Portrait of R. Lee Ermey

Acting

R. Lee Ermey

Career

Active from 1987 to 2008, busiest in 1990 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket
GoodWatch score80/100

Characters

9

The characters R. Lee Ermey played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 92 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
R. Lee Ermey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    4.0, average 4.7
  • Romance
    3.2, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.8, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Action Thriller 2
  • Government Conspiracy 2
  • Grotesque Aesthetic 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • 90s Action 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 63
The Watch
The Watch (2012)
GoodWatch score 38

as Manfred

Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 (2010)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sarge (voice)

2000s

35 titles · average score 58
Solstice
Solstice (2008)
GoodWatch score 51

as Leonard

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
GoodWatch score 40

as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as John House

Willard
Willard (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Martin

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sheriff Hoyt

Mail Call
Mail Call (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Scenes of the Crime
Scenes of the Crime (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mr. Parker

Saving Silverman
Saving Silverman (2001)
GoodWatch score 38

as Coach

Scrubs
Scrubs (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Janitor's Father

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
GoodWatch score 33

as Richard Benson

Jericho
Jericho (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

as Marshall

Skipped Parts
Skipped Parts (2000)
GoodWatch score 60

as Caspar Callahan

1990s

59 titles · average score 59
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Walter Burlock

Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Warden (voice) / Coach (voice)

The Sender
The Sender (1998)
GoodWatch score 35

as Colonel Rosewater

Switchback
Switchback (1997)
GoodWatch score 45

as Sheriff Buck Olmstead

Prefontaine
Prefontaine (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bill Bowerman

Se7en
Se7en (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

as Police Captain

Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

as Clyde Percy

Love Is a Gun
Love Is a Gun (1994)
GoodWatch score 45

as Frank Deacon

On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground (1994)
GoodWatch score 36

as Stone

Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

as General Platt

Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

as General Kramer

The Rift
The Rift (1990)
GoodWatch score 42

as Captain Phillips

1980s

9 titles · average score 68
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator

The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Colonel Hapablap (voice)

Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives (1989)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Sheriff

Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mayor Tilman

China Beach
China Beach (1988)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

as Gny. Sgt. Hartman

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Ernest Haskell

Purple Hearts
Purple Hearts (1984)
GoodWatch score 39

as Gunny

1970s

3 titles · average score 61
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Up from the Depths
Up from the Depths (1979)
GoodWatch score 35

as Arnold (uncredited)

The Boys in Company C
The Boys in Company C (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sergeant Loyce