R. Lee Ermey

Acting • 1944-03-24 • 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.

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2020
Kubrick by KubrickFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
2018
FilmworkerFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and BeyondFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2014
Kubrick RememberedFilm
Self
★ 6.3
2012
The WatchFilm
Manfred
★ 5.6
2010
Toy Story 3Film
Sarge (voice)
★ 7.8
2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed!Film
Self
★ 6.6
2008
Batman: The Brave and the BoldTV
Wildcat (voice) • 4 episodes
★ 7.6
2008
SolsticeFilm
Leonard
★ 5.3
2008
Eleventh HourTV
Bob Henson • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
2007
The Pixar StoryFilm
Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
★ 7.6
2007
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and EvilFilm
Self
★ 4.3
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a PrequelFilm
Self
2006
X-Men: The Last StandFilm
Sergeant (voice)
★ 6.4
2006
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningFilm
Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
★ 6.2
2006
Shark BaitFilm
Jack (voice)
★ 4.9
2005
Man of the HouseFilm
Captain Nichols
★ 5.8
2004
HouseTV
John House • 2 episodes
★ 8.6
2004
Father of the PrideTV
Bunny (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
2004
Chainsaw Redux: Making a MassacreFilm
Self - Sheriff Hoyt
★ 8.0
2004
Y.M.I.Film
John
★ 4.3
2003
The Texas Chainsaw MassacreFilm
Sheriff Hoyt
★ 6.3
2003
WillardFilm
Mr. Martin
★ 6.1
2002
Kim PossibleTV
Additional Voices (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2002
Kim PossibleTV
General Sims (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
2002
My Life as a Teenage RobotTV
★ 7.5
2002
The Salton SeaFilm
Verne Plummer
★ 6.6
2002
Run Ronnie RunFilm
Lead Kidnapper
★ 5.9
2002
Fillmore!TV
★ 7.4
2002
Taking SidesFilm
General Wallace
★ 6.3
2002
Scenes of the CrimeFilm
Mr. Parker
★ 5.5
2002
Pet StarTV
Self - Judge • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
2002
Mail CallTV
★ 7.2
2002
BirdseyeFilm
Sheriff Gathers
★ 9.0
2001
ScrubsTV
Janitor's Father • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2001
The Grim Adventures of Billy and MandyTV
Sergeant / Drill Sergeant • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
2001
Invader ZIMTV
★ 8.5
2001
Saving SilvermanFilm
Coach
★ 5.8
2001
Recess: School's OutFilm
Colonel O'Malley (voice)
★ 6.6
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2Film
Richard Benson
★ 4.6
2001
On the BorderlineFilm
Captain Elias
★ 4.5
2001
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca CampaignFilm
★ 5.0
2001
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto CampaignFilm
★ 4.0
2001
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet CampaignFilm
Sky Marshall Sanchez
2001
Sarge!Film
Himself
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure BeginsFilm
Sarge (voice)
★ 6.4
2000
The DistrictTV
Jim Bodsworth • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
2000
Skipped PartsFilm
Caspar Callahan
★ 6.1
2000
JerichoFilm
Marshall
★ 4.8
2000
The Chaos FactorFilm
Col. Ben Wilder
★ 5.2
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Walter Burlock • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1999
Family GuyTV
Coach (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1999
Family GuyTV
Warden (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1999
Toy Story 2Film
Sarge (voice)
★ 7.6
1999
SpongeBob SquarePantsTV
Prison Warden (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1999
LifeFilm
Older Sheriff Pike
★ 6.7
1999
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers ChroniclesTV
Sanchez (voice) • 40 episodes
★ 6.9
1999
ActionTV
Titus Scroad • 4 episodes
★ 6.7
1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy RobotTV
General Thornton (voice) • 15 episodes
★ 7.0
1999
Escape from AlaskaFilm
Gary
★ 4.6
1999
The Apartment ComplexFilm
