Person Details

Birthday: 1944-03-24 02:21:01

Death: 2018-04-15 02:21:01

Aliases: Ronald Lee Ermey , Lee Emery , R. Lee Emrey , Lee Ermey , R. Lee Ermy

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Emporia, Kansas, USA

Homepage: http://www.rleeermey.com/

Movie Involvements: 57

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

Biography

Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was a retired 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article R. Lee Ermey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Walter Burlock
House
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9

House

(2004) John House
The X-Files
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8

The X-Files

(1993) Reverend Patrick Findley
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
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8

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

(2008) Wildcat (voice)
Full Metal Jacket
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8

Full Metal Jacket

(1987) Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Starship Troopers
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7

Starship Troopers

(1997) Voice heard on speaker (uncredited) (voice)
Se7en
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8

Se7en

(1995) Police Captain
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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6

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

(2003) Sheriff Hoyt

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2018 Self
2015 Self
2014 Self
2012 Manfred
2010 Self
Sarge (voice)
2009 N/A
2008 Wildcat (voice)
N/A
2007 Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)
Leonard
Himself
Self
2006 Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Jack (voice)
Sergeant (voice)
2005 Captain Nichols
2004 John House
N/A
John
Himself / Sheriff Hoyt
2003 N/A
Sheriff Hoyt
Mr. Martin
2002 N/A
Self - Judge
Sheriff Gathers
N/A
Additional Voices (voice)
Mr. Parker
General Wallace
Verne Plummer
Lead Kidnapper
2001 Captain Elias
Janitor's Father
President Richard Benson
N/A
Coach
Colonel O'Malley (voice)
2000 Jim Bodsworth
Marshall
Sarge (voice)
Caspar Callahan
Col. Ben Wilder
1999 Frank Stanton
Army Sarge (voice)
Walter Burlock
N/A
Sky Marshall Sanchez (voice)
Marshal Nix
Gary
Older Sheriff Pike
Warden (voice)
Coach (voice)
1998 Col. Theodore Baker
Colonel Rosewater
Jerry
1997 Billy Paxton
Voice heard on speaker (uncredited) (voice)
Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Lieutenant Fry
Secretary of State John Hay
N/A
Senator Fowler
Bill Bowerman
1996 Sergeant Yorkie
N/A
N/A
Hiles
Self
Wilkie
Tony Van Camp
1995 Clyde Percy
Sergeant (voice)
Conventioneer
Sgt. Major Bougas
Police Captain
Benedict
Preacher Brian
Judge Clawson
1994 Frank Deacon
Luke
Prison Guard
Stone
Chief Crowder
Benjamin Brewster
1993 Reverend Patrick Findley
General Platt
Dick Mead
Detective Ferguson
1992 N/A
1991 N/A
Special Agent Landau
General Kramer
Von Demming
1990 Glen Fairling
Luke Clanton
Lt. Ackman
Weller
Captain Phillips
1989 Colonel Hapablap (voice)
Col. Joe Haines
Sheriff
Jimmy Lee Farnsworth
Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
1988 Mayor Tilman
N/A
1987 Gny. Sgt. Hartman
1984 N/A
Gunny
1979 Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
1978 Sergeant Loyce
Year Character Movie/Tv

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