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.
83 movies · 38 shows
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020·7.4
Filmworker
2018·7.1
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015·7.1
Kubrick Remembered
2014·6.6
The Watch
2012·5.6
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010·6.6
Toy Story 3
2010·7.8
Solstice
2008·5.3
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007·4.3
The Pixar Story
2007·7.5
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007·0.0
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006·6.2
Shark Bait
2006·5.0
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006·6.4
Man of the House
2005·5.8
Y.M.I.
2004·4.3
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2004·8.0
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2003·6.3
Willard
2003·6.1
Birdseye
2002·9.0
Scenes of the Crime
2002·5.5
Taking Sides
2002·6.3
The Salton Sea
2002·6.6
Run Ronnie Run
2002·5.9
On the Borderline
2001·4.5
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001·5.0
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2001·4.6
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
2001·4.0
Recess: School's Out
2001·6.6
Saving Silverman
2001·5.8
Sarge!
2001·0.0
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
2001·0.0
Jericho
2000·4.8
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
2000·6.4
Skipped Parts
2000·6.0
The Chaos Factor
2000·5.3
The Apartment Complex
1999·5.7
Toy Story 2
1999·7.6
You Know My Name
1999·4.8
Escape from Alaska
1999·4.7
Life
1999·6.7
The Sender
1998·5.0
Gunshy
1998·5.3
Starship Troopers
1997·7.1
Switchback
1997·6.0
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997·5.2
Dead Men Can't Dance
1997·3.9
Prefontaine
1997·6.5
The Frighteners
1996·7.0
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
1996·5.5
Soul of the Game
1996·4.9
Dead Man Walking
1995·7.3
Toy Story
1995·8.0
Leaving Las Vegas
1995·7.3
Se7en
1995·8.4
Savate
1995·5.8
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995·5.6
Murder in the First
1995·7.1
Love Is a Gun
1994·5.7
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994·6.5
On Deadly Ground
1994·5.2
French Silk
1994·4.3
Chain of Command
1994·4.7
Body Snatchers
1993·6.2
Sommersby
1993·6.4
Hexed
1993·4.8
True Identity
1991·5.6
Toy Soldiers
1991·6.5
The Terror Within II
1991·4.1
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990·6.5
Kid
1990·6.0
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990·4.9
The Take
1990·7.0
The Rift
1990·4.7
Demonstone
1990·4.7
Fletch Lives
1989·6.0
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
1989·5.6
Mississippi Burning
1988·7.7
Full Metal Jacket
1987·8.1
Purple Hearts
1984·5.8
Up from the Depths
1979·3.8
Apocalypse Now
1979·8.3
The Boys in Company C
1978·6.5