R. Lee Ermey
Acting
- Born:
- 1944-03-24
- Died:
- 2018-04-15
- Place of birth:
- Emporia, Kansas, USA
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
Filmography
Kubrick by Kubrick
Filmworker
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Kubrick Remembered
The Watch
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Toy Story 3
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Eleventh Hour
Solstice
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
The Pixar Story
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Shark Bait
X-Men: The Last Stand
Man of the House
House
Father of the Pride
Y.M.I.
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Willard
My Life as a Teenage Robot
Fillmore!
Pet Star
Birdseye
Mail Call
Kim Possible
Scenes of the Crime
Taking Sides
The Salton Sea
Run Ronnie Run
On the Borderline
Scrubs
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
Invader ZIM
Recess: School's Out
Saving Silverman
Sarge!
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
The District
Jericho
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Skipped Parts
The Chaos Factor
The Apartment Complex
Toy Story 2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Action
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
You Know My Name
Escape from Alaska
SpongeBob SquarePants
Life
Family Guy
Maximum Bob
The Sender
Gunshy
Starship Troopers
Switchback
Cracker
Rough Riders
Weapons of Mass Distraction
The Angry Beavers
Dead Men Can't Dance
Prefontaine
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
Promised Land
E! True Hollywood Story
The Frighteners
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
Soul of the Game
High Incident
Dead Man Walking
Toy Story
Leaving Las Vegas
Space: Above and Beyond
Se7en
Savate
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Murder in the First
Love Is a Gun
Sweet Justice
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
On Deadly Ground
French Silk
Chain of Command
The X-Files
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Body Snatchers
Sommersby
Hexed
Human Target
Civil Wars
Street Justice
True Identity
Toy Soldiers
The Terror Within II
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Kid
I'm Dangerous Tonight
The Take
The Rift
Demonstone
The Simpsons
Tales from the Crypt
Fletch Lives
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
Mississippi Burning
China Beach
Full Metal Jacket
Miami Vice
Purple Hearts
Up from the Depths
Apocalypse Now
The Boys in Company C
Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket