Bill when he was cast for a small but memorable role in “Apocalypse Now,” directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Marine Corps, he served in Vietnam, deployed with a Marine Air Wing unit.Īfter an honorable discharge for medical reasons, Ermey was attending the University of Manila on the G.I. James Jones, then commandant of the Marine Corps. Amid successful career in major films and television, he was given an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant in 2002 by Gen. The role of a relentless drill field martinet secured for him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and a continuous series of roles that followed for decades.ĭuring the Vietnam War era, Ermey served as a drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
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Hartman in the Vietnam War classic Full Metal Jacket, directed by Stanley Kubrick. The Golden Globe-nominated actor, world renowned for his roles in “Full Metal Jacket,” and the hit TV series “Mail Call,” as well as dozens of other performances during a 30-plus year career after the Marine Corps that embraced film, television, and other media, died April 15 at the age of 74.Įrmey achieved a kind of overnight fame in 1987 that had been building for a decade previous when he branded forever the role of Gunnery Sgt. Services for the longtime Antelope Valley resident have been set for April 24, at the Highlands Christian Fellowship, 39625 20th Street West in Palmdale, with open service from 4-7 p.m. – Arrangements have been made for a memorial service for Marine Gunnery Sgt.
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