R. Lee Ermey
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 by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
Filmworker
as Self
Filmworker
as Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
The Watch
as Manfred
The Watch
as Manfred
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Self
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Self
Toy Story 3
as Sarge (voice)
Toy Story 3
as Sarge (voice)
Solstice
as Leonard
Solstice
as Leonard
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
as Self
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
as Self
The Pixar Story
as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
as Self
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
as Self
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Shark Bait
as Jack (voice)
Shark Bait
as Jack (voice)
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Sergeant (voice)
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Sergeant (voice)
Man of the House
as Captain Nichols
Man of the House
as Captain Nichols
Y.M.I.
as John
Y.M.I.
as John
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
as Self - Sheriff Hoyt
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
as Self - Sheriff Hoyt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Sheriff Hoyt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Sheriff Hoyt
Birdseye
as Sheriff Gathers
Birdseye
as Sheriff Gathers
Scenes of the Crime
as Mr. Parker
Scenes of the Crime
as Mr. Parker
Taking Sides
as General Wallace
Taking Sides
as General Wallace
The Salton Sea
as Verne Plummer
The Salton Sea
as Verne Plummer
Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Kidnapper
Run Ronnie Run
as Lead Kidnapper
On the Borderline
as Captain Elias
On the Borderline
as Captain Elias
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as Richard Benson
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
as Richard Benson
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
Recess: School's Out
as Colonel O'Malley (voice)
Recess: School's Out
as Colonel O'Malley (voice)
Saving Silverman
as Coach
Saving Silverman
as Coach
Sarge!
as Himself
Sarge!
as Himself
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
as Sky Marshall Sanchez
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
as Sky Marshall Sanchez
Jericho
as Marshall
Jericho
as Marshall
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Sarge (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Sarge (voice)
Skipped Parts
as Caspar Callahan
Skipped Parts
as Caspar Callahan
The Chaos Factor
as Col. Ben Wilder
The Chaos Factor
as Col. Ben Wilder
The Apartment Complex
as Frank Stanton
The Apartment Complex
as Frank Stanton
Toy Story 2
as Sarge (voice)
Toy Story 2
as Sarge (voice)
Escape from Alaska
as Gary
Escape from Alaska
as Gary
Life
as Older Sheriff Pike
Life
as Older Sheriff Pike
The Sender
as Colonel Rosewater
The Sender
as Colonel Rosewater
Gunshy
as Jerry
Gunshy
as Jerry
Starship Troopers
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Starship Troopers
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Billy Paxton
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Billy Paxton
Dead Men Can't Dance
as Senator Fowler
Dead Men Can't Dance
as Senator Fowler
Prefontaine
as Bill Bowerman
Prefontaine
as Bill Bowerman
The Frighteners
as Hiles
The Frighteners
as Hiles
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
as Self
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
as Self
Soul of the Game
as Wilkie
Soul of the Game
as Wilkie
Dead Man Walking
as Clyde Percy
Dead Man Walking
as Clyde Percy
Toy Story
as Sergeant (voice)
Toy Story
as Sergeant (voice)
Leaving Las Vegas
as Conventioneer
Leaving Las Vegas
as Conventioneer
Se7en
as Police Captain
Se7en
as Police Captain
Savate
as Benedict
Savate
as Benedict
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Preacher Brian
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Preacher Brian
Murder in the First
as Judge Clawson
Murder in the First
as Judge Clawson
Love Is a Gun
as Frank Deacon
Love Is a Gun
as Frank Deacon
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
On Deadly Ground
as Stone
On Deadly Ground
as Stone
Body Snatchers
as General Platt
Body Snatchers
as General Platt
Sommersby
as Dick Mead
Sommersby
as Dick Mead
Hexed
as Detective Ferguson
Hexed
as Detective Ferguson
True Identity
as Houston’s Boss
True Identity
as Houston’s Boss
Toy Soldiers
as General Kramer
Toy Soldiers
as General Kramer
The Terror Within II
as Von Demming
The Terror Within II
as Von Demming
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
as Glen Fairling
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
as Glen Fairling
Kid
as Luke Clanton
Kid
as Luke Clanton
I'm Dangerous Tonight
as Captain Aikman
I'm Dangerous Tonight
as Captain Aikman
The Take
as Weller
The Take
as Weller
The Rift
as Captain Phillips
The Rift
as Captain Phillips
Fletch Lives
as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Fletch Lives
as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
as Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
as Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
Mississippi Burning
as Mayor Tilman
Mississippi Burning
as Mayor Tilman
Full Metal Jacket
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Full Metal Jacket
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Purple Hearts
as Gunny
Purple Hearts
as Gunny
Apocalypse Now
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Apocalypse Now
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
The Boys in Company C
as Sergeant Loyce
The Boys in Company C
as Sergeant Loyce