https://www.instagram.com/p/DZSwHjyGgMz/

Cartoon typewriter depicted on the cover of House of Secrets, No. 18 (DC Comics)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaIyqGBMxAL/

via https://www.classictypewriter.com/underwood-no-5-desktop

https://youtu.be/ZXlYNEej9t0?si=gDN_6cDPn2N7fVB6&t=211

Ben Kingsley used a Continental typewriter in Schindler's List. It's housed at the Amblin Film Archive.

Ron's Typewriter - YouTube<br /> by [[Parks and Recreation]] <br /> accessed on 2025-10-06T22:09:41

Parks and Recreation S3, E5 "Media Blitz" aired 2011-02-17<br /> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1636241/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1u0y12f/ink_stained_wretches_ringside/

Breakfast At Tiffany’s: Paul Varjak’s Typewriter<br /> by [[Ted Munk]]<br /> accessed on 2026-06-02T16:11:00

That Pigeon Looks Just Like Michael Keaton<br /> The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Definitely a late model Olivetti. Either a Studio 45, which was more common in the United States, or a Studio 46, both of which came in that color.

I'm leaning toward 46 because of some of the shape of the hood as well as the white variable button on the platen which I've only ever seen on the 46 while the 45s were typically black or had the button colored to match the body color.

In the final weeks of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Tom Hanks gifts Stephen Colbert with a box of computer paper and an Underwood Ace typewriter (circa 1955-57).

https://youtu.be/DgYXYh-4uuc?si=2qFE639k6CQVmPYO&t=1236

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzXvxb-g0vM

Bob Dylan typing on an Olympia SG1

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1sxfk9m/typewriters_in_film/?sort=old

Jerry Lewis "Typewriter skit" in Who's Minding the Store (1963)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163537426144678/

At 1:13:45 into the documentary Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (Magnolia Pictures, 2015), William F. Buckley is pictured using what appears to be a Hermes 3000 typewriter.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163497483964678

In 9 to 5, Dora Lee seems to be using a Royal (Triumph-Adler) SE1000CD typewriter.

See also trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qni6HOyPNBA

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1cffdj8/the_typewriters_of_ripley/

see also, with little to add: https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1s471gq/typewriter_personality_key_to_a_mystery/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163275741574678/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/4770669677?multi_permalinks=10163397003439678

via Mark Schrad at https://typewriterdatabase.com/1949-royal-kmg.15160.typewriter

The Blob (Paramount, 1958)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1224514289867343/

Season 4, episode 4 “Happy Trails”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfrosted<br /> Unfrosted (Netflix, 2024)

Marjorie Post attacks her toady assistant with a Royal KMG typewriter.

https://youtu.be/4-8adc39DV0?si=Upi9PjBrYFiE_5kn&t=54

Misery (Columbia Pictures, 1990)<br /> clip when Paul attacks Annie

https://www.facebook.com/groups/4770669677/?multi_permalinks=10163383975174678

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1221727063479399/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1rfkptq/morgan_freeman_talking_about_his_typewriter_in/

THE MAGIC OF BELLE ISLE (Magnolia Pictures, 2012) features an Underwood standard at about the 31 minute mark.

Morgan Freeman says: "Look at that machine. I like that you have to write a bit slower on a manual. Like the way it sounds. I like the way that the letters bite into the paper. I like that you can feel there's a genuine human being, doing the work."<br /> (doublecheck the exact quote)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1r6bjkm/require_help_to_identify_typeriter/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lw38tv/please_help_me_identify_this_typewriter/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qxxx7p/does_anyone_know_what_kind_of_typewriter_this_is/

See also:<br /> - https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/cp3gnl/my_new_favorite_typist_matthew_mcconaughey_in/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/hhrqhk/what_typewriter_is_this_from_the_movie_the_beach/<br /> - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/movies/the-beach-bum-review.html

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163172812579678/

Underwood 5 appears in S3 E12 of Rizzoli & Isles

Taylor Swift - Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) (Official Music Video)<br /> by [[Taylor Swift]], [[Post Malone]]<br /> accessed on 2026-02-04T00:13:18

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4595882/<br /> Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2018)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qr703r/identification_help_needed/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qowfn2/mulder_is_a_fan/

X-Files (Fox), Season 2, Episode 4<br /> A poster for a Royal Ten appears on a wall behind Mulder.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qof9xw/a_mechanical_lazarus_by_charles_bukowski/

a mechanical Lazarus by Charles Bukowski

Shannon Monaghan aka u/politebuzz identified themself via https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qopiby/comment/o24im1r/

https://sophsun1.tumblr.com/post/805029439375310848/misery-1990-dir-rob-reiner

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1q71z6k/ibm_selectric_i_spotted_on_one_of_the_maps_in_the/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1q2dmj8/can_anyone_help_me_identify_mikes_typewriter/

Stranger Things (finale)

https://discord.com/channels/639936208734126107/639938983220215828/1131197256691875881

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S5, E2

Down All the Days (2013 Mix)<br /> by [[ThePoguesOfficial]] on YouTube accessed on 2025-10-23T08:36:17

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1o8lzdm/trying_to_id_a_typewriter_from_a_video_game/

Folklore (2007, PlayStation 3)

New Yorker Staff. 2007. “The Typing Life: How Writers Used to Write.” The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/04/09/the-typing-life (October 22, 2025).

typewriter plays a central role in the story

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1o8o98j/comment/njx2pgo/?context=1

Haul Out the Halloween (2025), Hallmark Movie

Ron's Reviews - YouTube<br /> by [[Parks and Recreation]] <br /> accessed on 2025-10-06T22:21:10

