Waterloo Region Record

Tough-guy actor, R. Lee Ermey, dies at 74

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R. Lee Ermey, famous for his Golden Globe-nominated role as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 film “Full Metal Jacket,” has died at age 74. Ermey was a Marine for 11 years. He studied criminolog­y and drama at the University of Manila after his time in the military, and launched his acting career in 1978’s “The Boys in Company C.” He was known for playing military and law-enforcemen­t figures, including the voice of Sarge, the leader of the little green army men in the “Toy Story” movies; Sheriff Hoyt in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” remake franchise; and a police captain in “Se7en.”

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