R. Lee Ermey
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.<ref name=WTXL-obit/> Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant<ref name=WTXL-obit/> and an honorary gunnery sergeant.<ref name=MilitaryTimes-obit>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles,<ref name=WaPo-obit>Template:Cite news</ref> such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning (1988), Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine (1997), Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives (1989), a police captain in Seven (1995), plastic army men leader Sarge in the first three films of the Toy Story franchise (1995–2010), Major "Maddogg" Madison in Rocket Power, and John House in House.<ref name=WaPo-obit/><ref name=WTXL-obit>Template:Cite news</ref>
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;<ref name=WaPo-obit/> and Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey, which concerned the development of different types of weapons.<ref name=MovieFone-LnL>Template:Cite web</ref> Ermey also hosted GunnyTime on the Outdoor Channel.<ref name=OSG>Template:Cite web</ref>
Early life
Ronald Lee Ermey was born in Emporia, Kansas, on March 24, 1944, to John Edward (1924–2016) and Betty (née Pantle) Ermey (1926–2004).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A few years after his birth, his father moved the family (including Ermey and his five brothers) to a small farm outside Kansas City, Kansas.<ref name="CMP">Template:Cite web</ref> Then, in 1958, when Ermey was 14, his father moved the family to a rural home between Zillah, Washington, and Granger, Washington.<ref name="CMP" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
As a teenager, Ermey was an admitted "troublemaker and a bit of a hell-raiser" and frequently got into trouble.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1961, when Ermey was 17, his mother took him to a judge in an attempt to correct his behavior.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The judge gave the young Ermey a choice between military service or jail; Ermey chose military service.<ref name="CMP" />
Military career
Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1961 at age 17 and went through recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California.<ref name="CMP" /> He served in the aviation support field for a few years before becoming a drill instructor in India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, where Ermey was assigned from 1965 to 1967.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ermey then served in Marine Wing Support Group 17 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Okinawa, Japan.<ref name="CMP" /> In 1968, he was ordered to South Vietnam with MWSG-17, and spent 14 months in-country. The remainder of his service was on Okinawa, where Ermey was advanced to Staff Sergeant (E-6). He was medically retired in 1972 because of several injuries.<ref name="R. Lee Ermey's Bio">Template:Cite web</ref> On May 17, 2002, Ermey received an honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant (E-7) by Commandant of the Marine Corps General James L. Jones.<ref name="USNI">Template:Cite web</ref>
Ermey regularly took the opportunity to speak with new recruits, visiting the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California, and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.<ref name=USMC-2002>Template:Cite web</ref> An episode of the History ChannelTemplate:'s Mail Call was filmed at MCRD San Diego.<ref name=MailCall-MCRD-SD>Template:Cite web</ref> He also acted as a spokesperson for Toys for Tots.<ref name=WaPo-obit/>
Acting career
Ermey appeared in over 100 films and television shows, including roles as a voice actor.<ref name=WaPo-obit/>
Early technical advice and first roles
After his discharge from the Marine Corps, Ermey attended the University of Manila in the Philippines, using his G.I. Bill benefits.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> While there, Ermey was cast in his first film role, playing a Marine drill instructor in The Boys in Company C (1978). Then, while serving as a technical advisor to director Francis Ford Coppola, he was also cast as a First Air Cavalry helicopter pilot in one scene in Apocalypse Now (1979).<ref name="Clark, 2010-08-31" /> He also appeared as a Gunnery Sergeant in 1984's Purple Hearts: shot, like all his early films, in the Philippines.<ref name="Clark, 2010-08-31" />
Full Metal Jacket
Ermey had infrequent film roles until 1987, when he was cast as drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.<ref name="Clark, 2010-08-31">Template:Cite news</ref> As with The Boys in Company C and Apocalypse Now, Ermey was initially hired by the production only as a technical advisor.<ref name="Clark, 2010-08-31" /><ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
Ermey recorded several 30-minute sessions on videocassette with the first casting choice for Hartman, Tim Colceri, in which they hurled insults at a group of extras. Kubrick had intended these rehearsals as a venue for Colceri to learn how drill instructors could remove the civilian mindset from the personalities of new recruits. Ermey, realizing that Kubrick was watching the tapes he recorded with Colceri, treated the recordings as an audition for the role of Hartman. To this end, Ermey not only continued berating recruits long after Colceri's 30-minute practice session had ended, but had stagehands pelt him with tennis balls and oranges as he did it, showing a real drill instructor's level of concentration while at work.<ref name=":0" />
