- Full Metal Jacket actor R. Lee Ermey has died at 74, his manager confirmed
- Manager, Bill Rogin, said he died Sunday from pneumonia-related complications
- Ermey was nominated for a Golden Globe for performance in Full Metal Jacket
- He voiced Sarge in the Toy Story films and helicopter pilot in Apocalypse Now
R. Lee Ermey, a former marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, has died.
Ermey’s longtime manager Bill Rogin said he died Sunday morning from pneumonia-related complications. He was 74.
‘It is with deep sadness that I regret to inform you all that R. Lee Ermey (“The Gunny”) passed away this morning from complications of pneumonia. He will be greatly missed by all of us. Semper Fi, Gunny. Godspeed,’ Rogin tweeted.
R. Lee Ermey, a former marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, has died
The Kansas native was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his memorable performance in ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ immortalizing lines like ‘What is your major malfunction?’
The Kansas native was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his memorable performance in ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ immortalizing lines like ‘What is your major malfunction?’
He also voiced the little green army man Sarge in the ‘Toy Story’ films and played a helicopter pilot in ‘Apocalypse Now,’ among many other roles.
Rogin said that while his characters were often hard and principled, the real Ermey was a family man and a kind and gentle soul who supported the men and women who serve.
Ermey’s longtime manager Bill Rogin tweeted (pictured) that the actor died Sunday morning from pneumonia-related complications. He was 74
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