R. Lee Ermey Biography (1944-)

Full name, Ronald Lee Ermey; born March 24, 1944, in Emporia, KS; married Nila, c. 1976. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, technical advisor
Birth Details: March 24, 1944; Emporia, Kansas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Lee Ermey) Staff sergeant Loyce, The Boys in Company C, Columbia, 1978
(Uncredited) Eagle Thrust helicopter pilot, Apocalypse Now, UnitedArtists, 1979, extended version released as Apocalypse Now Redux
Gunny, Purple Hearts, Warner Bros., 1984
(As Lee Ermey) Gunnery sergeant Hartman, Full Metal Jacket (also known as Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket"), Warner Bros., 1987
Mayor Tilman, Mississippi Burning, Orion, 1988
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth, Fletch Lives, Universal, 1989
Sergeant major Bill Hafner and narrator, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, Fries Entertainment, 1989
Luke Clanton, Kid (also known as Back for Revenge), LIVE Home Video, 1990
Major Joe Haines, Demonstone (also known as Deathstone andHeartstone), Fries Entertainment, 1990
Captain Randall Phillips, La grieta (also known as Endless Descent and The Rift), LIVE Home Video, 1991
General Kramer, Toy Soldiers, TriStar, 1991
(Uncredited) Houston's boss, True Identity, Buena Vista, 1991
Von Demming, The Terror Within II (also known as The Terror Within 2), Concorde Productions, 1991
Detective Ferguson, Hexed (also known as All Shook Up), Columbia, 1993
Dick Mead, Sommersby, Warner Bros., 1993
General Platt, Body Snatchers, Warner Bros., 1993
Benjamin Brewster, Chain of Command, c. 1993
Frank Deacon, Love Is a Gun, Trimark Pictures, 1994
(Uncredited) Mess hall guard, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (also known as The Naked Gun III), Paramount, 1994
Stone, On Deadly Ground (also known as Rainbow Warrior andSpirit Warrior), Warner Bros., 1994
Kidnapped, [Germany], 1994
Clyde Percy, Dead Man Walking, Gramercy Pictures, 1995
Conventioneer, Leaving Las Vegas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Judge Clawson, Murder in the First (also known as Meurtre a Alcatraz), Warner Bros., 1995
Lieutenant colonel J. P. McIntire, Under the Hula Moon, Trident Releasing, 1995
Police captain, Seven (also known as Se7en), New Line Cinema, 1995
Voice of Sarge, Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995
Hiles, The Frighteners (also known as Frighteners and Robert Zemeckis Presents: "The Frighteners"), Universal, 1996
(Uncredited) Preacher Brian, Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back,Lions Gate Films, 1996
Bill Bowerman, Prefontaine, Buena Vista, 1997
Pullman T. Fowler, Dead Men Can't Dance (also known as DMZand Rangers), Imperial Entertainment/LIVE Entertainment, 1997
Sheriff Buck Olmstead, Switchback (also known as Going Westand Going West in America), Paramount, 1997
Gary, Avalanche (also known as Escape from Alaska), PM Entertainment Group, 1999
Older Sheriff Pike, Life, Universal, 1999
Voice of Sarge, Toy Story 2 (animated), Buena Vista, 1999
Caspar Callahan, Skipped Parts (also known as The Wonder of Sex), Trimark Pictures, 2000
Marshall, Jericho, Black Knight Productions, 2000
Voice of Sarge, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (animated; also known as The Adventures of Buzz Lightyear), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2000
Captain Elias, On the Borderline, New Line Cinema, 2001
Coach Norton, Saving Silverman (also known as Evil Woman),Columbia, 2001
General Wallace, Taking Sides (also known as Taking Sides--DerFall Furtwaengler, Taking Sides--Le cas Furtwaengler, and Der Fall Furtwaengler), New Yorker Films, 2001
Mr. Parker, Scenes of the Crime, Mediafilm, 2001
President Richard Benson, Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (also known asMegiddo), Gener8Xion Entertainment, 2001
Voice of Colonel O'Malley, Recess: School's Out (animated; also known as Recess: The Ultimate Summer Vacation and Summer Vacation: The Ultimate Recess), Buena Vista, 2001
(Uncredited) Jockey master, Frank McKlusky, C.I., Buena Vista, 2002
John, Y.M.I., Temple 4 Films, 2002
Lead kidnapper, Run Ronnie Run (also known as Run Ronnie Run! The Ronnie Dobbs Story: A Mr. Show Movie), New Line Cinema, 2002
Sheriff Gathers, A.K.A Birdseye (also known as Birdseye), 2002
Verne Plummer, The Salton Sea, Warner Bros., 2002
Mr. Frank Martin, Willard, New Line Cinema, 2003
Sheriff Hoyt, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, New Line Cinema, 2003
Captain Nichols, Man of the House (also known as Cheer Up),Columbia, 2005
Sheriff Hoyt, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (also known as Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Origin and Untitled Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel), New Line Cinema, 2006
Voice of General Puddles, Cat Tale (animated), Imagi Entertainment, 2006

