R. Lee Ermey
Known for: Acting
Born: March 24, 1944
Died: April 15, 2018
Place of birth: Emporia, Kansas, USA
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.
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Filmography
84 movies · 38 TV shows, newest first
7.3
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
7.1
Filmworker
2018
7.1
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
6.3
Kubrick Remembered
2014
5.6
The Watch
2012
6.6
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
7.8
Toy Story 3
2010
7.6
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
6.6
Eleventh Hour
2008
5.3
Solstice
2008
4.3
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007
7.5
The Pixar Story
2007
NR
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
6.2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
4.9
Shark Bait
2006
6.4
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
5.8
Man of the House
2005
8.6
House
2004
5.0
Father of the Pride
2004
4.3
Y.M.I.
2004
8.0
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2004
6.3
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003
6.1
Willard
2003
7.4
My Life as a Teenage Robot
2002
7.5
Fillmore!
2002
7.8
Pet Star
2002
9.0
Birdseye
2002
7.2
Mail Call
2002
7.5
Kim Possible
2002
5.5
Scenes of the Crime
2002
6.3
Taking Sides
2002
6.6
The Salton Sea
2002
5.9
Run Ronnie Run
2002
4.5
On the Borderline
2001
8.2
Scrubs
2001
5.0
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001
4.6
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001
8.1
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
4.0
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
2001
8.5
Invader ZIM
2001
6.6
Recess: School's Out
2001
5.8
Saving Silverman
2001NR
Sarge!
2001
NR
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
2001
6.9
The District
2000
4.8
Jericho
2000
6.4
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000
6.1
Skipped Parts
2000
5.2
The Chaos Factor
2000
5.8
The Apartment Complex
1999
7.6
Toy Story 2
1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.2
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999
6.6
Action
1999
6.9
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
1999
4.8
You Know My Name
1999
4.7
Escape from Alaska
1999
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
6.7
Life
1999
7.4
Family Guy
1999
7.3
Maximum Bob
1998
5.0
The Sender
1998
5.4
Gunshy
1998
7.1
Starship Troopers
1997
6.0
Switchback
1997
7.2
Cracker
1997
6.2
Rough Riders
1997
5.2
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
7.0
The Angry Beavers
1997
3.9
Dead Men Can't Dance
1997
6.5
Prefontaine
1997
6.1
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
1996
6.5
Promised Land
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
7.0
The Frighteners
1996
5.5
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
1996
4.9
Soul of the Game
1996
8.0
High Incident
1996
7.3
Dead Man Walking
1995
8.0
Toy Story
1995
7.2
Leaving Las Vegas
1995
7.3
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
8.4
Se7en
1995
5.8
Savate
1995
5.6
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995
7.1
Murder in the First
1995
5.7
Love Is a Gun
19946.0
Sweet Justice
1994
6.5
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
5.2
On Deadly Ground
1994
4.3
French Silk
1994
4.7
Chain of Command
1994
8.4
The X-Files
1993
7.1
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
6.2
Body Snatchers
1993
6.4
Sommersby
1993
4.8
Hexed
1993
5.5
Human Target
1992
4.5
Civil Wars
1991
7.2
Street Justice
1991
5.6
True Identity
1991
6.5
Toy Soldiers
1991
4.1
The Terror Within II
1991
6.5
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990
6.0
Kid
1990
4.9
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
7.0
The Take
1990
4.8
The Rift
1990
4.7
Demonstone
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
6.0
Fletch Lives
1989
5.6
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
1989
7.7
Mississippi Burning
1988
7.4
China Beach
1988
8.1
Full Metal Jacket
1987
7.4
Miami Vice
1984
5.8
Purple Hearts
1984
3.7
Up from the Depths
1979
8.3
Apocalypse Now
1979
6.5
The Boys in Company C
1978
NR
A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket
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