Former marine known for playing tough military roles in film and TV diesR Lee Ermey, a former marine who made a career in acting playing hard-nosed military men like the fearsome Gunnery Sgt Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, has died. The Kansas-born actor was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his performance in Full Metal Jacket, in which he uttered memorable lines such as: “What is your major malfunction?” and for which he gained the nickname Gunny. How we made Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket Read moreHis co-stars Matthew Modine and Vincent D’Onofrio tweeted their condolences. Born Ronald Lee Ermey in 1944, Ermey served 11 years in the US Marine Corps and spent 14 months in Vietnam and then Okinawa, Japan, where he became a staff sergeant. Ermey was originally employed as a technical consultant for Full Metal Jacket, but he wanted the role of the gunnery sergeant.

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2018 07:28 UTC