R. Lee Ermey

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.

Known For

Se7en

as Police Captain

Toy Story

as Sergeant (voice)

Toy Story 3

as Sarge (voice)

Toy Story 2

as Sarge (voice)

Full Metal Jacket

as Gny. Sgt. Hartman

The Simpsons

as Colonel Hapablap (voice)

X-Men: The Last Stand

as Sergeant (voice)

Apocalypse Now

as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

House

as John House

Starship Troopers

as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)