R. Lee Ermey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

R. Lee Ermey

American actor, voice actor, drill instructor and Marine

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1944

Place of Birth: Emporia, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 15-Apr-2018

Profession: screenwriter, actor, comedian, television producer, voice actor, drill instructor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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About R. Lee Ermey

  • Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor, voice actor, drill instructor and Marine.
  • He achieved fame when he played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
  • Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives, a police captain in Se7en, plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films, Lt.
  • "Tice" Ryan in Rocket Power, a prison warden in an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, and John House in House. On television, Ermey hosted two programs on the History Channel: Mail Call, in which he answered viewers' questions about various military issues both modern and historic; and Lock n' Load with R.
  • Lee Ermey, which concerned the development of different types of weapons.
  • He also hosted GunnyTime on the Outdoor Channel.

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