R. Lee Ermey Net Worth
R. Lee Ermey Net Worth is
$12 Million
R. Lee Ermey's salary
$1 Million
R. Lee Ermey Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ronald Lee Ermey is an American actor, best known for his role as the savage Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is a retired United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant and an honorary G... | Full Name | R. Lee Ermey |
| Net Worth | $12 Million |
| Salary | $1 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 24, 1944 |
| Place Of Birth | Emporia, Kansas, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Voice Actor, Drill instructor, Soldier, Spokesperson |
| Education | University of Manila, University of Texas at Austin |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Nila Ermey (m. 1975) |
| Nicknames | Ronald Lee Ermey , Lee Ermey , The Gunny , Lee Emery , R. Lee Ermy , R. Lee Emrey |
| Awards | Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Gallantry Cross |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| Movies | Full Metal Jacket, The Boys in Company C, Seven, Saving Silverman, Dead Man Walking, The Frighteners, Willard, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Mississippi Burning, Toy Story 2, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, On Deadly Ground, Leaving La... |
| TV Shows | Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles, Cracker, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, High Incident, Sweet Justice, Street Justice, Human Target, Mail Call, Toy Story Treats |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tough and often scary screen presence |
| 2 | Commanding and dynamic delivery. |
| 3 | Best known for playing military drill instructors |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I got to write most of everything I said. |
| 2 | Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit. |
| 3 | When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's any trouble at all. People come out of the woodwork with their money to help out because we went over and fought a war. |
| 4 | I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people. |
| 5 | I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running. |
| 6 | Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America. |
| 7 | I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year. |
| 8 | It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth. |
| 9 | I play well with everybody. |
| 10 | We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on! |
| 11 | There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years. |
| 12 | I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can. |
| 13 | That's all I cared about too, was getting it right. |
| 14 | In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table. |
| 15 | Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy. |
| 16 | I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys. |
| 17 | I spend a lot of time with my characters. |
| 18 | Kubrick's films have life - they just never die. |
| 19 | There's a lot of whiners in every crowd. |
| 20 | I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967. |
| 21 | I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough. |
| 22 | Playing the good guy is tough because you know as well as I do, in real life, you have to watch your P's and Q's and conduct yourself in a respectable manner if you expect to have friends. |
| 23 | Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps. |
| 24 | I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on me. |
| 25 | Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go to Vietnam. |
| 26 | I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character. |
| 27 | I always love to come to Austin. |
| 28 | The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after. |
| 29 | America's trying to do the best for its veterans. |
| 30 | Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control. |
| 31 | The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war. |
| 32 | Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many cases, with no time off in between platoons. |
| 33 | I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share. |
| 34 | Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days. |
| 35 | For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go. |
| 36 | You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the Marine Corp because of something that I said or did. |
| 37 | There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better. |
| 38 | The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more. |
| 39 | The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part. |
| 40 | I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot. |
| 41 | Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates. |
