R. Lee Ermey

14 titles·Since 1987

March 24, 1944 · 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.

Frequently works with

Jared Leto

2 titles together

Matthew Modine

2 titles together

Filmography (14)

Filmworker

2018 · Self

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010 · Self

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006 · Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt

Willard

2003 · Mr. Martin

Switchback

1997 · Sheriff Buck Olmstead

Prefontaine

1997 · Bill Bowerman

Dead Man Walking

1995 · Clyde Percy

On Deadly Ground

1994 · Stone

Toy Soldiers

1991 · General Kramer

The Rift

1990 · Captain Phillips

Fletch Lives

1989 · Jimmy Lee Farnsworth

The Siege of Firebase Gloria

1989 · Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator

Mississippi Burning

1988 · Mayor Tilman

Full Metal Jacket

1987 · Gny. Sgt. Hartman

March 24, 1944 · 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.