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R. Lee Ermey
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24 March 1944 - 15 April 2018
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R. Lee Ermey was an American actor, voice actor and former U.S. Navy training instructor. He was born on March 24, 1944 in Emporia, Kansas, and died on April 15, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. Ermey served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 11 years and achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. After leaving the army, he became an actor and became famous for his role as Garrison Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Hoop. He was also the host of two programs on the History Channel, Mail
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R. Lee Ermey was an American actor, voice actor and former U.S. Navy training instructor. He was born on March 24, 1944 in Emporia, Kansas, and died on April 15, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. Ermey served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 11 years and achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. After leaving the army, he became an actor and became famous for his role as Garrison Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Hoop. He was also the host of two programs on the History Channel, Mail Call and Download with R. Lee Ermey, which dealt with the development of different types of weapons. He also hosted GunnyTime on the Outdoor Channel. Ermey was a representative of the Young Marines Youth Organization and devoted years of his life to helping the Marines.