R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

1944-03-24 Emporia, Kansas, USA 81 Credits

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:...

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Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

A rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we've never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of u...

Filmworker

Filmworker

2018

as Self

7.1
Acting

The story of Leon Vitali, who surrendered his promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick's devoted right-hand man.

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

2015

as Self

6.8
Acting

Retrospective looking at the revolutionary computer-animated feature film Toy Story.

Kubrick Remembered

Kubrick Remembered

2014

as Self

6.5
Acting

An 83-minute candid look into the life of Kubrick, including interviews with his widow, family, coworkers and actors, and featuring a tour of the Arch...

The Watch

The Watch

2012

as Manfred

5.6
Acting

Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their ...

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

2010

as Self

6.7
Acting

In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind...

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

2010

as Sarge (voice)

7.8
Acting

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally le...

Solstice

Solstice

2008

as Leonard

5.3
Acting

While on a summer trip with her friends, Megan begins to feel the presence of Sophie, her twin sister who recently committed suicide.

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

2007

as Self

4.2
Acting

Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates his savage and brilliant Vietnam film, hewing closely to the theme that dominated his creative life for four deca...

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

as Sergeant (voice) (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

2007

as Himself

Acting

Documentary about the making of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" featuring interviews with producer Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Fo...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006

as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt

6.2
Acting

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and ...

Shark Bait

Shark Bait

2006

as Jack (voice)

5.0
Acting

After losing everything, a young fish, Pi, goes to live with his family on the Reef. There he meets the love of his life but finds that she already ha...

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

as Sergeant (voice)

6.4
Acting

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mut...

Man of the House

Man of the House

2005

as Captain Nichols

5.8
Acting

Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of U...

Y.M.I.

Y.M.I.

2004

as John

2.0
Acting

Three Goth teens; Digger, Noisy and Video, each sworn to a secret pact they think will make them legendary, venture out on the last night of their liv...

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

2004

as Self - Sheriff Hoyt

6.0
Acting

Feature length documentary about the making of the film featuring interviews with producer Michael Bay, director Marcus Nispel, executive producers Br...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2003

as Sheriff Hoyt

6.3
Acting

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equal...

Willard

Willard

2003

as Mr. Martin

6.1
Acting

Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father's deteriorating mansion. In these furry crea...

Birdseye

Birdseye

2002

as Sheriff Gathers

Acting

A Colorado sheriff and his teenage son investigate a bizarre kidnapping, ultimately leading them on the hunt for a legendary Swiss criminal.

Scenes of the Crime

Scenes of the Crime

2002

as Mr. Parker

5.5
Acting

A young man about to get married earns extra cash by driving a local mobster, but things go awry when the mobster is shot dead by a rival crime boss.

Taking Sides

Taking Sides

2002

as General Wallace

6.2
Acting

One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was ...

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

2002

as Verne Plummer

6.6
Acting

After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriend...

Run Ronnie Run

Run Ronnie Run

2002

as Lead Kidnapper

6.0
Acting

A redneck with an uncanny knack for getting arrested becomes the star of his own reality program.

On the Borderline

On the Borderline

2001

as Captain Elias

3.7
Acting

A young couple embark on a cross-country journey, only to run into trouble at the Texas/Mexico border.

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

Megiddo: The Omega Code 2

2001

as President Richard Benson

4.6
Acting

Stone (the Antichrist) becomes President of the European Union and uses his seat of power to dissolve the United Nations and create a one world govern...

Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001

as Colonel O'Malley (voice)

6.6
Acting

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — unti...

Saving Silverman

Saving Silverman

2001

as Coach

5.7
Acting

A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up the...

Sarge!

2001

as Himself

Acting

Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) are the link between the Officers who lead and issue orders and the troops obligated to carry out the orders. This His...

Jericho

Jericho

2000

as Marshall

4.8
Acting

A man, Jericho, wanders into a town and gets embroiled in a deeper mystery than he bargained for.

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

2000

as Sarge (voice)

6.4
Acting

Buzz Lightyear must battle Emperor Zurg with the help of three hopefuls who insist on being his partners.

Skipped Parts

Skipped Parts

2000

as Caspar Callahan

6.0
Acting

A woman and her son must leave a small South Carolina town because of her wild behavior.

The Chaos Factor

The Chaos Factor

2000

as Col. Ben Wilder

4.6
Acting

An American army intelligence officer discovers corruption and murder by American soldiers in Vietnam.

The Apartment Complex

The Apartment Complex

1999

as Frank Stanton

5.8
Acting

A psychology graduate student becomes embroiled in a murder mystery after he takes a job as manager of Wonder View Apartments.

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

1999

as Sarge (voice)

7.6
Acting

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, ...

You Know My Name

You Know My Name

1999

as Marshal Nix

4.5
Acting

In six months, the population of Cromwell, Oklahoma, has climbed from 500 to 10,000. Boom times have come to the oil-rich town. So has a new breed of ...

Escape from Alaska

Escape from Alaska

1999

as Gary

4.2
Acting

A helicopter pilot work with a husband and his wife in the frozen North tagging foxes for the Environmental Protection Agency. When an avalanche hits ...

Life

Life

1999

as Older Sheriff Pike

6.7
Acting

Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.

The Sender

The Sender

1998

as Colonel Rosewater

4.9
Acting

A psychic father and daughter band together with an "angel" in an attempt to save Earth from an extraterrestrial Armageddon. This suspenseful thriller...