| 42 | It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Apocalypse Now (1979), Mississippi Burning (1988) and Toy Story 3 (2010)_. |
| 2 | When he was 17, he would always get in trouble so much with the police. During a court hearing, the judge gave him the choice of either facing jail or join the military. He chose the military. |
| 3 | In January, 2014 he outraged animal rights activists by posting photos of himself on Facebook posing with dead lions he had shot in Africa. He also boasted of killing "Cape Buffalo, lion, lioness and wildebeest" on previous trips to Africa. |
| 4 | Starting his third year as host on "Mail Call" on the History Channel. [July 2005] |
| 5 | Hosting "Lock N Load" a new show about military hardware on the History Channel. [August 2009] |
| 6 | Currently doing a series of radio and television commercials for Geico. [July 2010] |
| 7 | Hosting "Mail Call" on the History Channel. [August 2002] |
| 8 | Was seriously considered for the role of J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man (2002), before J.K. Simmons was cast. |
| 9 | Was one of the few people ever allowed to improvise for notorious perfectionist Stanley Kubrick. A lot of his dialogue lines in Full Metal Jacket (1987) were improvised. |
| 10 | In 2010, he was chosen as new spokesman for SOG Specialty Knives & Tool. SOG's new "Gunny Approved" advertising campaign includes a special edition line of knives and tools developed in conjunction with Ermey. |
| 11 | In 1987, he was involved in a jeep accident during the making of Full Metal Jacket (1987). At 1:00 am one morning, he skidded off the road, breaking all the ribs on his left side. He refused to pass out and kept flashing his car lights until a motorist stopped. In some scenes in the movie, he does not move his left arm at all. |
| 12 | Has four children with wife Nila and two daughters from a previous marriage. Has nine grandchildren. |
| 13 | Aside from his early military roles, he often plays authority figures, such as sheriffs, police chiefs and other types of law-enforcement officers. |
| 14 | Parodied his famous role from Full Metal Jacket (1987) (Gunnery Sergeant Hartman) as a Ghost in the comedy film The Frighteners (1996). |
| 15 | Chosen as first celebrity spokesperson for Glock firearms and products in 2004. |
| 16 | Used the same line ("You're not afraid of a little blood, are you?") in two consecutive movies -- Willard (2003) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). Both films were released in 2003 and both films just happened to be remakes as well. |
| 17 | After injuries forced him to retire from military service, he moved to the Phillipines and enrolled in the University of Manila, where he studied Criminology and Drama. |
| 18 | United States Marine Corps awards and decorations include: Meritorious Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal (w/bronze service star), Vietnam Campaign Medal (w/60 Device), Vietnam Gallantry Cross (w/Palm), Good Conduct Medal (w/two bronze service stars), Marksman Badge (w/Rifle Bar) and Sharpshooter Badge (w/Pistol Bar). |
| 19 | Although he retired from the United States Marine Corps in 1971, Ermey was later awarded the Honorary rank of Gunnery Sergeant. |
| 20 | Served in the United States Marine Corps from April 1961 to October 1971 under the service number 195-60-39. Was retired as a Staff Sergeant on a medical disability. |
| 21 | Was not intended to be in Full Metal Jacket (1987). He was hired as a technical advisor for the actor who was to play the drill instructor, but he did such a good job at it that Ermey himself was hired for the part. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | 1995-2015 | TV Series | Colonel Leslie Hapablap |
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | 2012-2015 | TV Series | General Tsin |
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | 2013 | Video Game | Multiplayer Announcer - Drill Instructor DLC (voice) |
| Someone Picked the Wrong Girl | 2013 | Video short | Glock Man |
| The Watch | 2012/I | Manfred | |
| Family Guy | 2001-2011 | TV Series | Warden / Coach |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Wildcat |
| X-Play | 2011 | TV Series | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2010 | TV Series | Walter Burlock |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Video Game | Sarge (voice) |
| An Okay Place to Eat | 2010 | Short | Sergeant Cereal |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Videogame | 2010 | Video Game | Wildcat (voice) |
| Toy Story 3: The Video Game | 2010 | Video Game | Army Sarge (voice) |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Sarge (voice) | |
| Eleventh Hour | 2008 | TV Series | Bob Henson |
| House M.D. | 2005-2008 | TV Series | John House |
| Toy Story Midway Mania! | 2008 | Short | Sarge (voice) |
