R. Lee Ermey

Born in March 24th, 1944

From Emporia, Kansas, USA

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.

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R. Lee Ermey Movies

The Watch Poster
July 27, 2012
Toy Story 3 Poster
June 18, 2010
The Pixar Story Poster
August 28, 2007
Shark Bait Poster
July 7, 2006
Man of the House Poster
February 25, 2005
The Salton Sea Poster
February 2, 2002

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