Known for Acting
Birthday
March 24, 1944
Place of Birth
Emporia, Kansas, USA
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.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Simpsons

Family Guy

Family Guy

House

The X-Files

Scrubs

Miami Vice

Kim Possible

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

Tales from the Crypt

The Angry Beavers

The District

China Beach

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Invader ZIM

My Life as a Teenage Robot

Fillmore!