R. Lee Ermey
73 movies · 37 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 24, 1944
- Died
- Apr 15, 2018 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Emporia, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- Ronald Lee Ermey · Lee Emery · R. Lee Emrey · 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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
R. Lee Ermey: movies and TV shows
Acting (110)
- 2012 The Watch
as Manfred
- 2010 Toy Story 3
as Sarge (voice)
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 Solstice
as Leonard
- 2007 The Pixar Story
as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
- 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
- 2004
- 2004 Y.M.I.
as John
- 2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Sheriff Hoyt
- 2003 Willard
as Mr. Martin
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 Birdseye
as Sheriff Gathers
- 2002
- 2002
- 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
- 2001 On the Borderline
as Captain Elias
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as Richard Benson
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Recess: School's Out
as Colonel O'Malley (voice)
- 2001 Saving Silverman
as Coach
- 2001 Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
as Sky Marshall Sanchez
- 2000
- 2000 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
- 1999 The Apartment Complex
as Frank Stanton
- 1999 Toy Story 2
as Sarge (voice)
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 You Know My Name
as Marshal Nix
- 1999 Escape from Alaska
as Gary
- 1999
- 1999 Life
as Older Sheriff Pike
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998 The Sender
as Colonel Rosewater
- 1998 Gunshy
as Jerry
- 1997 Starship Troopers
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
- 1997 Switchback
as Sheriff Buck Olmstead
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Billy Paxton
- 1997
- 1997 Dead Men Can't Dance
as Senator Fowler
- 1997 Prefontaine
as Bill Bowerman
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 The Frighteners
as Hiles
- 1996 Soul of the Game
as Wilkie
- 1996
- 1995 Dead Man Walking
as Clyde Percy
- 1995 Toy Story
as Sergeant (voice)
- 1995 Leaving Las Vegas
as Conventioneer
- 1995
- 1995 Se7en
as Police Captain
- 1995 Savate
as Benedict
- 1995 Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Preacher Brian
- 1995 Murder in the First
as Judge Clawson
- 1994 Love Is a Gun
as Frank Deacon
- 1994
- 1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
- 1994 On Deadly Ground
as Stone
- 1994 French Silk
as Chief Crowder
- 1994 Chain of Command
as Benjamin Brewster
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Body Snatchers
as General Platt
- 1993 Sommersby
as Dick Mead
- 1993 Hexed
as Detective Ferguson
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991 True Identity
as Houston’s Boss
- 1991 Toy Soldiers
as General Kramer
- 1991 The Terror Within II
as Von Demming
- 1990 83 Hours 'Til Dawn
as Glen Fairling
- 1990 Kid
as Luke Clanton
- 1990 I'm Dangerous Tonight
as Captain Aikman
- 1990 The Take
as Weller
- 1990 The Rift
as Captain Phillips
- 1990 Demonstone
as Col. Joe Haines
- 1989
- 1989
- 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
- 1988
- 1987 Full Metal Jacket
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
- 1984
- 1984 Purple Hearts
as Gunny
- 1979 Up from the Depths
as Arnold (uncredited)
- 1979 Apocalypse Now
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
- 1978 The Boys in Company C
as Sergeant Loyce
Talk shows and appearances (12)
- Upcoming
- 2020
- 2018
- 2015
- 2014
- 2010
- 2007
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002 Pet Star
1 episode
- 2001
- 1996