R. Lee Ermey

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, Ermey was honorarily promoted to Gunnery Sergeant in 2002. Prior to Full Metal Jacket, Ermey had appeared in the Vietnam War films 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
Sawn Off Double Barrel Shotgun	Sheriff Hoyt	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning		2006
Ruger Vaquero	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
M1 Garand	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Norinco Type 56-1	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M16A2	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M203 grenade launcher	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M79 grenade launcher	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
XM29 Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW)	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Mk 2 hand grenade	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M67 hand grenade	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M1 Bazooka	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M1A1 Bazooka	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Browning Automatic Rifle	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Lewis Gun	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Springfield 1861	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Browning M2HB	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
FN M240G	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
FN M240C	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M1A1 Carbine	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M1928A1 Thompson	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
MP40	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Bren gun	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
FP-45 Liberator	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Boys anti-tank rifle	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Krag-Jørgensen Model 1896	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
LeMat 1861	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M3 "Grease Gun"	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Winchester Model 1897	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M14 Rifle	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Browning M1917	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Kentucky Flintlock Rifle	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Flintlock Pistol	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Matchlock Musket	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Wheellock Musket	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
FN Mk 48 Mod 0	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Heckler & Koch MP5A5	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Glock 18C	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Sturmgewehr 44	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Spencer 1860 Carbine	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Heckler & Koch XM8	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Nambu Type 92	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
M20 Super Bazooka	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
IMI Galil	Himself	Mail Call		2002-2009
Various firearms	Himself	Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey		2009