Kubrick grew fascinated with Ermey's performances, which sometimes ran to two hours—the maximum time that could be recorded on VHS cassettes. The director later said to Rolling Stone that Ermey's intense familiarity with the role had perfected his delivery and fluency of improvisation to a level he could not hope to discover in a professional actor, no matter how many takes they were given. Colceri was replaced by Ermey before filming. In consolation for his months of preparation for the role of Hartman, Colceri was given the smaller role of a helicopter door-gunner.<ref name="Clark, 2010-08-31" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Seeking authenticity for the war movie, Kubrick allowed Ermey to write, edit and improvise his own dialogue. His was the only performance in a Kubrick film that had a significant proportion of improvised dialogue, with Ermey writing more than 50 percent of his dialogue.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kubrick later praised Ermey as an excellent performer. Despite the technical demands of Ermey's extended dialogue scenes — his character has by far the most lines in the film — the actor sometimes satisfied Kubrick after only three takes, because he was prepared. This was extremely unusual on a Kubrick production, where the director would regularly demand 40 takes. In some circumstances, Kubrick would demand considerably more takes, claiming that actors were focusing more on remembering their lines than delivering believable emotions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ermey's performance was extremely well-received and he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actor.<ref name=TelevisionAcademy-bio>Template:Cite web</ref>
Later films
Ermey eventually appeared in about 60 films, often in roles of authority figures similar to his character in Full Metal Jacket. These include Mayor Tilman in Mississippi Burning (1988), Sergeant Major Bill Hafner in The Siege of Firebase Gloria (also a Vietnam film, 1989), Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives (1989), General Kramer in Toy Soldiers (1991), a police captain in Se7en (1995), business man Benedict Savate (1995), the ghost of a drill instructor in The Frighteners (1996), Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine (1997), Frank Martin in the remake of Willard (2003), and Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006). He also appeared in Sommersby, [[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun Template:Frac: The Final Insult]], On Deadly Ground, Murder in the First, Leaving Las Vegas, Dead Man Walking, Switchback, Life, Saving Silverman, The Salton Sea, Man of the House, Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (uncredited in a key supporting role), and The Watch.<ref name=TVGuide-credits/>
Ermey also lent his voice as "Sarge", the plastic army men leader, in Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), and Toy Story 3 (2010),<ref name=WTXL-obit/> as well as a sergeant in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).<ref name=TVGuide-credits>Template:Cite web</ref> His voice was also briefly heard through a voice disguise machine in Recess: School's Out (2001).<ref name=TVGuide-credits/>
Television
Ermey hosted two programs on the History Channel.<ref name=TelevisionAcademy-bio/> The first program, Mail Call (2002–2009), consisted of him answering viewers' questions about various military issues both modern and historic. Ermey frequently discussed weaponry, tactical matters, and military history. Mail CallTemplate:'s subject matter was dictated by viewer emails; one episode focused on an M1 Abrams tank,<ref name=S6E11>Template:Cite web</ref> while others involved World War II secrets,<ref name=S1E9>Template:Cite web</ref> and others focused on elements of medieval warfare.<ref name=S2>Template:Cite web</ref> The set consisted of a military tent, other military gear and weapons, and a World War II jeep. According to a 2005 episode of Mail Call filmed at Whiteman Air Force Base, he was the 341st person to fly in the B-2 stealth bomber.<ref name=S6E10>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ermey hosted a second History Channel program entitled Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey (2009), which discussed the history of various weapons used by militaries of today.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ermey served as host of GunnyTime, a show that debuted on Outdoor Channel in 2015.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ermey guest-starred on a number of shows, usually appearing in a commanding military role. The shows included Kim Possible, The Simpsons, Roughnecks, Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Rocket Power, The Angry Beavers, Fillmore!, Miami Vice, Human Target, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, Rough Riders, Cracker, My Life as a Teenage Robot, High Incident (as a retired USMC Major), and Invader Zim.<ref name=TVGuide-credits/>
