First Name
R. Lee
Last Name
Ermey
Date of Birth
24 March 1944
Middle Name
Lee
Height
72
Hair Color
Grey
Place of Birth
Emporia, Kansas
Star Sign
Aries
Ethnicity
White
Gender
Male
Build
Average
Claim to Fame
Full Metal Jacket
Nationality
American
Wikipedia Text
Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is a retired United States Marine Corps drill instructor and actor.
Couple Profile
A talented character actor known for his military roles, R. Lee Ermey was in the US 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 2 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). Ermey, however, prefers comedy to drama, and has a comedic role in Saving Silverman (2001). Ronald Lee Ermey continues to be one of the best character actors in the business, and you can bet that when his name appears in a movie`s credits, he is going to be top notch in his role.
Couple Profile Source
www.imdb.com/name/nm0000388/bio
Full Name at Birth
Ronald Lee Ermey
Role ID
Actor/Actress, Other Crew
Has Detailed Data (New)
1
Count - Awards
2
Age
67
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