R. Lee Ermey
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Walter Burlock
1999
Series
The Simpsons
Colonel Hapablap (voice)
1989
Series
Family Guy
Coach (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Warden (voice)
1999
Series
House
John House
2004
Series
The X-Files
Reverend Patrick Findley
1993
Series
Scrubs
Janitor's Father
2001
Series
Kim Possible
Additional Voices (voice)
2002
Series
Kim Possible
General Sims (voice)
2002
Series
Miami Vice
Ernest Haskell
1984
Film
Toy Story
Sergeant (voice)
1995
Film
Se7en
Police Captain
1995
Film
Toy Story 2
Sarge (voice)
1999
Film
Toy Story 3
Sarge (voice)
2010
Series
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Wildcat (voice)
2008
Series
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Sergeant / Drill Sergeant
2001
Series
The District
Jim Bodsworth
2000
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Sheriff
1989
Series
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Brisco Country Sr.
1993
Series
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Brisco County Sr.
1993
Film
Apocalypse Now
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
1979
Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Prison Warden (voice)
1999
Film
Full Metal Jacket
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
1987
Series
The Angry Beavers
1997
Film
Starship Troopers
Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
1997
Series
My Life as a Teenage Robot
2002
Series
China Beach
1988
Series
Space: Above and Beyond
Sgt. Major Bougas
1995
Series
Invader ZIM
2001
Series
Eleventh Hour
Bob Henson
2008
Film
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sheriff Hoyt
2003
Series
Fillmore!
2002
Film
Mississippi Burning
Mayor Tilman
1988
Film
Leaving Las Vegas
Conventioneer
1995
Series
Promised Land
1996
Series
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Sanchez (voice)
1999
Series
Pet Star
Self - Judge
2002
Series
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
General Thornton (voice)
1999
Film
The Frighteners
Hiles
1996
Film
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
2006
Series
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
Sergeant Yorkie (voice)
1996
Film
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Prison Guard (uncredited)
1994
Film
Life
Older Sheriff Pike
1999
Series
Civil Wars
1991
Series
Father of the Pride
Bunny (voice)
2004
Series
High Incident
Tony Van Camp
1996
Film
On Deadly Ground
Stone
1994
Film
Murder in the First
Judge Clawson
1995
Series
Cracker
Lieutenant Fry
1997
Series
Mail Call
2002
Film
The Watch
Manfred
2012
Film
Dead Man Walking
Clyde Percy
1995
Series
Street Justice
Special Agent Landau
1991
Series
Action
Titus Scroad
1999
Film
Man of the House
Captain Nichols
2005
Film
Recess: School's Out
Colonel O'Malley (voice)
2001
Film
Saving Silverman
Coach
2001
Film
The Pixar Story
Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Series
Rough Riders
Secretary of State John Hay
1997
Film
Sommersby
Dick Mead
1993
Film
Shark Bait
Jack (voice)
2006
Film
Body Snatchers
General Platt
1993
Film
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Sarge (voice)
2000
Series
Maximum Bob
Col. Theodore Baker
1998
Film
The Salton Sea
Verne Plummer
2002
Series
Human Target
1992
Film
Switchback
Sheriff Buck Olmstead
1997
Sweet Justice
Luke
1994
Film
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Toy Soldiers
General Kramer
1991
Film
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
2015
Film
Willard
Mr. Martin
2003
Film
Fletch Lives
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
1989
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Skipped Parts
Caspar Callahan
2000
Film
Hexed
Detective Ferguson
1993
Film
Run Ronnie Run
Lead Kidnapper
2002
Film
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Preacher Brian
1995
Film
Purple Hearts
Gunny
1984
Film
Gunshy
Jerry
1998
Film
Scenes of the Crime
Mr. Parker
2002
Film
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Self
2007
Film
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Captain Aikman
1990
Film
The Rift
Captain Phillips
1990
Film
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
1989
Film
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Self - Sheriff Hoyt
2004
Film
X-Men: The Last Stand
Sergeant (voice)
2006
Film
Birdseye
Sheriff Gathers
2002
Film
Solstice
Leonard
2008
Film
The Boys in Company C
Sergeant Loyce
1978
Film
The Sender
Colonel Rosewater
1998
Film
Taking Sides
General Wallace
2002
Film
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Self
2007
Film
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
Richard Benson
2001
Film
Soul of the Game
Wilkie
1996
Film
Love Is a Gun
Frank Deacon
1994
Film
True Identity
Houston’s Boss
1991
Film
Prefontaine
Bill Bowerman
1997
Film
You Know My Name
Marshal Nix
1999
Film
Kid
Luke Clanton
1990
Film
Dead Men Can't Dance
Senator Fowler
1997
Film
The Terror Within II
Von Demming
1991
Film
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Glen Fairling
1990
Film
Kubrick Remembered
Self
2014
Film
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Billy Paxton
1997
Film
The Chaos Factor
Col. Ben Wilder
2000
Film
Filmworker
Self
2018
Film
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
Sky Marshall Sanchez
2001
Film
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
Self
1996
Film
The Apartment Complex
Frank Stanton
1999
Film
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001
Film
Jericho
Marshall
2000
Film
On the Borderline
Captain Elias
2001
Film
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
2010
Film
Escape from Alaska
Gary
1999
Film
Up from the Depths
Arnold (uncredited)
1979
Film
Savate
Benedict
1995
Film
Chain of Command
Benjamin Brewster
1994
Film
A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket
Self (archive footage)
Film
Demonstone
Col. Joe Haines
1990
Film
The Take
Weller
1990
Film
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
2001
Film
Y.M.I.
John
2004
Sarge!
Himself
2001
Film
French Silk
Chief Crowder
1994