As Actor
Escape from Alaska
1999
4.2
R. Lee Ermey
Acting
Birth date
March 24, 1944
Birth place
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Death date
April 15, 2018
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.
Featured in
As Actor
The Sender
1998
4.9
As Actor
Gunshy
1998
5.4
As Actor
Switchback
1997
6.0
As Actor
Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
5.1
As Actor
Dead Men Can't Dance
1997
3.7
As Actor
Prefontaine
1997
6.6
As Actor
Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man
1996
5.5
As Actor
Soul of the Game
1996
4.9
As Actor
Dead Man Walking
1995
7.3
As Actor
Se7en
1995
8.4
As Actor
Savate
1995
5.8
As Actor
Murder in the First
1995
7.2
As Actor
Love Is a Gun
1994
5.3
As Actor
On Deadly Ground
1994
5.2
As Actor
French Silk
1994
3.5
As Actor
Chain of Command
1994
4.5
As Actor
Body Snatchers
1993
6.1
As Actor
Hexed
1993
4.8
As Actor
Toy Soldiers
1991
6.5