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