 he appeared in about 30 movies and TV series. His most notable roles are Bodie in ''[[The Professionals (TV Series)|The Professionals]]'' and Capt. Skellen in ''[[The Final Option]]''. In 1982 Collins auditioned for the role of James Bond but his audition was deemed "too aggressive".Lewis Collins joined 10 Para (a British Territorial Army unit) in 1978. At the age of thirty-two he passed the actual selection course for 23 SAS, one of the SAS' two Territorial Army battalions, only to be turned away from the unit because of his celebrity status. He was deemed to be a security risk. The SAS stresses anonymity and a well known actor would be too visible.
'''Lewis Collins''' (May 27, 1946 - November 28, 2013) was an English actor. From 1974 he appeared in about 30 movies and TV series. His most notable roles are Bodie in ''[[The Professionals (TV Series)|The Professionals]]'' and Capt. Skellen in ''[[The Final Option]]''. In 1982 Collins auditioned for the role of James Bond but his audition was deemed "too aggressive".Lewis Collins joined 10 Para (a British Territorial Army unit) in 1978. At the age of thirty-three he passed the actual selection course for 23 SAS, one of the SAS' two Territorial Army battalions, only to be turned away from the unit because of his celebrity status. He was deemed to be a security risk. The SAS stresses anonymity and a well known actor would be too visible.In 2003 he retired from acting and moved to Los Angeles. He passed away in 2013 and his ashes are at the Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.  


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Lewis Collins (1946-2013) with a MAC-10 as Captain Peter Skellen in The Final Option (1982).
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Lewis Collins with a M16A1 with M203 grenade launcher as Enrique Carrasco in Commando Leopard (1985).

Lewis Collins (May 27, 1946 - November 28, 2013) was an English actor. From 1974 he appeared in about 30 movies and TV series. His most notable roles are Bodie in The Professionals and Capt. Skellen in The Final Option. In 1982 Collins auditioned for the role of James Bond but his audition was deemed "too aggressive".Lewis Collins joined 10 Para (a British Territorial Army unit) in 1978. At the age of thirty-three he passed the actual selection course for 23 SAS, one of the SAS' two Territorial Army battalions, only to be turned away from the unit because of his celebrity status. He was deemed to be a security risk. The SAS stresses anonymity and a well known actor would be too visible.In 2003 he retired from acting and moved to Los Angeles. He passed away in 2013 and his ashes are at the Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Lewis Collins can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

Film

Gun Character Film Note Date
MAC-10 Captain Peter Skellen The Final Option 1982
L1A1 Captain Peter Skellen The Final Option 1982
M1911A1 Captain Robin Wesley Code Name: Wild Geese Standard and suppressed 1984
M1A1 Thompson Captain Robin Wesley Code Name: Wild Geese 1984
Flamethrower Captain Robin Wesley Code Name: Wild Geese 1984
Hand grenade Captain Robin Wesley Code Name: Wild Geese 1984
M1911A1 Enrique Carrasco Commando Leopard 1985
M16A1 with M203 grenade launcher Enrique Carrasco Commando Leopard 1985
M60 Enrique Carrasco Commando Leopard 1985
Colt 1911 "Major" Jack Colby The Commander 1988
Colt carbine "Major" Jack Colby The Commander 1988
M16A1 with M203 grenade launcher "Major" Jack Colby The Commander 1988

Television

Gun Character Title Note Date
Inglis Hi-Power Bodie The Professionals primary gun, seasons 1-3 1977-1981
Walther PP Bodie The Professionals 1977-1981
Armalite AR-10 Bodie The Professionals 1977-1981
Enfield XL64E5 Bodie The Professionals "Wild Justice" (S04E02) 1980
Armalite AR-18 Bodie The Professionals 1977-1981
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Bodie The Professionals primary gun, seasons 3-5 1977-1981
Smith & Wesson Model 29 Bodie The Professionals 1977-1981