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10162426095474678/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1061582306160543/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1nfvrpl/this_typewriter_comes_from_the_game_control_are/

Happiness is a Warm Typewriter: 10½ Years On, the Story Stays the Same<br /> by [[Robert Messenger]]<br /> accessed on 2025-09-05T11:21:50

https://monkees.coolcherrycream.com/pages/the-pad

also see Peter Tork at it <br /> via https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1myf9js/whats_he_typing_on/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1muy8n1/an_olympia_sg3_makes_an_appearance_in_mi_the/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1041040904881350/

Jamie Lee Curtis Confirms ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Reboot In Works: “Oh, It’s Happening” by [[Glenn Garner]]

Populaire Official US Release Trailer #1 (2013) - Bérénice Bejo Movie HD

The typing technique in this movie is DREADFUL! It's obviously more about the relationships.

https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lyed0l/lois_lanes_typewriter/

Lois Lane in Superman (2025) has a typewriter in her apartment.

https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lvuxwd/is_the_olivetti_valentine_a_cultural_icon/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lo8jr5/asking_the_important_questions/?sort=old

Apparently the first instance of Snoopy with a typewriter on July 12, 1965.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Machine_%C3%A0_%C3%A9crire

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/1013993200919454/

Royal X typewriter in Tintin in America

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lj4jqh/only_sterlings_in_the_building_lol/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/988101440175297/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/988157953502979/

Dr. Who appearance of an Imperial typewriter

A classroom full of typewriters gets the ultimate reward — letters from Tom Hanks by [[Lee Cowan]], [[Analisa Novak]]

Also: Students wrote letters to Tom Hanks using typewriters. He responded to each message. by [[CBS Mornings]]

Pittsburgh area school sent letters via typewriter to Tom Hanks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1lbsu6s/need_help_to_identify_a_typewriter/

Screencapture of a typewriter from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<br />

My impression:<br /> The hood profile shape says Royal while a lot of the body says '49/50s Remington (maybe the All-New), but the scoop in the hood says Rheinmetall Gs all the way. For comparison: https://typewriterdatabase.com/Rheinmetall.Gs.62.bmys

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1la2zyw/jack_webb_from_dragnet/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1l4xloq/what_kind_of_typewriter_is_this_and_should_i_kill/

From RoboCop: Rogue City

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1l13zhf/if_anyone_is_interested_in_matlock_this_episode/

Matlock, "The Lovelorn"

https://timpanogos.blog/2013/07/20/typewriter-of-the-moment-supermans-1950s-television/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kxfxhw/from_the_1950s_superman_live_action_show/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kwp3jc/i_wish_someone_looked_at_my_typewriter_like/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kilq93/olympia_sm2_spotted_in_the11th_doctors_tardis/

Dr. Who S5E1

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kdswdg/outer_limits_zanti_misfits_what_machine_is_this/

The Outer Limits episode (season 1, episode 14)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kbchor/anyone_know_what_the_closest_real_life/

The character Radar O'Reilly apparently had an early model Royal standard typewriter in MAS*H.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1k3jhx1/storage_hunter_simulator_overwood/

"Overwood" typewriter in Storage Hunter Simulator. (An obvious take on an Underwood typewriter, specifically an Underwood Champion.)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1k2rus1/typewriter_in_singularity/

Dirty/rusted typewriter seen in the video game Singularity

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1k322dc/mafia_2002/

Typewriter in video game Mafia (2002).

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1jquteh/olivetti_in_the_obscene_bird_of_night/

The Obscene Bird of Night, a novel by José Donoso

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1jj5e1v/dr_watson_uses_a_manual_typewriter_in_episode_7/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1jhle1t/typewriter_in_videogame/

https://youtu.be/TwAJO7uDwJg?si=UfRBFcai-IgZDG4B&t=120

Yankees, Typewriters, Scandals, and Cooperstown: A Baseball Memoir by Bill Madden<br /> Release date: April 1, 2025 (hardcover)

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/flgb82/identifying_typewriters_in_the_film_all_the/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1iv0rcz/what_is_dorothy_typing_on_in_this_1992_golden/

via https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1iucu6i/you_guys_wouldnt_know_what_typewriter_is_used_in/

Recorded Live - Flesh Eating Film Reels (1975) by [[S. S. Wilson]]

Idea of artificial intelligence using a typewriter to communicate. Cross reference HAL and Mr. Typewriter (Royal advertisement).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopwhHY9eUY

Demonstration of an IBM Selectric on an episode of Columbo.

Tom Hanks Reviews the Children’s Novel ‘Olivetti,’ by Allie Millington by [[Tom Hanks]]

Song: Carmelita<br /> By: Warren Zevon<br /> 1976-05-18

https://genius.com/Warren-zevon-carmelita-lyrics

The Typewriters of Naked Lunch by [[Theodore Munk]]

"Modern Family" Career Day (TV Episode 2013)

Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill) begins working on a novel using a typewriter.

Green Olympia SM series. Likely an SM2 because it didn't have the SM3 tabulator stops on the back and didn't appear to have tab keys on the keyboard.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/17utzze/identity_of_the_red_typewriter_from_taylor_swifts/

Taylor Swift uses a Sears Cutlass in All Too Well: The Short Film.

The Sears Cutlass is very similar to the Sears Citation.

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/efqkpc/tom_hanks_starred_in_a_movie_where_he_uses_many/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzXvxb-g0vM

You've got to love that Kinnear's character has two of these, one as a "backup".

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1335701

The typewriter used on Murder, She Wrote, starring Angela Landsbury, was a black Royal standard, probably a 1940s KMM.