| Solstice | 2008/II | Leonard | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | 2007 | TV Series | Warden |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | 2006 | Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt | |
| Shark Bait | 2006 | Jack (voice) | |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | 2006 | Sergeant (voice) | |
| Man of the House | 2005/I | Captain Nichols | |
| My Life as a Teenage Robot | 2005 | TV Series | Sarge |
| Father of the Pride | 2004 | TV Series | Bunny |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | 2004 | TV Series | Sergeant / Drill Sergeant |
| Y.M.I. | 2004 | John | |
| Kim Possible | 2003 | TV Series | General Sims |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | 2003 | Sheriff Hoyt | |
| Fillmore! | 2003 | TV Series | Colonel Thrift |
| Rocket Power | 2003 | TV Series | Madison |
| Willard | 2003 | Mr. Martin | |
| Birdseye | 2002 | Sheriff Gathers | |
| Invader ZIM | 2002 | TV Series | Sergeant Hobo 678 |
| Frank McKlusky, C.I. | 2002 | Jockey Master (uncredited) | |
| Scrubs | 2002 | TV Series | Janitor's Father |
| The Salton Sea | 2002 | Verne Plummer | |
| Run Ronnie Run | 2002 | Lead Kidnapper | |
| This Week in History | 2001 | TV Series | |
| Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | 2001 | Video Game | Wa-Wa - The Water Elemental (voice, as R. Lee Ermy) |
| On the Borderline | 2001 | Capt. Elias | |
| Taking Sides | 2001 | General Wallace | |
| Scenes of the Crime | 2001 | Mr. Parker | |
| Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | 2001 | President Richard Benson | |
| Real War | 2001 | Video Game | Pre-mission Briefings Narrator (voice) |
| Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | 2001 | Video Game | General Simon Barnaky (voice) |
| The District | 2001 | TV Series | Jim Bodsworth |
| Recess: School's Out | 2001 | Colonel O'Malley (voice, as Lee Ermey) | |
| Saving Silverman | 2001 | Coach | |
| Jericho | 2000 | Marshall | |
| Action | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Titus Scroad |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | 2000 | Video | Sarge (voice) |
| Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Sky Marshall Sanchez |
| Skipped Parts | 2000 | Caspar Callahan | |
| The Chaos Factor | 2000 | Col. Ben Wilder | |
| Toy Story 2 | 1999/I | Video Game | Sergeant (voice) |
| Toy Story 2 | 1999 | Army Sarge (voice) | |
| The Apartment Complex | 1999 | TV Movie | Frank Stanton |
| Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | 1999 | TV Series | General Thorton (voice) |
| Avalanche | 1999 | Gary | |
| Life | 1999/I | Older Sheriff Pike | |
| Cracker: Mind Over Murder | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Lieutenant Fry |
| You Know My Name | 1999 | TV Movie | Marshal Nix |
| Maximum Bob | 1998 | TV Series | Col. Theodore Baker |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series | 1998 | TV Series | Sergeant Yorkie |
| Gunshy | 1998 | Jerry | |
| The Sender | 1998 | Colonel Rosewater | |
| Starship Troopers | 1997 | Voice heard on speaker when troopers were receiving gear for battle (voice, uncredited) | |
| The Angry Beavers | 1997 | TV Series | Sergeant Goonther |
| Switchback | 1997 | Sheriff Buck Olmstead | |
| Promised Land | 1997 | TV Series | Leo C. Greene |
| Weapons of Mass Distraction | 1997 | TV Movie | Billy Paxton |
| Dead Men Can't Dance | 1997 | Sen. Pullman T. Fowler | |
| Prefontaine | 1997 | Bill Bowerman | |
| Rough Riders | 1997 | TV Series | Secretary of State John Hay |
| Toy Story | 1996 | Video Game | Army Sarge (voice) |
| The Frighteners | 1996 | Sgt. Hiles | |
| Soul of the Game | 1996 | TV Movie | Wilkie |
| High Incident | 1996 | TV Series | Tony Van Camp |
| Toy Story Treats | 1996 | TV Series short | Sarge |
| Dead Man Walking | 1995 | Clyde Percy | |
| The X-Files | 1995 | TV Series | Reverend Patrick Findley |
| Toy Story | 1995 | Sergeant (voice) | |
| Under the Hula Moon | 1995 | Lt. Col. J. P. McIntire | |
| Space: Above and Beyond | 1995 | TV Series | Sergeant Major Bougus |
| Leaving Las Vegas | 1995 | Conventioneer | |
| Se7en | 1995 | Police Captain | |
| Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back | 1995 | Preacher Brian (uncredited) | |
| Sweet Justice | 1995 | TV Series | Luke |
| Savate | 1995 | Video | Benedict (uncredited) |
| Murder in the First | 1995 | Judge Clawson | |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1994 | TV Series | Sheriff |
| Love Is a Gun | 1994 | Frank Deacon | |
| Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | 1994 | Mess Hall Guard (uncredited) | |
| Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story | 1994 | TV Movie | Mr. Byrd (uncredited) |
| On Deadly Ground | 1994 | Stone | |
| Chain of Command | 1994 | Benjamin Brewster | |
| French Silk | 1994 | TV Movie | Chief Crowder |
