R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Date of Birth:

Mar 24, 1944

Place of Birth:

Emporia, Kansas, USA

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:

You Know My Name You Know My Name

1999

Demonstone Demonstone

1990

Toy Story 3 Toy Story 3

2010

Starship Troopers Starship Troopers

1997

Sarge! Sarge!

2001

Purple Hearts Purple Hearts

1984

Hexed Hexed

1993

Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now

1979

On Deadly Ground On Deadly Ground

1994

Body Snatchers Body Snatchers

1993

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

2001

The Pixar Story The Pixar Story

2007

The Take The Take

1990

I'm Dangerous Tonight I'm Dangerous Tonight

1990

Kid Kid

1990

Run Ronnie Run Run Ronnie Run

2002

Weapons of Mass Distraction Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997

French Silk French Silk

1994

Kubrick Remembered Kubrick Remembered

2014

Birdseye Birdseye

2002

Solstice Solstice

2008

The Apartment Complex The Apartment Complex

1999

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

2007

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

1995

Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man

1996

Kubrick by Kubrick Kubrick by Kubrick

2020

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

2007

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

2015

Life Life

1999

Recess: School's Out Recess: School's Out

2001

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

2004

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

2000

Savate Savate

1995

X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

Murder in the First Murder in the First

1995

Leaving Las Vegas Leaving Las Vegas

1995

Filmworker Filmworker

2018

The Terror Within II The Terror Within II

1991

Gunshy Gunshy

1998

Scenes of the Crime Scenes of the Crime

2002

Switchback Switchback

1997

Saving Silverman Saving Silverman

2001

Taking Sides Taking Sides

2002

The Salton Sea The Salton Sea

2002

The Boys in Company C The Boys in Company C

1978

The Siege of Firebase Gloria The Siege of Firebase Gloria

1989

Prefontaine Prefontaine

1997

Willard Willard

2003

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006

Full Metal Jacket Full Metal Jacket

1987

Sommersby Sommersby

1993

Toy Story Toy Story

1995

Dead Man Walking Dead Man Walking

1995

Mississippi Burning Mississippi Burning

1988

The Frighteners The Frighteners

1996

Toy Soldiers Toy Soldiers

1991

Se7en Se7en

1995

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2003

Man of the House Man of the House

2005

Soul of the Game Soul of the Game

1996

Escape from Alaska Escape from Alaska

1999

Dead Men Can't Dance Dead Men Can't Dance

1997

Love Is a Gun Love Is a Gun

1994

83 Hours 'Til Dawn 83 Hours 'Til Dawn

1990

On the Borderline On the Borderline

2001

Y.M.I. Y.M.I.

2004

Jericho Jericho

2000

The Sender The Sender

1998

Chain of Command Chain of Command

1994

Fletch Lives Fletch Lives

1989

Skipped Parts Skipped Parts

2000

The Rift The Rift

1990

The Chaos Factor The Chaos Factor

2000

The Watch The Watch

2012

Machete Maidens Unleashed! Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

Shark Bait Shark Bait

2006

Toy Story 2 Toy Story 2

1999

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