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.
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Movies (36)
Filmworker
as Self
2018
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
2015
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
2014
The Watch
as Manfred
2012
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Self
2010
Toy Story 3
as Sarge (voice)
2010
Solstice
as Leonard
2008
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
as Self
2007
The Pixar Story
as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
as Himself
2007
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)
2006
Man of the House
as Captain Nichols
2005
Y.M.I.
as John
2004
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
as Self - Sheriff Hoyt
2004
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Sheriff Hoyt
2003
Willard
as Mr. Martin
2003
Birdseye
as Sheriff Gathers
2002
Scenes of the Crime
as Mr. Parker
2002
Taking Sides
as General Wallace
2002
The Salton Sea
as Verne Plummer
2002
Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Kidnapper
2002
On the Borderline
as Captain Elias
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as President Richard Benson
2001
Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
2001
Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001
Recess: School's Out
as Colonel O'Malley (voice)
2001
Saving Silverman
as Coach
2001
Sarge!
as Himself
2001
Jericho
as Marshall
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Sarge (voice)
2000
Skipped Parts
as Caspar Callahan
2000
The Chaos Factor
as Col. Ben Wilder
2000
The Apartment Complex
as Frank Stanton
1999
Toy Story 2
as Sarge (voice)
1999
TV Shows (14)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Wildcat (voice)
2008
Eleventh Hour
as Bob Henson
2008
House
as John House
2004
Father of the Pride
as Bunny (voice)
2004
My Life as a Teenage Robot
2002
Fillmore!
2002
Pet Star
as Self - Judge
2002
Mail Call
2002
Kim Possible
as Additional Voices (voice)
2002
Scrubs
as Janitor's Father
2001
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
as Sergeant / Drill Sergeant
2001
Invader ZIM
2001
The District
as Jim Bodsworth
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Walter Burlock
1999