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R. Lee Ermey

Acting 74 (deceased) years old Emporia, Kansas, USA ★ 1.5
Born: March 24, 1944
Died: April 15, 2018

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.

External Links

🌐 Official Website 🎬 IMDb

Known For

Se7en
Se7en Police Captain 1995
Toy Story
Toy Story Sergeant (voice) 1995
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 Sarge (voice) 1999
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Sheriff Hoyt 2003
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 Sarge (voice) 2010

Jimmy's Seen (1)

The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys 1987

Filmography

Acting Credits (122)

Kubrick by Kubrick
Kubrick by Kubrick Self (archive footage) 2020
Filmworker
Filmworker Self 2018
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond Self 2015
Kubrick Remembered
Kubrick Remembered Self 2014
The Watch
The Watch Manfred 2012
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Machete Maidens Unleashed! Self 2010
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 Sarge (voice) 2010
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Wildcat (voice) 2008
Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour Bob Henson 2008
Solstice
Solstice Leonard 2008
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil Self 2007
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story Sergeant (voice) (archive footage) 2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel Himself 2007
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt 2006
Shark Bait
Shark Bait Jack (voice) 2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand Sergeant (voice) 2006
Man of the House
Man of the House Captain Nichols 2005
House
House John House 2004
Father of the Pride
Father of the Pride Bunny (voice) 2004
Y.M.I.
Y.M.I. John 2004
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre Self - Sheriff Hoyt 2004
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Sheriff Hoyt 2003
Willard
Willard Mr. Martin 2003
My Life as a Teenage Robot
My Life as a Teenage Robot 2002
Fillmore!
Fillmore! 2002
Pet Star
Pet Star Self - Judge 2002
Birdseye
Birdseye Sheriff Gathers 2002
Mail Call
Mail Call 2002
Kim Possible
Kim Possible Additional Voices (voice) 2002
Scenes of the Crime
Scenes of the Crime Mr. Parker 2002
Taking Sides
Taking Sides General Wallace 2002
The Salton Sea
The Salton Sea Verne Plummer 2002
Run Ronnie Run
Run Ronnie Run Lead Kidnapper 2002
On the Borderline
On the Borderline Captain Elias 2001
Scrubs
Scrubs Janitor's Father 2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 President Richard Benson 2001
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Sergeant / Drill Sergeant 2001
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
Invader ZIM
Invader ZIM 2001
Recess: School's Out
Recess: School's Out Colonel O'Malley (voice) 2001
Saving Silverman
Saving Silverman Coach 2001
Sarge!
Sarge! Himself 2001
The District
The District Jim Bodsworth 2000
Jericho
Jericho Marshall 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Sarge (voice) 2000
Skipped Parts
Skipped Parts Caspar Callahan 2000
The Chaos Factor
The Chaos Factor Col. Ben Wilder 2000
The Apartment Complex
The Apartment Complex Frank Stanton 1999
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 Sarge (voice) 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Walter Burlock 1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot General Thornton (voice) 1999
Action
Action Titus Scroad 1999
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles Sanchez (voice) 1999
You Know My Name
You Know My Name Marshal Nix 1999
Escape from Alaska
Escape from Alaska Gary 1999
Life
Life Older Sheriff Pike 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Coach (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Warden (voice) 1999
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob Col. Theodore Baker 1998
The Sender
The Sender Colonel Rosewater 1998
Gunshy
Gunshy Jerry 1998
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited) 1997
Switchback
Switchback Sheriff Buck Olmstead 1997
Cracker
Cracker Lieutenant Fry 1997
Rough Riders
Rough Riders Secretary of State John Hay 1997
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Weapons of Mass Distraction Billy Paxton 1997
The Angry Beavers
The Angry Beavers 1997
Dead Men Can't Dance
Dead Men Can't Dance Senator Fowler 1997
Prefontaine
Prefontaine Bill Bowerman 1997
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series Sergeant Yorkie (voice) 1996
Promised Land
Promised Land 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
The Frighteners
The Frighteners Hiles 1996
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man Self 1996
Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game Wilkie 1996
High Incident
High Incident Tony Van Camp 1996
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking Clyde Percy 1995
Toy Story
Toy Story Sergeant (voice) 1995
Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas Conventioneer 1995
Space: Above and Beyond
Space: Above and Beyond Sgt. Major Bougas 1995
Se7en
Se7en Police Captain 1995
Savate
Savate Benedict 1995
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Preacher Brian 1995
Murder in the First
Murder in the First Judge Clawson 1995
Love Is a Gun
Love Is a Gun Frank Deacon 1994
Sweet Justice
Sweet Justice Luke 1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Prison Guard (uncredited) 1994
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground Stone 1994
French Silk
French Silk Chief Crowder 1994
Chain of Command
Chain of Command Benjamin Brewster 1994
The X-Files
The X-Files Reverend Patrick Findley 1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Brisco County Sr. 1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Brisco Country Sr. 1993
Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers General Platt 1993
Sommersby
Sommersby Dick Mead 1993
Hexed
Hexed Detective Ferguson 1993
Human Target
Human Target 1992
Civil Wars
Civil Wars 1991
Street Justice
Street Justice Special Agent Landau 1991
True Identity
True Identity Houston’s Boss 1991
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers General Kramer 1991
The Terror Within II
The Terror Within II Von Demming 1991
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
83 Hours 'Til Dawn Glen Fairling 1990
Kid
Kid Luke Clanton 1990
I'm Dangerous Tonight
I'm Dangerous Tonight Captain Aikman 1990
The Take
The Take Weller 1990
The Rift
The Rift Captain Phillips 1990
Demonstone
Demonstone Col. Joe Haines 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Colonel Hapablap (voice) 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Sheriff 1989
Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives Jimmy Lee Farnsworth 1989
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
The Siege of Firebase Gloria Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator 1989
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning Mayor Tilman 1988
China Beach
China Beach 1988
Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket Gny. Sgt. Hartman 1987
Miami Vice
Miami Vice Ernest Haskell 1984
Purple Hearts
Purple Hearts Gunny 1984
Up from the Depths
Up from the Depths Arnold (uncredited) 1979
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) 1979
The Boys in Company C
The Boys in Company C Sergeant Loyce 1978
A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket
A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket Self (archive footage)

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