Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was a retired 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.
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Known For
Se7en
(1995)
Police Captain
Toy Story
(1995)
Sergeant (voice)
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Army Sarge (voice)
Toy Story 3
(2010)
Sarge (voice)
Apocalypse Now
(1979)
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Starship Troopers
(1997)
Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(2003)
Sheriff Hoyt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(2006)
Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Full Metal Jacket
(1987)
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
On Deadly Ground
(1994)
Stone
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(1994)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Frighteners
(1996)
Hiles
Life
(1999)
Older Sheriff Pike
Dead Man Walking
(1995)
Clyde Percy
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
(2000)
Sarge (voice)
Sommersby
(1993)
Dick Mead
Full Filmography
Acting
The Boys in Company C
(1978)
Sergeant Loyce
Apocalypse Now
(1979)
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Purple Hearts
(1984)
Gunny
Full Metal Jacket
(1987)
Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Mississippi Burning
(1988)
Mayor Tilman
Fletch Lives
(1989)
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
(1989)
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
The Take
(1990)
Weller
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
(1990)
Glen Fairling
I'm Dangerous Tonight
(1990)
Lt. Ackman
Kid
(1990)
Luke Clanton
The Rift
(1990)
Captain Phillips
Demonstone
(1990)
Col. Joe Haines
Toy Soldiers
(1991)
General Kramer
The Terror Within II
(1991)
Von Demming
Body Snatchers
(1993)
General Platt
Sommersby
(1993)
Dick Mead
Hexed
(1993)
Detective Ferguson
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(1994)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
French Silk
(1994)
Chief Crowder
Chain of Command
(1994)
Benjamin Brewster
On Deadly Ground
(1994)
Stone
Love Is a Gun
(1994)
Frank Deacon
Savate
(1995)
Benedict
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
(1995)
Preacher Brian
Murder in the First
(1995)
Judge Clawson
Leaving Las Vegas
(1995)
Conventioneer
Se7en
(1995)
Police Captain
Dead Man Walking
(1995)
Clyde Percy
Toy Story
(1995)
Sergeant (voice)
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
(1996)
Self
Soul of the Game
(1996)
Wilkie
The Frighteners
(1996)
Hiles
Prefontaine
(1997)
Bill Bowerman
Starship Troopers
(1997)
Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Weapons of Mass Distraction
(1997)
Billy Paxton
Switchback
(1997)
Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Dead Men Can't Dance
(1997)
Senator Fowler
Gunshy
(1998)
Jerry
The Sender
(1998)
Colonel Rosewater
Escape from Alaska
(1999)
Gary
You Know My Name
(1999)
Marshal Nix
The Apartment Complex
(1999)
Frank Stanton
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Army Sarge (voice)
Life
(1999)
Older Sheriff Pike
Jericho
(2000)
Marshall
Skipped Parts
(2000)
Caspar Callahan
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
(2000)
Sarge (voice)
The Chaos Factor
(2000)
Col. Ben Wilder
On the Borderline
(2001)
Captain Elias
Sarge!
(2001)
Himself
Recess: School's Out
(2001)
Colonel O'Malley (voice)
Saving Silverman
(2001)
Coach
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
(2001)
President Richard Benson
Birdseye
(2002)
Sheriff Gathers
Taking Sides
(2002)
General Wallace
The Salton Sea
(2002)
Verne Plummer
Scenes of the Crime
(2002)
Mr. Parker
Run Ronnie Run
(2002)
Lead Kidnapper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(2003)
Sheriff Hoyt
Willard
(2003)
Mr. Martin
Y.M.I.
(2004)
John
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
(2004)
Himself / Sheriff Hoyt
Man of the House
(2005)
Captain Nichols
Shark Bait
(2006)
Jack (voice)
X-Men: The Last Stand
(2006)
Sergeant (voice)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(2006)
Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
(2007)
Himself
The Pixar Story
(2007)
Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
(2007)
Self
Solstice
(2008)
Leonard
Toy Story 3
(2010)
Sarge (voice)
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
(2010)
Self
The Watch
(2012)
Manfred
Kubrick Remembered
(2014)
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
(2015)
Self
Filmworker
(2018)
Self