Frank Stanton
★ 5.8
1999
You Know My NameFilm
Marshal Nix
★ 4.8
1998
GunshyFilm
Jerry
★ 5.4
1998
The SenderFilm
Colonel Rosewater
★ 5.0
1998
Maximum BobTV
Col. Theodore Baker • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1997
Starship TroopersFilm
Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1997
The Angry BeaversTV
★ 7.0
1997
SwitchbackFilm
Sheriff Buck Olmstead
★ 6.0
1997
PrefontaineFilm
Bill Bowerman
★ 6.6
1997
Rough RidersTV
Secretary of State John Hay • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
1997
CrackerTV
Lieutenant Fry • 16 episodes
★ 7.2
1997
Weapons of Mass DistractionFilm
Billy Paxton
★ 5.2
1997
Dead Men Can't DanceFilm
Senator Fowler
★ 3.9
1996
The FrightenersFilm
Hiles
★ 7.0
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
★ 8.1
1996
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The SeriesTV
Sergeant Yorkie (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1996
Promised LandTV
★ 6.5
1996
High IncidentTV
Tony Van Camp • 32 episodes
★ 8.0
1996
Soul of the GameFilm
Wilkie
★ 4.9
1996
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible ManFilm
Self
★ 5.5
1995
Se7enFilm
Police Captain
★ 8.4
1995
Toy StoryFilm
Sergeant (voice)
★ 8.0
1995
Leaving Las VegasFilm
Conventioneer
★ 7.2
1995
Dead Man WalkingFilm
Clyde Percy
★ 7.3
1995
Murder in the FirstFilm
Judge Clawson
★ 7.1
1995
Space: Above and BeyondTV
Sgt. Major Bougas • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1995
Best of the Best 3: No Turning BackFilm
Preacher Brian
★ 5.6
1995
SavateFilm
Benedict
★ 5.8
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultFilm
Prison Guard (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1994
On Deadly GroundFilm
Stone
★ 5.2
1994
Chain of CommandFilm
Benjamin Brewster
★ 4.7
1994
Love Is a GunFilm
Frank Deacon
★ 5.7
1994
Sweet JusticeTV
Luke • 22 episodes
★ 6.0
1994
French SilkFilm
Chief Crowder
★ 4.2
1993
The X-FilesTV
Reverend Patrick Findley • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
1993
Body SnatchersFilm
General Platt
★ 6.2
1993
SommersbyFilm
Dick Mead
★ 6.4
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.TV
Brisco County Sr. • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.TV
Brisco Country Sr. • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1993
HexedFilm
Detective Ferguson
★ 4.8
1992
Human TargetTV
★ 5.5
1991
Toy SoldiersFilm
General Kramer
★ 6.5
1991
True IdentityFilm
Houston’s Boss
★ 5.6
1991
The Terror Within IIFilm
Von Demming
★ 4.2
1991
Street JusticeTV
Special Agent Landau • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1991
Civil WarsTV
★ 4.5
1990
The RiftFilm
Captain Phillips
★ 4.7
1990
I'm Dangerous TonightFilm
Captain Aikman
★ 4.8
1990
KidFilm
Luke Clanton
★ 5.8
1990
83 Hours 'Til DawnFilm
Glen Fairling
★ 6.5
1990
DemonstoneFilm
Col. Joe Haines
★ 4.7
1990
The TakeFilm
Weller
★ 7.0
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Colonel Hapablap (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
Tales from the CryptTV
Sheriff • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
Fletch LivesFilm
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
★ 6.0
1989
The Siege of Firebase GloriaFilm
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
★ 5.6
1988
Mississippi BurningFilm
Mayor Tilman
★ 7.7
1988
China BeachTV
★ 7.4
1987
Full Metal JacketFilm
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
★ 8.1
1984
Miami ViceTV
Ernest Haskell • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
Purple HeartsFilm
Gunny
★ 5.8
1979
Apocalypse NowFilm
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
★ 8.3
1979
Up from the DepthsFilm
Arnold (uncredited)
★ 3.7
1978
The Boys in Company CFilm
Sergeant Loyce
★ 6.5

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Full Metal Jacket

Se7en

Mississippi Burning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Dead Man Walking

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

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