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R. Lee Ermey, Golden Globe Nominee for 'Full Metal Jacket,' Dies at 74

Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:20 pm
Posted by autauga
Member since Sep 2015
3658 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:20 pm
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Statement from R. Lee Ermey's long time manager, Bill Rogin: 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.


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Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18883 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:21 pm to
Sorry to hear that. He was an entertaining guy.
Posted by tWildcat
Verona, KY
Member since Oct 2014
19421 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:30 pm to
That sucks. Played some great characters.
Posted by dr smartass phd
RIP 8/19
Member since Sep 2004
20387 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:35 pm to
The Boys in Company C

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Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
Member since Oct 2010
13354 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:46 pm to
frickin shite
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
61509 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:48 pm to
Wonder if he was going to be in Toy Story 4?
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
99709 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:49 pm to
Well...shite
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
58175 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 6:55 pm to
GOAT movie football coach

Posted by The_Joker
Winter Park, Fl
Member since Jan 2013
16325 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 7:01 pm to
Rest easy, Gunny.
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
13338 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 7:09 pm to
Damn. This one is hard.

Loved him in FMJ and The Siege of Fire Base Gloria, and Toy Story, and damn just about everything he was in.

Played one of tGOAT horror villains in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboots.

RIP sir
Posted by crazycubes
Member since Jan 2016
5256 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 7:14 pm to
Just saw this . RIP . I loved him in FMJ .
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39358 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 7:21 pm to
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
40314 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 7:31 pm to
What in the actual frick!~
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
18528 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 7:45 pm to
He made Full Metal Jacket the classic that it's become. Everyone watches it for his great lines in the first part of the movie.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
64620 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 7:53 pm to
Kinda shocked he was only 74. RIP.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
109884 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 7:59 pm to
Jesus H. Christ. He now climbs obstacles like old people frick. This short-dicks every cannibal on the Congo!

But always remember this: Marines die. That's what they're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever, and that means you live forever. RIP, do you maggots understand that?
This post was edited on 4/15/18 at 8:15 pm
Posted by tiderider
Member since Nov 2012
7703 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 8:11 pm to
Ermey's military career was cut short by injuries, and "I had a family and had to make a living. But every time I quit, I'd get invited back to do something else," he told USA TODAY in 2006. "Life is just (expletive) beautiful. I couldn't have written a better script."


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Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
29324 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 8:17 pm to
RIP
Posted by 12
Redneck part of Florida
Member since Nov 2010
18771 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 8:21 pm to
He is obviously known for his epic role in Full Metal Jacket, but he was awesome in The Siege of Firebase Gloria.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51491 posts
Posted on 4/15/18 at 8:28 pm to


This was my first R Lee Ermey movie.
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