R. Lee Ermey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 24, 1944
- Died
- April 15, 2018
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket TBA
as Self - Gny. Sgt. Hartman, Full Metal Jacket(archive footage) (archive sound)
Kubrick by Kubrick 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Filmworker 2018
as Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond 2015
as Self
Kubrick Remembered 2014
as Self
The Watch 2012
as Manfred
Machete Maidens Unleashed! 2010
as Self
Toy Story 3 2010
as Sarge (voice)
Solstice 2008
as Leonard
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil 2007
as Self
The Pixar Story 2007
as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel 2007
as Self
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006
as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Shark Bait 2006
as Jack (voice)
X-Men: The Last Stand 2006
as Sergeant (voice)
Man of the House 2005
as Captain Nichols
Y.M.I. 2004
as John
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre 2004
as Self - Sheriff Hoyt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003
as Sheriff Hoyt
Willard 2003
as Mr. Martin
Birdseye 2002
as Sheriff Gathers
Scenes of the Crime 2002
as Mr. Parker
Taking Sides 2002
as General Wallace
The Salton Sea 2002
as Verne Plummer
Run Ronnie Run 2002
as Lead Kidnapper
On the Borderline 2001
as Captain Elias
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign 2001
Actor
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 2001
as Richard Benson
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign 2001
Actor
Recess: School's Out 2001
as Colonel O'Malley (voice)
Saving Silverman 2001
as Coach
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign 2001
as Sky Marshall Sanchez
- Sarge!
Sarge! 2001
as Himself
Jericho 2000
as Marshall
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins 2000
as Sarge (voice)
Skipped Parts 2000
as Caspar Callahan
The Chaos Factor 2000
as Col. Ben Wilder
The Apartment Complex 1999
as Frank Stanton
Toy Story 2 1999
as Sarge (voice)
You Know My Name 1999
as Marshal Nix
Escape from Alaska 1999
as Gary
Life 1999
as Older Sheriff Pike
The Sender 1998
as Colonel Rosewater
Gunshy 1998
as Jerry
Starship Troopers 1997
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Switchback 1997
as Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Weapons of Mass Distraction 1997
as Billy Paxton
Dead Men Can't Dance 1997
as Senator Fowler
Prefontaine 1997
as Bill Bowerman
The Frighteners 1996
as Hiles
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man 1996
as Self
Soul of the Game 1996
as Wilkie
Dead Man Walking 1995
as Clyde Percy
Toy Story 1995
as Sergeant (voice)
Leaving Las Vegas 1995
as Conventioneer
Se7en 1995
as Police Captain
Savate 1995
as Benedict
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back 1995
as Preacher Brian
Murder in the First 1995
as Judge Clawson
Love Is a Gun 1994
as Frank Deacon
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 1994
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
On Deadly Ground 1994
as Stone
French Silk 1994
as Chief Crowder
Chain of Command 1994
as Benjamin Brewster
Body Snatchers 1993
as General Platt
Sommersby 1993
as Dick Mead
Hexed 1993
as Detective Ferguson
True Identity 1991
as Houston’s Boss
Toy Soldiers 1991
as General Kramer
The Terror Within II 1991
as Von Demming
83 Hours 'Til Dawn 1990
as Glen Fairling
Kid 1990
as Luke Clanton
I'm Dangerous Tonight 1990
as Captain Aikman
The Take 1990
as Weller
The Rift 1990
as Captain Phillips
Demonstone 1990
as Col. Joe Haines
Fletch Lives 1989
as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
The Siege of Firebase Gloria 1989
as Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
Mississippi Burning 1988
as Mayor Tilman
Full Metal Jacket 1987
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Purple Hearts 1984
as Gunny
Up from the Depths 1979
as Arnold (uncredited)
Apocalypse Now 1979
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
The Boys in Company C 1978
as Sergeant Loyce
Credits from TMDB.