Biography
Ermey made an indelible impression as the demanding and brutally derisive Marine drill sergeant in the basic training sequence of Stanley Kubrick's chilling Vietnam drama, "Full Metal Jacket" (1987). His earlier career as a Marine Staff Non-Commissioned Officer serving in Vietnam lent powerful authority to his performance.
Ermey medically retired from active duty after sustaining injuries. He moved to Manila in the Philippines where he could …
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Career Milestones
2006 | Reprised role of Sheriff Hoyt in the prequel "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" | |
2003 | Featured in the horror remake "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" | |
2003 | Co-starred as Mr. Martin in "Willard" | |
2001 | Cast as a football coach in "Saving Silverman" | |
1999 | Provided the voice of Sarge in "Toy Story 2" | |
1999 | Played featured role in "Life" | |
1997 | Portrayed coach Bill Bowerman in "Prefontaine" | |
1997 | Featured on the ABC drama series "Cracker" | |
1993 | Appeared in the recurring role of Brisco County Sr, on "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." | |
1990 | TV-movie debut, as a corrupt cop in "The Take" on USA | |
1989 | First writing credit, additional dialogue for "The Siege of Firebase Gloria" | |
1988 | First credit as R Lee Ermey, playing the mayor in "Mississippi Burning" | |
1987 | Acclaimed for his portrayal of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" (also served as technical advisor) | |
1977 | First released feature as an actor and technical advisor (as Lee Ermey), "The Boys of Company C" | |
1976 | First work on an American feature, played a helicopter pilot and served as a technical advisor on Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" (released 1979) | |
| Approached Ken Metcalf, the only American casting director in The Philippines in that period, about getting on the set of Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocolypse Now" | ||
| Appeared in 4-5 Filipino movies over a three-year period | ||
| Made feature debut in a local Tagalog-language movie | ||
| Appeared in other ads with a macho flavor | ||
| Hired to model blue jeans in TV commercials | ||
| Frequented the coffee shop of the Manila Hilton where many Hollywood filmmakers would congregate during breaks in location shooting | ||
| Attended college in Manila on the G.I. Bill; studied criminology | ||
| Moved to Manila in The Philippines | ||
| Medically retired from active duty as the result of injuries | ||
| Served in Vietnam as a Marine staff non-commissioned officer | ||
Awards
1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Full Metal Jacket |
1987 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor in Full Metal Jacket |