Kubrick later indicated that Ermey was an excellent performer, often needing just two or three takes per scene, also unusual for a Kubrick film. Seeking absolute military authenticity for the film, Kubrick allowed Ermey to write or edit his own dialogue and improvise on the set, a notable rarity in a Kubrick film. Kubrick changed his mind after Ermey put together an instructional tape, in which he went on an extended tirade towards several extras, convincing Kubrick he was the right man for the role. Initially he was intended to be only the technical advisor. Ermey then was cast as a Marine Drill Instructor in Sidney Fury's "Boys In Company C." For the next few years, Ermey played a series of minor film roles until 1987 when he was cast as austere drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. He first played a First Air Cavalry chopper pilot in Apocalypse Now doubling as a technical advisor to director Francis Ford Coppola. Bill benefits, studying criminology and drama. Jones, becoming the first retiree in the history of the Marines to be promoted.Įrmey was cast in his first film while attending the University of Manila in the Philippines, using his G.I. On May 17, 2002, he received an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant by Commandant James L. He was medically discharged in 1972 due to several injuries incurred during his service. The remainder of his service was in Okinawa, where he was promoted to staff sergeant. In 1968, he was ordered to South Vietnam with MWSG-17, and spent 14 months in country. For his first few years, he served in the aviation support field, before becoming a drill instructor in India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, where he was assigned from 1965 to 1967.Įrmey then served in Marine Wing Support Group 17 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan. In 1961, at age 17, Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and went through recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California. After his second arrest, a judge gave him a choice between joining the military or being sent to jail Ermey chose the former. As a teenager, he often got in trouble with the local authorities and had been arrested twice for criminal mischief by age 17. In 1958, when Ermey was 14, he and his family left Kansas and moved to Toppenish, Washington. Lee Ermey, which concerned the development of different types of weapons.Įrmey was born Ronald Lee Ermey in Emporia, Kansas on March 24, 1944 and was raised with his five brothers on a farm about 18 miles west of Kansas City, Kansas. He had hosted two programs on the History Channel: Mail Call, in which he answered viewers' questions about various militaria both modern and historic, and Lock N' Load with R. "Tice" Ryan in Rocket Power, the Warden in SpongeBob SquarePants, and the Sergeant Bunny in Father of the Pride. On House, M.D., he portrayed John House in the Season 2 episode " Daddy's Boy" and the Season 5 episode " Birthmarks."Įrmey had often been typecast for roles of authority figures, such as Mayor Tilman in Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives, a Police Captain in Seven, Sarge in the Toy Story franchise, Lt. Marine Corps, Ermey served as a drill instructor. He was a retired United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944) was an American former drill instructor and actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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