In 1993, Ermey appeared as the father of Bruce Campbell's character in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. for two episodes (1 and 8) of season one.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On December 14, 1994, Ermey played a sheriff in Tales from the Crypt, season six, episode nine, "Staired in Horror". In 1995, he appeared unbilled as Sergeant Major Frank Bougus, USMC in the pilot episode of Space: Above and Beyond.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Ermey also played the role of Reverend Patrick Findley, a minister, on The X-Files season 3, episode 11, "Revelations".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Ermey also made guest appearances on the television drama House, playing the role of Dr. Gregory House's father,<ref name=TVGuide-credits/> who was a decorated naval aviator while serving in the Marine Corps ("Daddy's Boy", "Birthmarks"), and the sitcom Scrubs, playing the Janitor's father. He also voiced Wildcat in several episodes of Batman: The Brave and the Bold.<ref name=TVGuide-credits/>
Ermey voiced Colonel Leslie "Hap" Hapablap in two episodes of The Simpsons ("Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and "Waiting for Duffman"). In the episode of SpongeBob SquarePants "Inmates of Summer", he voiced an irate warden of a maximum-security island prison who demoralized the inmates whenever he could. In the episode of The Angry Beavers "Fancy Prance", Ermey voiced the Lipizzaner stallions' instructor, Drill Sergeant Goonther.<ref name=TVGuide-credits/>
Ermey was also featured each week on ESPN's College GameDay. His role was to insult the experts' incorrect picks from the previous week. In 2010, Ermey appeared in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Trophy" as a paroled sex offender. The following year, he starred as a drill instructor on the X-Play special on Bulletstorm. In the Family Guy episode "Grumpy Old Man", Ermey guest-starred, again as a drill instructor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Video games
In 1993, Ermey played Lyle The Handyman in the full motion video game Mega-CD/Sega CD game Double Switch. In 1996, he was the player character's superior officer in Earthsiege 2.<ref name=DailyDot/>
Ermey lent his voice to several video games, including Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (as General Barnaky) and Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (as Wa-Wa). Ermey also made a cameo in Real War: Air, Land, Sea, a real-time strategy video game based on the official Joint Chiefs of Staff training game. In 2014, he did voice-over work for Call of Duty: Ghosts.<ref name=DailyDot>Template:Cite web</ref>
Several characters have made references to Ermey and the character of Hartman. In the game Fallout 3, a recruitable companion is named Sergeant RL-3, a modified military robot with a personality very similar to Ermey (the companion's name is a reference to Ermey's initials wherein the 3 is leetspeak for the letter E). In the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion there is a character named "Lieutenant Emry" that speaks some of Ermey's signature lines from Full Metal Jacket. In Half-Life: Opposing Force, the drill sergeant from the initial boot camp stage had dialogue and mannerisms very similar to Ermey's character in Full Metal Jacket.<ref name=DailyDot/>
Commercials
Ermey was an official spokesman for Black Book (National Auto Research), Glock firearms, TRU-SPEC apparel, Tupperware, Victory Motorcycles, Hoover, SOG Specialty Knives, WD-40, Young Marines, and appeared in commercials for Coors Light, Dick's Sporting Goods, GEICO, and pistachio nuts. In late 2010, Ermey starred in a GEICO commercial as a drill-instructor-turned-therapist who insults a client, in a parody of some of his iconic characters.<ref name="Clark, 2010-08-31" /> Ermey provided the introduction for the Professional Bull Riders.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> He can be seen giving a service announcement for Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, demanding that viewers be quiet during the film.<ref>Drafthouse PSAs Template:Webarchive</ref> He was a board member of the National Rifle Association of America.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Personal life
Ermey married his wife, Nila, in 1975. They had four children and remained married until his death in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ermey affectionally referred to his wife as "Mrs. Gunny" frequently in Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey.<ref name=Newsweek>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Business venture
Ermey was a co-founder of Bravery Brewing in Lancaster, California.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Military appearances
On May 17, 2002, Ermey received an honorary post-service promotion to Gunnery sergeant from the Commandant of the Marine Corps General James L. Jones in recognition of his continuing support to Americans in military service.<ref name="USNI" />
Ermey traveled to Kuwait in June 2003 during the first phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom to film mail distribution by the Defense Department to service personnel for an episode of Mail Call.<ref name=2003visits>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ermey conducted morale tours, visiting United States troops in locations such as Al Kut, Iraq, and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in which he filmed parts for his television show Mail Call. While at Bagram Airfield, Ermey held a USO-type show in which he portrayed GySgt Hartman and conducted a comedy routine. Ermey also did the same at Doha, Qatar and Camp Doha, Kuwait City, Kuwait, in 2003.<ref name=2003visits/>
