Full Metal Jacket star dies

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By Euronews

Published on 16/04/2018 - 13:10

Ex-marine spotted by Kubrick after being hired as a technical adviser.

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Lee Ermey, the Vietnam War veteran who played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket", has died aged 74. The former Marine was hired by Stanley Kubrick as a technical adviser for the film but was so good training extras he was given a part himself. He went on to feature in some 60 films.