The Remake along with the orginal are excellent! I have yet to see this one. The actor doing the sherif always look like a sadic in every film he is in.
Biography for
R. Lee Ermey
Birth name; Ronald Lee Ermey
Nickname; The Gunny
Height; 6' (1.83 m)
Mini biography; A talented character actor known for his military roles, R. Lee Ermey was in the US Marine Corps for 11 years. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant, and his service included 1-1/2 tours in Vietnam. After injuries forced him to retire from the Corps, he moved to the Phillipines, enrolling in the University of Manila, where he studied Criminology and Drama. He appeared in several Filipino films before being cast as a helicopter pilot in
Francis Ford Coppola's
Apocalypse Now (1979). Due to his Vietnam experiences, Coppola also utilized him as a technical adviser. He got a featured role in
Sidney J. Furie's
The Boys in Company C (1978), playing a drill instructor. Ermey worked with Furie again in
Purple Hearts (1984). However, his most famous (or infamous) role came as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in
Stanley Kubrick's
Full Metal Jacket (1987), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. He did win the best supporting actor
award from The Boston Society of Film Critics. Since then he has appeared in numerous character roles in such films as
Leaving Las Vegas (1995),
Se7en (1995) and
Dead Man Walking (1995). Ermey, however, prefers comedy to drama, and has a comedic role in
Saving Silverman (2001). Ronald Lee Ermey continues to be one of the best character actors in the business, and you can bet that when his name appears in a movie's credits, he is going to be top notch in his role.
