R. Lee Ermey

Born: 1944-03-24, Emporia, Kansas, USA

Died: 2018-04-15

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.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Family Guy (1999)
• The X-Files (1993)
• Kim Possible (2002)
• Scrubs (2001)
• The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001)
• Toy Story (1995)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989)
• Toy Story 3 (2010)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• The Angry Beavers (1997)
• Full Metal Jacket (1987)
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
• Starship Troopers (1997)
• Space: Above and Beyond (1995)
• The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999)
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
• Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)
• Eleventh Hour (2008)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
• The Frighteners (1996)
• All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series (1996)
• Mississippi Burning (1988)
• The Watch (2012)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
• Murder in the First (1995)
• Dead Man Walking (1995)
• Body Snatchers (1993)