Ignite Your Acting with the Drill Sergeant's Passion

Many of us know Ronald Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the action classic Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe ... 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 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) — R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in ... The two military bad-ass actors were featured in a 1992 Coors Light commercial. In His Own Words: How R. Lee Ermey Became Gunnery Sgt. Hartman. R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman. ... The famed director told me he would not give me an ... 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, ... A talented character actor known for his military roles, Ronald Lee Ermey was in the United States Marine Corps for 11 years. He rose to the rank of Staff ... R. Lee Ermey is a Marine Veteran and is best known as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the iconic military film Full Metal Jacket. R. Lee Ermey, the gunnery sergeant turned actor who portrayed the scene-stealing drill instructor in 'Full Metal Jacket,' has died at the ... LOS ANGELES (AP) — R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in ...