R. Lee Ermey
Known for
Acting
Life
1944 – 2018 (aged 74)
Born in
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Credits
View on IMDb110 acting credits
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
Se7en
22 Sep 1995
Toy Story
22 Nov 1995
Toy Story 3
16 Jun 2010
Toy Story 2
30 Oct 1999
Full Metal Jacket
26 Jun 1987
The Simpsons
17 Dec 1989
X-Men: The Last Stand
24 May 2006
Apocalypse Now
19 May 1979
Photos
Filmography
2012
- The Watchas Manfred
2010
- Toy Story 3as Sarge (voice)
2008
- Batman: The Brave and the Boldas Wildcat (voice)4 episodes
- Eleventh Houras Bob Henson1 episode
- Solsticeas Leonard
2007
- The Pixar Storyas Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
2006
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginningas Uncle Charlie Hewitt
- Shark Baitas Jack (voice)
- X-Men: The Last Standas Sergeant (voice)
2005
- Man of the Houseas Captain Nichols
2004
- Houseas John House2 episodes
- Father of the Prideas Bunny (voice)1 episode
- Y.M.I.as John
2003
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacreas Sheriff Hoyt
- Willardas Mr. Martin
2002
- My Life as a Teenage Robot1 episode
- Fillmore!1 episode
- Birdseyeas Sheriff Gathers
- Mail Call105 episodes
- Kim Possibleas General Sims (voice)1 episode
- Scenes of the Crimeas Mr. Parker
- Taking Sidesas General Wallace
- The Salton Seaas Verne Plummer
- Run Ronnie Runas Lead Kidnapper
2001
- On the Borderlineas Captain Elias
- Scrubsas Janitor's Father1 episode
- Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
- Megiddo: The Omega Code 2as Richard Benson
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandyas Sergeant1 episode
- Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
- Invader ZIM1 episode
- Recess: School's Outas Colonel O'Malley (voice)
- Saving Silvermanas Coach
- Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaignas Sky Marshall Sanchez
2000
- The Districtas Jim Bodsworth1 episode
- Jerichoas Marshall
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Beginsas Sarge (voice)
- Skipped Partsas Caspar Callahan
- The Chaos Factoras Col. Ben Wilder
1999
- The Apartment Complexas Frank Stanton
- Toy Story 2as Sarge (voice)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Walter Burlock1 episode
- The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robotas General Thornton (voice)15 episodes
- Actionas Titus Scroad4 episodes
- Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chroniclesas Sanchez (voice)40 episodes
- You Know My Nameas Marshal Nix
- Escape from Alaskaas Gary
- SpongeBob SquarePantsas Prison Warden (voice)1 episode
- Lifeas Older Sheriff Pike
- Family Guyas Warden (voice)1 episode
1998
- Maximum Bobas Col. Theodore Baker1 episode
- The Senderas Colonel Rosewater
- Gunshyas Jerry
1997
- Starship Troopersas Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
- Switchbackas Sheriff Buck Olmstead
- Crackeras Lieutenant Fry16 episodes
- Rough Ridersas Secretary of State John Hay2 episodes
- Weapons of Mass Distractionas Billy Paxton
- The Angry Beavers1 episode
- Dead Men Can't Danceas Senator Fowler
- Prefontaineas Bill Bowerman
1996
- All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Seriesas Sergeant Yorkie (voice)1 episode
- Promised Land1 episode
- E! True Hollywood Story1 episode
- The Frightenersas Hiles
- Soul of the Gameas Wilkie
- High Incidentas Tony Van Camp32 episodes
1995
- Dead Man Walkingas Clyde Percy
- Toy Storyas Sergeant (voice)
- Leaving Las Vegasas Conventioneer
- Space: Above and Beyondas Sgt. Major Bougas1 episode
- Se7enas Police Captain
- Savateas Benedict
- Best of the Best 3: No Turning Backas Preacher Brian
- Murder in the Firstas Judge Clawson
1994
- Love Is a Gunas Frank Deacon
- Sweet Justiceas Luke22 episodes
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insultas Prison Guard (uncredited)
- On Deadly Groundas Stone
- French Silkas Chief Crowder
- Chain of Commandas Benjamin Brewster
1993
- The X-Filesas Reverend Patrick Findley1 episode
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.as Brisco County Sr.1 episode
- Body Snatchersas General Platt
- Sommersbyas Dick Mead
- Hexedas Detective Ferguson
1992
- Human Target1 episode
1991
- Civil Wars1 episode
- Street Justiceas Special Agent Landau1 episode
- True Identityas Houston’s Boss
- Toy Soldiersas General Kramer
- The Terror Within IIas Von Demming
1990
- 83 Hours 'Til Dawnas Glen Fairling
- Kidas Luke Clanton
- I'm Dangerous Tonightas Captain Aikman
- The Takeas Weller
- The Riftas Captain Phillips
- Demonstoneas Col. Joe Haines
1989
- The Simpsonsas Colonel Hapablap (voice)2 episodes
- Tales from the Cryptas Sheriff1 episode
- Fletch Livesas Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
- The Siege of Firebase Gloriaas Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner
1988
- Mississippi Burningas Mayor Tilman
- China Beach1 episode
1987
- Full Metal Jacketas Gny. Sgt. Hartman
1984
- Miami Viceas Ernest Haskell1 episode
- Purple Heartsas Gunny
1979
- Up from the Depthsas Arnold (uncredited)
- Apocalypse Nowas Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
1978
- The Boys in Company Cas Sergeant Loyce