Film Work
(As Lee Ermey) Technical advisor, The Boys in Company C, Columbia,1978
(Uncredited) Military advisor, Apocalypse Now, United Artists, 1979, extended version released as Apocalypse Now Redux
(As Lee Ermey) Technical advisor, Full Metal Jacket (also known asStanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket"), Warner Bros., 1987
Television Appearances
Series
Lieutenant Fry, Cracker (also known as Fitz), ABC, 1997, 1999
Voice, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (animated), Fox, 1999-2001,ABC Family Channel, beginning 2002
Host, Mail Call, History Channel, 2002-
Miniseries
Secretary of State John Hay, Rough Riders (also known as TeddyRoosevelt & the Rough Riders), TNT, 1997
Movies
Captain Aickman, I'm Dangerous Tonight, USA Network, 1990
Detective Tony Weller, The Take (also known as The Mobsters), USA Network, 1990
Glen Fairling, 83 Hours 'til Dawn, CBS, 1990
Chief Crowder, French Silk, ABC, 1994
Dan Byrd, Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story, Fox, 1994
Jack Benedict, Savate (also known as The Fighter), HBO, 1995
Wilkie Wilkerson, Soul of the Game (also known as Baseball in Black and White and Field of Honour), HBO, 1996
Billy Paxton, Weapons of Mass Distraction, HBO, 1997
Rosewater, The Sender, HBO, 1997
Jerry, Gunshy, Cinemax, 1998
Frank Stanton, The Apartment Complex, Showtime, 1999
Nix, You Know My Name (also known as Bill Tilghman), TNT, 1999
Colonel Ben Wilder, The Chaos Factor, HBO, 2000
Specials
Sarge! (documentary), History Channel, 2001
Himself, Hollywood Vietnam (documentary), American Movie Classics,2005
Himself, The 100 Greatest War Films, Channel 4 (England), 2005
Awards Presentations
Host, American Veteran Awards, 2004
Episodic
Haskell (homicide detective), "The Rising Sun of Death," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
Colonel "Buster" Darling, "Who's Happy Now?," China Beach, ABC, 1989
General Randall Bell, "Das Boat House," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
Special agent Landau, "Innocent Blood," Street Justice, syndicated, 1992
Brisco County, Sr., "Senior Spirit," The Adventures of Brisco County,Jr. (also known as Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1993
Martin, "Wipe-Out," Raven, CBS, 1993
Town sheriff, "Staired in Horror," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1994
Reverend Findley, "Revelations," The X-Files, Fox, 1995
Voice of Colonel Hapablap, "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1995
Tony Van Camp, "Till Death Do Us Part," High Incident, ABC, 1996
Leo C. Greene, "The Collapse," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1997
Leo C. Greene, "The Promise," Promised Land (also known as Homeof the Brave), CBS, 1997
(As Lee Emery) Sergeant Goonther, "Fancy Prance," The Angry Beavers (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997
Colonel Ted Baker, "Wandalust," Maximum Bob, ABC, 1998
Titus Scroad, "Lights, Camera, Action," Action (also known as Dragon), Fox, 1999
Voice of Sanchez (a sky marshal), "Requiem," Roughnecks: The StarshipTroopers Chronicle (animated; also known as Starship Troopers andStarship Troopers: The Series), Sci-Fi Channel, TeleToon, and syndicated, 2000
Jim Bodsworth, "New World," The District, CBS, 2001
Voice of coach, "Mr. Saturday Knight," Family Guy (animated; alsoknown as Padre de familia), Fox, 2001
Janitor's father, "My Old Man," Scrubs, NBC, 2002
Voice of Sergeant Hobo 678, "Hobo 13," Invader ZIM (animated), Nickelodeon, 2002
Voice of General Sims, "Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles," Kim Possible(animated; also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2003
Voice of Bunny, "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend," Father of the Pride (animated), NBC, 2004
Voice of sergeant, "Bully Boogie/There Here Be Dwarves," The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (animated; also known as Grim & Evil), Cartoon Network, 2004
Judge, Pet Star, Animal Planet, 2004
(Uncredited) Voice of gunnery sergeant Hartman, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
John House, "Daddy's Boy," House (also known as House, M.D.), Fox, 2005
Appeared as Luke Bramson in Sweet Justice, NBC. Appeared as TitusScroad in "Dead Man Floating," "Dragon's Blood," and "Love Sucks," all unaired episodes of Action (also known as Dragon), Fox.
Pilots
Brisco County, Sr., The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (also known as Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1993
Gunnery sergeant major Frank Bougus, Space: Above and Beyond (alsoknown as Above and Beyond), Fox, 1995
Radio Appearances
(Uncredited) Voice of gunnery sergeant Hartman, The Howard Stern RadioShow, 2004
RECORDINGS
Videos
(Uncredited) Gunnery sergeant Hartman, Commercial Entertainment Product (collection of music videos), TVT Records, 1992
Himself, The Year of the Rat (documentary), New Line Home Video, 2003
Himself and Sheriff Hoyt, Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (documentary), New Line Home Video, 2004
Music Videos
Crispin Glover, "Ben" (appeared on the DVD for Willard), 2003
Video Games
Lyle the handyman, Double Switch, 1993
Voice of Sarge, Toy Story 2, 1999
Voice of General Barnaky, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, Interplay Productions, 2001
(As R. Lee Ermy) Voice of Wa-Wa (the Water Elemental), Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, 2001
Voice, Real War, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 2001
WRITINGS
Film Additional Dialogue
(As R. Lee Ermy) The Siege of Firebase Gloria, Fries Entertainment, 1989
Nonfiction
Mail Call (also known as Mail Call: The Book That Takes Qs andKicks As), Hyperion, 2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, January 31, 1997, p. 38
TV Guide, January 10, 2004, p. 16

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