Gunshy

Gunshy

1998

as Jerry

5.4
Acting

When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink himself to oblivion. He is saved ...

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

1997

as Voice heard on speaker (voice) (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from...

Switchback

Switchback

1997

as Sheriff Buck Olmstead

6.0
Acting

After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murde...

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997

as Billy Paxton

5.1
Acting

As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations ...

Dead Men Can't Dance

Dead Men Can't Dance

1997

as Senator Fowler

3.7
Acting

To stamp out the threat of nuclear war, a special ops team must travel to North Korea to carry out a covert mission to destroy a nuclear power plant. ...

Prefontaine

Prefontaine

1997

as Bill Bowerman

6.6
Acting

It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captu...

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1996

as Hiles

6.9
Acting

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the r...

Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man

Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man

1996

as Self

5.5
Acting

Exploring the reputation of Stanley Kubrick by means of extracts from his work and contributions of people with whom he worked.

Soul of the Game

Soul of the Game

1996

as Wilkie

4.9
Acting

In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to s...

Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking

1995

as Clyde Percy

7.3
Acting

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

Toy Story

Toy Story

1995

as Sergeant (voice)

8.0
Acting

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's he...

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas

1995

as Conventioneer

7.3
Acting

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There,...

Se7en

Se7en

1995

as Police Captain

8.4
Acting

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film t...

Savate

Savate

1995

as Benedict

5.8
Acting

1865: A young French officer, travelling the U.S. in search of the murderer of his best friend, gets involved in a struggle between poor farmers and a...

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

1995

as Preacher Brian

5.5
Acting

A martial arts instructor comes to the defense of a schoolteacher who has taken a stand against a local white supremacist organization.

Murder in the First

Murder in the First

1995

as Judge Clawson

7.2
Acting

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

Love Is a Gun

Love Is a Gun

1994

as Frank Deacon

5.2
Acting

A model causes an obsessed police photographer to lose his girlfriend and become a murder suspect.

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for wh...

On Deadly Ground

On Deadly Ground

1994

as Stone

5.2
Acting

Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care w...

French Silk

French Silk

1994

as Chief Crowder

3.5
Acting

Claire Laurent is a New Orleans lingerie manufacturer accused of murder, who falls in love with the detective hired to investigate her.

Chain of Command

Chain of Command

1994

as Benjamin Brewster

4.5
Acting

When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is thought to be a C.I.A. agent gone bad and teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil r...

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

1993

as Brisco County Sr.

Acting

The feature-length pilot episode follows Brisco County Jr. is hired by the attorney of a group of robber barons to track down and apprehend the infamo...

Body Snatchers

Body Snatchers

1993

as General Platt

6.1
Acting

When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his fam...

Sommersby

Sommersby

1993

as Dick Mead

6.3
Acting

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By al...

Hexed

Hexed

1993

as Detective Ferguson

4.8
Acting

Lowly hotel clerk Matthew Welch stumbles unto a chance to go on a date with supermodel Hexina by pretending he is someone else. But something goes wro...

True Identity

True Identity

1991

as Houston’s Boss

5.5
Acting

In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

1991

as General Kramer

6.5
Acting

After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. The...

The Terror Within II

The Terror Within II

1991

as Von Demming

4.1
Acting

In a world gone mad, the last human colony struggles to survive underground, beneath a land of nightmarish mutants who seek to destroy them. But when ...

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

83 Hours 'Til Dawn

1990

as Glen Fairling

6.5
Acting

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.

Kid

Kid

1990

as Luke Clanton

6.1
Acting

A young man (the 'Kid') returns to the small town where his parents were murdered when he was a boy. He's there for revenge. Locals Kate and Louie bef...

I'm Dangerous Tonight

I'm Dangerous Tonight

1990

as Captain Aikman

4.4
Acting

An ancient Aztec cloth with a curse accidentally finds its way into the possession of a young woman. She decides to make a dress from the cloth. Whoev...

The Take

The Take

1990

as Weller

Acting

An ex-Miami cop just back from prison for corruption gets caught up in the Florida drug trade.

The Rift

The Rift

1990

as Captain Phillips

4.6
Acting

An experimental submarine with a very experienced crew, the "Siren II" is sent to find out what happened to the "Siren I" after it mysteriously disapp...

Demonstone

Demonstone

1990

as Col. Joe Haines

4.1
Acting

Two U.S. Marine investigators looking into a series of grisly murders in Manila discover that the crimes are tied to an amulet with a 400-year-old cur...

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

1989

as Jimmy Lee Farnsworth

6.0
Acting

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns ...

The Siege of Firebase Gloria

The Siege of Firebase Gloria

1989

as Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator

5.6
Acting

A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to h...

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

1988

as Mayor Tilman

7.7
Acting

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where...

Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket

1987

as Gny. Sgt. Hartman

8.1
Acting

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the ...

Purple Hearts

Purple Hearts

1984

as Gunny

5.6
Acting

A Navy surgeon and a nurse fall in love while serving in Vietnam during the war. Their affection for one another provides a striking contrast to the v...

Up from the Depths

Up from the Depths

1979

as Arnold (uncredited)

3.6
Acting

A menacing shark-like predator attacks a Hawaiian tourist area in this low-budget creature feature. An uncredited Roger Corman served as executive pro...

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

1979

as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

8.3
Acting

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." ...

The Boys in Company C

The Boys in Company C

1978

as Sergeant Loyce

6.5
Acting

Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own c...