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[[Image:MC2BAR-4.jpg|thumb|right|350px|R. Lee Ermey shows off his favorite gun, the [[Browning Automatic Rifle]], on the show ''[[Mail Call]]'' (2003).]]
 
[[Image:MC2BAR-4.jpg|thumb|right|350px|R. Lee Ermey shows off his favorite gun, the [[Browning Automatic Rifle]], on the show ''[[Mail Call]]'' (2003).]]
  
After his service in the Marine Corps, R. Lee Ermey had several roles in war films such as ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' before his iconic role as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''.
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R. Lee Ermey is a American actor/television host who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in the 1987 [[Stanley Kubrick]] Vietnam War film ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''.  Prior to his acting career, Ermey had served in the US Marine Corps from 1961 to 1972 (including 14 months in Vietnam).  While he retired as a Staff Sergeant, he was ceremoniously promoted to Gunnery Sergeant in 2002. Prior to ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'', Ermey had appeared in the Vietnam War films such as ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' and ''[[The Boys in Company C]]'' and would make a career out of playing military characters throughout the ensuing decades. He also would host the popular History Channel series ''[[Mail Call]]'' and ''[[Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey]]''.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:19, 23 May 2015

R. Lee Ermey holds a Remington 870 shotgun as Manfred in The Watch (2012).
R. Lee Ermey shows off his favorite gun, the Browning Automatic Rifle, on the show Mail Call (2003).

R. Lee Ermey is a American actor/television host who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket. Prior to his acting career, Ermey had served in the US Marine Corps from 1961 to 1972 (including 14 months in Vietnam). While he retired as a Staff Sergeant, he was ceremoniously promoted to Gunnery Sergeant in 2002. Prior to Full Metal Jacket, Ermey had appeared in the Vietnam War films such as Apocalypse Now and The Boys in Company C and would make a career out of playing military characters throughout the ensuing decades. He also would host the popular History Channel series Mail Call and Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey.

R. Lee Ermey can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

Film

Gun Character Film Note Date
M14 Gunny Purple Hearts 1984
M14 Gunnery Sergeant Hartman Full Metal Jacket 1987
M16A1 Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner The Siege of Firebase Gloria 1989
M79 Grenade Launcher Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner The Siege of Firebase Gloria 1989
Browning M2 Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner The Siege of Firebase Gloria 1989
Benelli M3 Super 90 Stone On Deadly Ground 1994
M60 machine gun Sgt. Hiles The Frighteners 1996
Ruger Vaquero Sheriff Hoyt The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Sheriff Hoyt The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003
Winchester Model 12 Sheriff Hoyt The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006
Remington 870 Manfred The Watch 2012

Television

Gun Character Title Note / Episode Date
Colt Python Det. Sgt. Ernest Haskell Miami Vice "The Rising Sun of Death" 1987
Single Action Army Brisco County, Sr. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. custom engraved ivory grips 1993
Various weapons Himself Mail Call 2002-2009
Various firearms Himself Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey 2009

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