R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

🎂 24th March 1944 (81 yrs) 📍 Emporia, Kansas, USA

Known For

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.

R. Lee Ermey

Movies Featuring R. Lee Ermey

Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)

as Self (archive footage)

Filmworker

Filmworker (2018)

as Self

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015)

as Self

Kubrick Remembered

Kubrick Remembered (2014)

as Self

The Watch

The Watch (2012)

as Manfred

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)

as Self

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 (2010)

as Sarge (voice)

Solstice

Solstice (2008)

as Leonard

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007)

as Self

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story (2007)

as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)

No Image

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007)

as Himself

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt

Shark Bait

Shark Bait (2006)

as Jack (voice)

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

as Sergeant (voice)

Man of the House

Man of the House (2005)

as Captain Nichols

Y.M.I.

Y.M.I. (2004)

as John

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004)

as Self - Sheriff Hoyt

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

as Sheriff Hoyt

Willard

Willard (2003)

as Mr. Martin

Birdseye

Birdseye (2002)

as Sheriff Gathers

Scenes of the Crime

Scenes of the Crime (2002)

as Mr. Parker

Taking Sides

Taking Sides (2002)

as General Wallace

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea (2002)

as Verne Plummer

Run Ronnie Run

Run Ronnie Run (2002)

as Lead Kidnapper

On the Borderline

On the Borderline (2001)

as Captain Elias

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)

as President Richard Benson

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign (2001)

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign (2001)

Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out (2001)

as Colonel O'Malley (voice)

Saving Silverman

Saving Silverman (2001)

as Coach

No Image

Sarge! (2001)

as Himself

Jericho

Jericho (2000)

as Marshall

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)

as Sarge (voice)

Skipped Parts

Skipped Parts (2000)

as Caspar Callahan

The Chaos Factor

The Chaos Factor (2000)

as Col. Ben Wilder

The Apartment Complex

The Apartment Complex (1999)

as Frank Stanton

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2 (1999)

as Sarge (voice)

You Know My Name

You Know My Name (1999)

as Marshal Nix

Escape from Alaska

Escape from Alaska (1999)

as Gary

Life

Life (1999)

as Older Sheriff Pike

The Sender

The Sender (1998)

as Colonel Rosewater

Gunshy

Gunshy (1998)

as Jerry

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers (1997)

as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Switchback

Switchback (1997)

as Sheriff Buck Olmstead

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)

as Billy Paxton

Dead Men Can't Dance

Dead Men Can't Dance (1997)

as Senator Fowler

Prefontaine

Prefontaine (1997)

as Bill Bowerman

The Frighteners

The Frighteners (1996)

as Hiles

Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man

Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996)

as Self

Soul of the Game

Soul of the Game (1996)

as Wilkie

Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking (1995)

as Clyde Percy

Toy Story

Toy Story (1995)

as Sergeant (voice)

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

as Conventioneer

Se7en

Se7en (1995)

as Police Captain

Savate

Savate (1995)

as Benedict

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995)

as Preacher Brian

Murder in the First

Murder in the First (1995)

as Judge Clawson

Love Is a Gun

Love Is a Gun (1994)

as Frank Deacon

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

On Deadly Ground

On Deadly Ground (1994)

as Stone

French Silk

French Silk (1994)

as Chief Crowder

Chain of Command

Chain of Command (1994)

as Benjamin Brewster

Body Snatchers

Body Snatchers (1993)

as General Platt

Sommersby

Sommersby (1993)

as Dick Mead

Hexed

Hexed (1993)

as Detective Ferguson

True Identity

True Identity (1991)

as Houston’s Boss

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers (1991)

as General Kramer

The Terror Within II

The Terror Within II (1991)

as Von Demming

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990)

as Glen Fairling

Kid

as Luke Clanton

I'm Dangerous Tonight

I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)

as Captain Aikman

The Take

The Take (1990)

as Weller

The Rift

The Rift (1990)

as Captain Phillips

Demonstone

Demonstone (1990)

as Col. Joe Haines

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives (1989)

as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth

The Siege of Firebase Gloria

The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)

as Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning (1988)

as Mayor Tilman

Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

as Gny. Sgt. Hartman

Purple Hearts

Purple Hearts (1984)

as Gunny

Up from the Depths

Up from the Depths (1979)

as Arnold (uncredited)

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now (1979)

as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

The Boys in Company C

The Boys in Company C (1978)

as Sergeant Loyce

No Image

A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket (N/A)

as Self (archive footage)