Political views
Ermey described himself as an independent. In the 2008 presidential election, Ermey voted for Barack Obama, but subsequently criticized his economic policies, accusing Obama of attempting to "impose socialism" on the American people and "destroying the country."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ermey said in a 2015 interview that he supported Texas Senator Ted Cruz for president. Ermey said, "You know what, I just watched Ted Cruz – I mean, what a tough act to follow. I'm not going to tell you who I'm going to vote for, but I'm going to let you guess [...] and the first two guesses don't count!"<ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref> He similarly praised presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ermey was a supporter of the Second Amendment<ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref> and a board member of the National Rifle Association.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Death
Ermey died at a hospital in Santa Monica, California, from complications related to pneumonia on the morning of April 15, 2018, at age 74.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="DiedNews">Template:Cite web</ref> His funeral was held in Arlington National Cemetery on January 18, 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Burial Detail: Ermey, Ronald Lee – ANC Explorer</ref>
Awards and decorations
Ermey was retroactively awarded the Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon after he retired from the military due to his prior service as a Marine Corps recruit training instructor. Ermey's military awards included:<ref name="R. Lee Ermey's Bio"/>
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2 Service stripes |
Filmography
Film
| Year<ref name=TVGuide-credits/> | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Boys in Company C | Staff Sergeant Loyce | Credited as Lee Ermey |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot | Uncredited |
| Up from the Depths | Lee | ||
| 1984 | Purple Hearts | Gunnery Sergeant "Gunny" | |
| 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | Gunnery Sergeant Hartman | Credited as "Lee Ermey" Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Mayor Tilman | |
| 1989 | The Siege of Firebase Gloria | Sergeant Major Bill Hafner / Narrator | Uncredited screenwriter |
| Fletch Lives | Jimmy Lee Farnsworth | ||
| 1990 | Demonstone | Colonel Joe Haines | |
| The Rift | Captain Phillips | ||
| The Take | Weller | Television film | |
| I'm Dangerous Tonight | Lieutenant Ackman | ||
| Kid | Luke | ||
| 83 Hours 'Til Dawn | Glen Fairling | Television film | |
| 1991 | The Terror Within II | Von Demming | |
| Toy Soldiers | General Kramer | ||
| True Identity | Houston's Boss | Uncredited | |
| 1993 | Hexed | Detective Ferguson | |
| Sommersby | Dick Mead | ||
| Body Snatchers | General Platt | ||
| 1994 | French Silk | Chief Crowder | Television film |
| Chain of Command | Benjamin Brewster | ||
| On Deadly Ground | Stone | ||
| Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story | Mr. Byrd | Television film; uncredited | |
| [[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun Template:Frac: The Final Insult]] | Mess Hall Guard | Uncredited cameo | |
| Love Is a Gun | Frank Deacon | ||
| 1995 | Murder in the First | Judge Clawson | |
| Savate | Benedict | Short Uncredited | |
| Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | Preacher Brian | Uncredited | |
| Seven | Police Captain | ||
| Leaving Las Vegas | Conventioneer | ||
| Under the Hula Moon | Lieutenant Colonel J.P. McIntire | ||
| Toy Story | Sarge | Voice<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> | |
| Dead Man Walking | Clyde Percy | ||
| Kidnapped | Frank | Television film | |
| 1996 | Soul of the Game | Wilkie | |
| The Frighteners | The Late Master Sergeant Hiles | ||
| 1997 | Prefontaine | Bill Bowerman | |
| Dead Men Can't Dance | Senator Pullman T. Fowler | ||
| Weapons of Mass Distraction | Billy Paxton | Television film | |
| Switchback | Sheriff Buck Olmstead | ||
| Starship Troopers | News Announcer | Voice, Uncredited | |
| 1998 | The Sender | Colonel Rosewater | |
| Gunshy | Jerry | ||
| 1999 | You Know My Name | Nix | Television film |
| Life | Older Sheriff Pike | ||
| Avalanche | Gary | ||
| The Apartment Complex | Frank Stanton | Television | |
| Toy Story 2 | Sarge | Voice<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2000 | The Chaos Factor | Colonel Ben Wilder | |
| Skipped Parts | Caspar Callahan | ||
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Sarge | Voice Direct-to-DVD<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Jericho | Marshall | ||
| 2001 | Saving Silverman | Coach Norton | |
| Recess: School's Out | Colonel O'Malley | Voice<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | President Richard Benson | ||
| Scenes of the Crime | Mr. Parker | ||
| Taking Sides | General Wallace | ||
| On the Borderline | Captain Elias | ||
| 2002 | Run Ronnie Run! | Lead Kidnapper | Cameo |
| The Salton Sea | Verne Plummer | ||
| Frank McKlusky, C.I. | Jockey Master | Uncredited cameo Direct-to-VD | |
