R. Lee Ermey
Known for Acting
Biography
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
Se7en
1995
as Police Captain
Toy Story
1995
as Sergeant (voice)
Toy Story 2
1999
as Sarge (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Sarge (voice)
Willard
2003
as Mr. Martin
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Saving Silverman
2001
as Coach
Full Metal Jacket
1987
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Starship Troopers
1997
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003
as Sheriff Hoyt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Life
1999
as Older Sheriff Pike
The Watch
2012
as Manfred
The Frighteners
1996
as Hiles
Sommersby
1993
as Dick Mead
Dead Man Walking
1995
as Clyde Percy
Mississippi Burning
1988
as Mayor Tilman
Leaving Las Vegas
1995
as Conventioneer
Gunshy
1998
as Jerry