R. Lee Ermey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-03-24
Day of Death
2018-04-15 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Emporia, Kansas, USA
R. Lee Ermey
Biography
Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was a 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.
Acting
(2018)
Filmworker
as Self
(2015)
(2014)
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
(2012)
The Watch
as Manfred
(2010)
Toy Story 3
as Sarge (voice)
(2010)
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Self
(2008)
Solstice
as Leonard
(2007)
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
as Himself
(2007)
The Pixar Story
as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
(2007)
(2006)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
(2006)
Shark Bait
as Jack (voice)
(2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Sergeant (voice)
(2005)
Man of the House
as Captain Nichols
(2004)
Y.M.I.
as John
(2004)
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
as Self - Sheriff Hoyt
(2003)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Sheriff Hoyt
(2003)
Willard
as Mr. Martin
(2002)
The Salton Sea
as Verne Plummer
(2002)
Taking Sides
as General Wallace
(2002)
Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Kidnapper
(2002)
Scenes of the Crime
as Mr. Parker
(2002)
Birdseye
as Sheriff Gathers
(2001)
Saving Silverman
as Coach
(2001)
On the Borderline
as Captain Elias
(2001)
Recess: School's Out
as Colonel O'Malley (voice)
(2001)
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as President Richard Benson
(2001)
Sarge!
as Himself
(2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Sarge (voice)
(2000)
The Chaos Factor
as Col. Ben Wilder
(2000)
Jericho
as Marshall
(2000)
Skipped Parts
as Caspar Callahan
(1999)
Toy Story 2
as Sarge (voice)
(1999)
Life
as Older Sheriff Pike
(1999)
Escape from Alaska
as Gary
(1999)
You Know My Name
as Marshal Nix
(1999)
The Apartment Complex
as Frank Stanton
(1998)
Gunshy
as Jerry
(1998)
The Sender
as Colonel Rosewater
(1997)
Starship Troopers
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
(1997)
Prefontaine
as Bill Bowerman
(1997)
Switchback
as Sheriff Buck Olmstead
(1997)
Dead Men Can't Dance
as Senator Fowler
(1997)
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Billy Paxton
(1996)
The Frighteners
as Hiles
(1996)
Soul of the Game
as Wilkie
(1996)
(1995)
Toy Story
as Sergeant (voice)
(1995)
Se7en
as Police Captain
(1995)
Leaving Las Vegas
as Conventioneer
(1995)
Dead Man Walking
as Clyde Percy
(1995)
Murder in the First
as Judge Clawson
(1995)
Savate
as Benedict
(1995)
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Preacher Brian
(1994)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1994)
Chain of Command
as Benjamin Brewster
(1994)
Love Is a Gun
as Frank Deacon
(1994)
French Silk
as Chief Crowder
(1994)
On Deadly Ground
as Stone
(1993)
Sommersby
as Dick Mead
(1993)
Hexed
as Detective Ferguson
(1993)
Body Snatchers
as General Platt
(1993)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Brisco County Sr.
(1991)
Toy Soldiers
as General Kramer
(1991)
True Identity
as Houston’s Boss
(1991)
The Terror Within II
as Von Demming
(1990)
The Rift
as Captain Phillips
(1990)
Demonstone
as Col. Joe Haines
(1990)
I'm Dangerous Tonight
as Captain Aikman
(1990)
The Take
as Weller
(1990)
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
as Glen Fairling
(1990)
Kid
as Luke Clanton
(1989)
Fletch Lives
as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
(1989)
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
as Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
(1988)
Mississippi Burning
as Mayor Tilman
(1987)
Full Metal Jacket
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
(1984)
Purple Hearts
as Gunny
(1979)
Apocalypse Now
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
(1979)
Up from the Depths
as Arnold (uncredited)
(1978)
The Boys in Company C
as Sergeant Loyce