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R. Lee Ermey
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Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was a retired United States Marine Corps drill instructor and actor. Ermey often played the roles of authority figures, such as his breakout performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, and plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films. He hosted two programs on the History Channel: Mail Call, in which he answered viewers' questions about various militaria both modern and historic; and Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey, which focused on the development of different types of weapons. He was a candidate for the National Rifle Association board of directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article R. Lee Ermey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was a retired United States Marine Corps drill instructor and actor. Ermey often played the roles of authority figures, such as his breakout performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, and plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films. He hosted two programs on the History Channel: Mail Call, in which he answered viewers' questions about various militaria both modern and historic; and Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey, which focused on the development of different types of weapons. He was a candidate for the National Rifle Association board of directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article R. Lee Ermey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The X-Files
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
House
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The Simpsons
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Scrubs
Family Guy
Tales from the Crypt
Miami Vice
China Beach
The District
Kim Possible
Promised Land
The Angry Beavers
Eleventh Hour
Action
Father of the Pride
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Run Ronnie Run
Starship Troopers
X-Men: The Last Stand
Recess: School's Out
Apocalypse Now
Toy Story 3
Leaving Las Vegas
Life
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Toy Story 2
The Watch
The Frighteners
The Salton Sea
Man of the House
Toy Story
Sweet Justice
Purple Hearts
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Se7en
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Mississippi Burning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Toy Soldiers
Full Metal Jacket
Fletch Lives
Soul of the Game
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