| Double Switch | 1993 | Video Game | The Handyman (as R. Lee Emrey) |
| The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. | 1993 | TV Series | Brisco County Sr. |
| Body Snatchers | 1993 | General Platt | |
| Sommersby | 1993 | Dick Mead (as Ronald Lee Ermey) | |
| Hexed | 1993 | Det. Ferguson | |
| Street Justice | 1992 | TV Series | Special Agent Landau |
| Civil Wars | 1992 | TV Series | General Randall Bell |
| Human Target | 1992 | TV Series | General Ferris |
| True Identity | 1991 | Houston's Boss (uncredited) | |
| Toy Soldiers | 1991 | General Kramer | |
| The Terror Within II | 1991 | Von Demming | |
| 83 Hours 'Til Dawn | 1990 | TV Movie | Glen Fairling |
| Kid | 1990 | Luke | |
| I'm Dangerous Tonight | 1990 | TV Movie | Lt. Ackman |
| The Take | 1990 | TV Movie | Weller |
| The Rift | 1990 | Capt. Phillips | |
| Demonstone | 1990 | Col. Joe Haines | |
| China Beach | 1989 | TV Series | Colonel Buster Darling |
| Fletch Lives | 1989 | Jimmy Lee Farnsworth | |
| The Siege of Firebase Gloria | 1989 | Bill Hafner | |
| Mississippi Burning | 1988 | Mayor Tilman | |
| Miami Vice | 1987 | TV Series | Det. Sgt. Ernest Haskell |
| Full Metal Jacket | 1987 | Gny. Sgt. Hartman (as Lee Ermey) | |
| Purple Hearts | 1984 | Gunny | |
| Up from the Depths | 1979 | ||
| Apocalypse Now | 1979 | Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) | |
| The Boys in Company C | 1978 | Sergeant Loyce (as Lee Ermey) |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Metal Jacket | 1987 | technical advisor - as Lee Ermey | |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | 1982 | technical advisor - uncredited | |
| Apocalypse Now | 1979 | military advisor - uncredited | |
| The Boys in Company C | 1978 | technical advisor - as Lee Ermey |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| GunnyTime with R. Lee Ermey | 2015-2016 | TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Siege of Firebase Gloria | 1989 | additional dialogue - as R. Lee Ermy |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Year of the Rat | 2003 | Video documentary very special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Max on Set: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Sheriff Hoyt |
| Hollywood Vietnam | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest War Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Howard Stern | 2004 | TV Series | Sgt. Hartman |
| American Veteran Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself / Sheriff Hoyt |
| The Year of the Rat | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself - Mr. Martin |
| The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Shooting 'Full Metal Jacket' | 1986 | Documentary | Himself |
| Filmworker | 2017 | Documentary | Himself |
| GunnyTime with R. Lee Ermey | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
| Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Sergeant |
| Military Makeover | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Fox and Friends | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kubrick Remembered | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Saving Private K-9 | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Making Glock's Somebody Picked the Wrong... | 2013 | Documentary short | Multiple |
| Hannity | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Designing Spaces | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Machete Maidens Unleashed! | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| National Memorial Day Parade | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | 2010 | TV Movie documentary voice | |
| Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Host |
| Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself (as Lee Ermey) |
| Mail Call | 2002-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host / Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rat People: Friends and Foes | 2003 | Video documentary short | Mr. Martin (uncredited) |
| The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. | 1993 | TV Series | Brisco County Sr. |
| EBN: Commercial Entertainment Product | 1992 | Video short | Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bronze Telly | Telly Awards | Online Video | Someone Picked the Wrong Girl (2013) |
| 1988 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Full Metal Jacket (1987) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | Se7en (1995) |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Full Metal Jacket (1987) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chainsaw Award | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) |
Known for movies
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Se7en (1995)
as Police Captain
Toy Story (1995)
as Sergeant
Toy Story 2 (1999)
as Army Sarge