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.
Awards & recognition
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Gallantry Cross
- National Defense Service Medal
- Vietnam Campaign Medal
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- Vietnam Service Medal
Filmography50+ titles
House
Invader ZIM
Seven
The X-Files
Apocalypse Now
Toy Story 3
Scrubs
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Full Metal Jacket
Toy Story
The Simpsons
Tales from the Crypt
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
SpongeBob SquarePants
Mississippi Burning
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
The Pixar Story
Toy Story 2
Kubrick by Kubrick
Kim Possible
China Beach
Miami Vice
My Life as a Teenage Robot
Family Guy
Dead Man Walking
Leaving Las Vegas
Mail Call
Cracker
Filmworker
Starship Troopers
Murder in the First
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Angry Beavers
The Frighteners
The District
Life
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Eleventh Hour
The Salton Sea
Recess: School's Out
Action
Prefontaine
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Toy Soldiers
The Boys in Company C
X-Men: The Last Stand
Sommersby
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Taking Sides