Actor
R. Lee Ermey
March 24, 1944 · 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.
Notable work
8.4Se7en (1995)
as Police Captain
8Toy Story (1995)
as Sergeant (voice)
7.8Toy Story 3 (2010)
as Sarge (voice)
7.6Toy Story 2 (1999)
as Sarge (voice)
8.1Full Metal Jacket (1987)
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
8The Simpsons (1989)
as Colonel Hapablap (voice)
6.4X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
as Sergeant (voice)
8.3Apocalypse Now (1979)
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
8.6House (2004)
as John House
7.1Starship Troopers (1997)
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
7.4Family Guy (1999)
as Coach (voice) and as Warden (voice)
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Walter Burlock
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