R. Lee Ermey
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Toy Story
as Sergeant (voice) 1995
Toy Story 3
as Sarge (voice) 2010
Toy Story 2
as Sarge (voice) 1999
Full Metal Jacket
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman 1987
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Sergeant (voice) 2006
Apocalypse Now
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) 1979
Starship Troopers
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited) 1997
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Sheriff Hoyt 2003
The Watch
as Manfred 2012
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Prison Guard (uncredited) 1994
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt 2006
Mississippi Burning
as Mayor Tilman 1988
The Frighteners
as Hiles 1996
Leaving Las Vegas
as Conventioneer 1995
Dead Man Walking
as Clyde Percy 1995
Life
as Older Sheriff Pike 1999