R. Lee Ermey
Acting
Born March 24, 1944 · Emporia, Kansas, USA
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.
Films (82)
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
Filmworker
2018
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
Kubrick Remembered
2014
The Watch
2012
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
Toy Story 3
2010
Solstice
2008
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007
The Pixar Story
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
Shark Bait
2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
Man of the House
2005
Y.M.I.
2004
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2004
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003
Willard
2003
Birdseye
2002
Scenes of the Crime
2002
Taking Sides
2002
The Salton Sea
2002
Run Ronnie Run
2002
On the Borderline
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
2001
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001
Recess: School's Out
2001
Saving Silverman
2001
Sarge!
2001
Jericho
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000
Skipped Parts
2000
The Chaos Factor
2000
The Apartment Complex
1999
Toy Story 2
1999
You Know My Name
1999
Escape from Alaska
1999
Life
1999
The Sender
1998
Gunshy
1998
Starship Troopers
1997
Switchback
1997
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
Dead Men Can't Dance
1997
Prefontaine
1997
The Frighteners
1996
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
1996
Soul of the Game
1996
Dead Man Walking
1995
Toy Story
1995
Leaving Las Vegas
1995
Se7en
1995
Savate
1995
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995
Murder in the First
1995
Love Is a Gun
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
On Deadly Ground
1994
French Silk
1994
Chain of Command
1994
Body Snatchers
1993
Sommersby
1993
Hexed
1993
True Identity
1991
Toy Soldiers
1991
The Terror Within II
1991
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990
Kid
1990
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
The Take
1990
The Rift
1990
Demonstone
1990
Fletch Lives
1989
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
1989
Mississippi Burning
1988
Full Metal Jacket
1987
Purple Hearts
1984
Up from the Depths
1979
Apocalypse Now
1979
The Boys in Company C
1978