VIDEO : R. Lee Ermey Dead At 74

(Reuters) - R. Lee Ermey, a former marine turned Hollywood actor known for hardheaded military roles like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick?s ?Full Metal Jacket? has died at 74, his manager said. Ermey, who served in Vietnam, is best remembered as the foul-mouthed drill sergeant in Kubrick?s 1987 film, who tried to turn ?maggot? recruits like Joker, played by Matthew Modine, into combat-ready Marines. In a four-decade acting career, he played a helicopter pilot in ?Apocalypse Now,? portrayed authoritarian figures like Mayor Tillman in ?Mississippi Burning? and did voice overs for characters like the green plastic soldier ?Sarge? in ?Toy Story.?