| A.K.A. Birdseye | Sheriff Gathers | ||
| 2003 | Toy Story: Buzz Lightyear's Blast Up Together | Sarge | Voice |
| Willard | Frank Martin | ||
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt | Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2004 | Y.M.I. | John | |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Captain Nichols | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Sergeant | Voice cameo |
| Shark Bait | Jack | Voice<ref name="btva" /> | |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt | ||
| 2008 | Solstice | Leonard | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Sarge<ref name="btva" /> | Voice |
| An Okay Place to Eat | Sergeant Cereal | ||
| 2012 | The Watch | Manfred |
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Detective Sergeant Ernest Haskell | Episode: "Rising Sun of Death" |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Marshal Brisco County Sr. | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Sheriff | Episode: "Staired in Horror" |
| 1995 | Space: Above and Beyond | Sergeant Major Bougus | TV series |
| The X-Files | Reverend Findley | Episode: "Revelations" | |
| 1996 | Toy Story Treats | Sarge | |
| 1995, 2015 | The Simpsons | Colonel Leslie "Hap" Hapablap | Voice 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers | Sergeant Goonther | Voice Episode: "Fancy Prance" |
| Rough Riders | Secretary of State John Hay | 2 episodes | |
| 1997–1998 | Cracker | Lieutenant Fry | 16 episodes |
| 1998 | All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series | Sergeant Yorkie | Voice Episode: "Dogfaces" |
| 1999 | Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | General Thorton | Voice 26 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles | Sky Marshall Sanchez | Voice 4 episodes |
| 2001, 2011 | Family Guy | Coach, Drill Sergeant | Voice 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Scrubs | Janitor's Father | Episode: "My Old Man" |
| Invader Zim | Sergeant Hobo 678 | Voice Episode: "Hobo 13"<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2002–2009 | Mail Call | Himself (Host) | |
| 2003 | Fillmore! | Colonel Thrift | Voice Episode: "South of Friendship, North of Honor"<ref name="btva" /> |
| Kim Possible | General Sims | Voice 2 episodes | |
| Rocket Power | Madison | Voice Episode: "Saving Lt. Ryan" | |
| 2004 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Drill Sergeant | Voice Episode: "Here Thar Be Dwarves!"<ref name="btva" /> |
| Father of the Pride | Sergeant Bunny | Voice Episode: "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend" | |
| 2005 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Sarge | Voice Episode: "Last Action Zero"<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2005–2008 | House | John House | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Prison Warden | Voice Episode: "The Inmates of Summer" |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour | Bob Henson | Episode: "Agro" |
| 2009 | Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey | Himself (Host) | 13 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Wildcat | Voice 4 episodes<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Walter Burlock | Episode: "Trophy" |
| 2012 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | General Tsin | Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2015–2017 | GunnyTime | Himself (host) | 31 episodes |
| 2016 | Military Makeover | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Video games
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| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Double Switch | Lyle, The Handyman | |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue | Sarge | <ref name="btva" /> |
| 2001 | Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | General Barnaky | |
| Real War: Rogue States | Briefings | ||
| Real War: Air, Land, Sea | |||
| Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | Wa-Wa | Credited as R. Lee Ermy<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | Sarge | <ref name="btva" /> |
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Drill Instructor DLC |
Other media
- Ermey recorded voice lines for a "talking" 12-inch tall "motivational action figure" depicting him in USMC drill instructor uniform, which replays his signature put-downs with the press of an electronic button on the back. Sideshow Collectibles manufactured the figure in two versions, one with (somewhat) family-friendly language and one with "extra-salty" remarks that include profanity; the latter is packaged with an R rating as a warning to consumers. One of these figures appears occasionally on Mail Call, wherein it is often referred to as 'Mini-Lee' by the host, and is sometimes seen berating a G.I. Joe.<ref name=Collectable>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Avenue N in Palmdale, CA was successfully petitioned to be renamed "R. Lee Ermey Avenue" in memoriam of the Antelope Valley resident.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 10 November 2023, at 1110 hours, an eastbound stretch of Avenue N east of Sierra Highway was officially opened as the R. Lee Ermey Musical Highway. By driving over the grooved pavement at 45 mph, the road will play 30 seconds of the Marine Corps Hymn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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