Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 24, 1944
Died
Apr 15, 2018
Place of Birth
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Credits
122 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Filmworker
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
Kubrick Remembered
Self
The Watch
Manfred
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
Toy Story 3
Sarge (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Wildcat (voice)
Eleventh Hour
Bob Henson
Solstice
Leonard
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Self
The Pixar Story
Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Self
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Shark Bait
Jack (voice)
X-Men: The Last Stand
Sergeant (voice)
Man of the House
Captain Nichols
House
John House
Father of the Pride
Bunny (voice)
Y.M.I.
John
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Self - Sheriff Hoyt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sheriff Hoyt
Willard
Mr. Martin
My Life as a Teenage Robot
Fillmore!
Pet Star
Self - Judge
Birdseye
Sheriff Gathers
Mail Call
Kim Possible
Additional Voices (voice)
Scenes of the Crime
Mr. Parker
Taking Sides
General Wallace
The Salton Sea
Verne Plummer
Run Ronnie Run
Lead Kidnapper
On the Borderline
Captain Elias
Scrubs
Janitor's Father
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Richard Benson
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Sergeant / Drill Sergeant
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
Invader ZIM
Recess: School's Out
Colonel O'Malley (voice)
Saving Silverman
Coach
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
Sky Marshall Sanchez
Sarge!
Himself
The District
Jim Bodsworth
Jericho
Marshall
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Sarge (voice)
Skipped Parts
Caspar Callahan
The Chaos Factor
Col. Ben Wilder
The Apartment Complex
Frank Stanton