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R. Lee Ermey

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1944-03-24

Deathday: 2018-04-15 (74 years old)

Biography

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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Filmography

all 120

Movies 79

TV Shows 41

self 16

Voice 16

Self (archive footage)

R. Lee Ermey

Biography

Filmography

all 120

Movies 79

TV Shows 41

self 16

Voice 16

Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)

Filmworker (2018)

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015)

GunnyTime (2015)

Kubrick Remembered (2014)

The Watch (2012)

Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey (2009)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)

Eleventh Hour (2008)

Solstice (2008)

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007)

The Pixar Story (2007)

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

Shark Bait (2006)

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Man of the House (2005)

House (2004)

Father of the Pride (2004)

Y.M.I. (2004)

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004)

My Life as a Teenage Robot (2003)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Willard (2003)

Fillmore! (2002)

Pet Star (2002)

Birdseye (2002)

Mail Call (2002)

Kim Possible (2002)

Scenes of the Crime (2002)

Taking Sides (2002)

The Salton Sea (2002)

Run Ronnie Run (2002)

On the Borderline (2001)

Scrubs (2001)

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001)

Invader ZIM (2001)

Recess: School's Out (2001)

Saving Silverman (2001)

Sarge! (2001)

The District (2000)

Jericho (2000)

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

Skipped Parts (2000)

The Chaos Factor (2000)

The Apartment Complex (1999)

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999)

Action (1999)

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)

You Know My Name (1999)

Escape from Alaska (1999)

Life (1999)

Family Guy (1999)

Maximum Bob (1998)

The Sender (1998)

Gunshy (1998)

Starship Troopers (1997)

Switchback (1997)

Cracker (1997)

Rough Riders (1997)

Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)

The Angry Beavers (1997)

Dead Men Can't Dance (1997)

Prefontaine (1997)

All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series (1996)

Promised Land (1996)

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1944-03-24

Deathday
2018-04-15 (74 years old)

Birth Place
Emporia, United States

Height
1.84-meter

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Ronald Lee Ermey , Lee Emery, R. Lee Emrey, Lee Ermey, R. Lee Ermy

Awards
Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Gallantry Cross, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal