Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 24, 1944
Place of Birth
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Also Known As
- Ronald Lee Ermey
- Lee Emery
- R. Lee Emrey
- Lee Ermey
- R. Lee Ermy
R. Lee Ermey
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.
Known For - Movies
Se7en
as Police Captain
Toy Story
as Sergeant (voice)
Toy Story 2
as Sarge (voice)
Toy Story 3
as Sarge (voice)
Apocalypse Now
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Full Metal Jacket
as Gny. Sgt. Hartman
Starship Troopers
as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Sheriff Hoyt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Dead Man Walking
as Clyde Percy
Known For - TV Shows
The Simpsons
as Colonel Hapablap (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Walter Burlock
House
as John House
Family Guy
as Coach (voice)
Family Guy
as Warden (voice)
The X-Files
as Reverend Patrick Findley
Scrubs
as Janitor's Father
Miami Vice
as Ernest Haskell
The District
as Jim Bodsworth
Kim Possible
as Additional Voices (voice)