R. Lee Ermey

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.

R. Lee Ermey Movies

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Toy Story 3 (2010)

Animation Comedy Family

Andy is heading to college, and the toys he once loved have spent years gathering dust in a chest. When a mix-up sends Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the...

Score 7.8

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Action Adventure Science Fiction

A pharmaceutical company announces it has developed a serum capable of permanently eliminating the mutant gene, and the fallout splits both sides of the conflict wide open. For some mutants,...

Score 6.4

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Animation Comedy Family

When Andy leaves for summer camp, Woody gets stolen by Al McWhiggen, a greedy collectibles dealer who sees the old cowboy as the missing piece of a priceless museum set....

Score 7.6

Toy Story (1995)

Adventure Animation Comedy

Woody has always been Andy's favorite, the unquestioned leader of a bedroom full of toys who spring to life the moment their owner leaves. Then a shiny new space ranger...

Score 8.0

Se7en (1995)

Crime Mystery Thriller

A veteran detective counting down the days to retirement and his brash, idealistic new partner find themselves tracking a killer who treats the seven deadly sins as a blueprint. Each...

Score 8.4

Toy Soldiers (1991)

Action Adventure Thriller

When a South American drug lord's son seizes an elite prep school at gunpoint, holding its students as leverage after his father's arrest, he badly miscalculates the room. These kids,...

Score 6.5

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Drama War

Stanley Kubrick splits his Vietnam picture in two, and both halves cut deep. The first follows a group of Marine recruits through a boot camp where a volcanic drill instructor...

Score 8.1

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Drama War

Vietnam, 1969. Captain Willard has a new assignment the Army will never officially acknowledge: travel deep into the jungle and kill a decorated Special Forces officer who has gone rogue....

Score 8.3

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring R. Lee Ermey are Toy Story 3, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Toy Story 2.

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Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 8 titles starring R. Lee Ermey, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.

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Yes! The overall filmography starring R. Lee Ermey maintains a strong average user rating of 7.6 out of 10 across all tracked titles.