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R. Lee Ermey in The Boys in Company C (1978)

R. Lee Ermey, Chad Lowe, and Obba Babatundé in The Apartment Complex (1999)

R. Lee Ermey in The Apartment Complex (1999)

R. Lee Ermey and Mädchen Amick in I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)

R. Lee Ermey in I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)

Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Matthew Modine, and Arliss Howard in Full Metal Jacket (1987)

R. Lee Ermey in GunnyTime with R. Lee Ermey (2015)

R. Lee Ermey and Kenneth Welsh in The X-Files (1993)

Willem Dafoe, R. Lee Ermey, and Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning (1988)

Vincent D'Onofrio and R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket (1987)

R. Lee Ermey in The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)

R. Lee Ermey and Clyde Risley Jones in The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)

R. Lee Ermey, Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, and Erica Leerhsen in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

R. Lee Ermey and Celia Weston in Dead Man Walking (1995)

Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, and Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket (1987)

R. Lee Ermey, Louis Gossett Jr., and Mason Adams in Toy Soldiers (1991)

R. Lee Ermey and Hugh Laurie in House (2004)

R. Lee Ermey in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

R. Lee Ermey, Matt Bomer, Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, and Diora Baird in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

R. Lee Ermey, Matt Bomer, and Taylor Handley in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

R. Lee Ermey and Crispin Glover in Willard (2003)

R. Lee Ermey and Jared Leto in Prefontaine (1997)

A talented character actor known for his military roles, Ronald Lee Ermey was in the United States Marine Corps for 11 years. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant, and later was bestowed the honorary rank of Gunnery Sergeant by the Marine Corps, after he served 14 months in Vietnam and later did two tours in Okinawa, Japan. After injuries forced him to retire from the Corps, he moved to the Phillipines, enrolling in the University of Manila, where he studied Criminology and Drama. He appeared in several Filipino films before being cast as a helicopter pilot in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979). Due to his Vietnam experiences, Coppola also utilized him as a technical adviser. He got a featured role in Sidney J. Furie's The Boys in Company C (1978), playing a drill instructor. Ermey worked with Furie again in Purple Hearts (1984).

However, his most famous (or infamous) role came as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. He did win the best supporting actor award from The Boston Society of Film Critics. Since then, he has appeared in numerous character roles in such films as Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Se7en (1995) and Dead Man Walking (1995). However, Ermey prefers comedy to drama, and has a comedic role in Saving Silverman (2001).

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