
R. Lee Ermey
Acting
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.
TV Shows(37)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Wildcat (voice)
2008

Eleventh Hour
Bob Henson
2008

House
John House
2004

Father of the Pride
Bunny (voice)
2004

My Life as a Teenage Robot
2002

Fillmore!
2002

Pet Star
Self - Judge
2002

Mail Call
2002

Kim Possible
Additional Voices (voice)
2002

Scrubs
Janitor's Father
2001

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Sergeant / Drill Sergeant
2001

Invader ZIM
2001

The District
Jim Bodsworth
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Walter Burlock
1999

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
General Thornton (voice)
1999

Action
Titus Scroad
1999

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Sanchez (voice)
1999

Family Guy
Coach (voice)
1999

Maximum Bob
Col. Theodore Baker
1998

Cracker
Lieutenant Fry
1997

Rough Riders
Secretary of State John Hay
1997

The Angry Beavers
1997

All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
Sergeant Yorkie (voice)
1996

Promised Land
1996

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

High Incident
Tony Van Camp
1996

Space: Above and Beyond
Sgt. Major Bougas
1995
Sweet Justice
Luke
1994

The X-Files
Reverend Patrick Findley
1993

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Brisco Country Sr.
1993

Human Target
1992

Civil Wars
1991

Street Justice
Special Agent Landau
1991

The Simpsons
Colonel Hapablap (voice)
1989

Tales from the Crypt
Sheriff
1989

China Beach
1988

Miami Vice
Ernest Haskell
1984
Movies(84)

Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
2020

Filmworker
Self
2018

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
2015

Kubrick Remembered
Self
2014

The Watch
Manfred
2012

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
2010

Toy Story 3
Sarge (voice)
2010

Solstice
Leonard
2008

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Self
2007

The Pixar Story
Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
2007

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Himself
2007

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
2006

Shark Bait
Jack (voice)
2006

X-Men: The Last Stand
Sergeant (voice)
2006

Man of the House
Captain Nichols
2005

Y.M.I.
John
2004

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Self - Sheriff Hoyt
2004

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sheriff Hoyt
2003

Willard
Mr. Martin
2003

Birdseye
Sheriff Gathers
2002

Scenes of the Crime
Mr. Parker
2002

Taking Sides
General Wallace
2002

The Salton Sea
Verne Plummer
2002

Run Ronnie Run
Lead Kidnapper
2002

On the Borderline
Captain Elias
2001

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
President Richard Benson
2001

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
2001

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001

Recess: School's Out
Colonel O'Malley (voice)
2001

Saving Silverman
Coach
2001
Sarge!
Himself
2001

Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
Sky Marshall Sanchez
2001

Jericho
Marshall
2000

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Sarge (voice)
2000

Skipped Parts
Caspar Callahan
2000

The Chaos Factor
Col. Ben Wilder
2000

The Apartment Complex
Frank Stanton
1999

Toy Story 2
Sarge (voice)
1999

You Know My Name
Marshal Nix
1999

Escape from Alaska
Gary
1999

Life
Older Sheriff Pike
1999

The Sender
Colonel Rosewater
1998

Gunshy
Jerry
1998

Starship Troopers
Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
1997

Switchback
Sheriff Buck Olmstead
1997

Weapons of Mass Distraction
Billy Paxton
1997

Dead Men Can't Dance
Senator Fowler
1997

Prefontaine
Bill Bowerman
1997

The Frighteners
Hiles
1996

Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
Self
1996

Soul of the Game
Wilkie
1996

Dead Man Walking
Clyde Percy
1995

Toy Story
Sergeant (voice)
1995

Leaving Las Vegas
Conventioneer
1995

Se7en
Police Captain
1995

Savate
Benedict
1995

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Preacher Brian
1995

Murder in the First
Judge Clawson
1995

Love Is a Gun
Frank Deacon
1994

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Prison Guard (uncredited)
1994

On Deadly Ground
Stone
1994

French Silk
Chief Crowder
1994

Chain of Command
Benjamin Brewster
1994

Body Snatchers
General Platt
1993

Sommersby
Dick Mead
1993

Hexed
Detective Ferguson
1993

True Identity
Houston’s Boss
1991

Toy Soldiers
General Kramer
1991

The Terror Within II
Von Demming
1991

83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Glen Fairling
1990

Kid
Luke Clanton
1990

I'm Dangerous Tonight
Captain Aikman
1990

The Take
Weller
1990

The Rift
Captain Phillips
1990

Demonstone
Col. Joe Haines
1990

Fletch Lives
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
1989

The Siege of Firebase Gloria
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
1989

Mississippi Burning
Mayor Tilman
1988

Full Metal Jacket
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
1987

Purple Hearts
Gunny
1984

Up from the Depths
Arnold (uncredited)
1979

Apocalypse Now
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
1979

The Boys in Company C
Sergeant Loyce
1978
A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket
Self (archive footage)