Yes, Ermey has become a much-in-demand character actor.  He certainly has
been type-cast in military roles; he even provided the voice of the
sergeant in the Bucket o' Soldiers in TOY STORY!  However, he can excel in
other roles, such as the agrieved parent in DEAD MAN WALKING.
 
Dennis Bingham
 
On Tue, 4 Feb 1997, David McCallum wrote:
 
> William Lafferty wrote:
>
> >         The actor who portrayed the d. i. in Kubrick's *Full Metal Jacket*
> > (whose name escapes me) was featured, I believe, on *Entertainment
> > Tonight* within the last two weeks as an actual Marine d. i. who has
> > fashioned a successful acting career in playing that specific role.
>
> That actor is R. Lee Ermey, now appearing in the the Steve Prefontaine
> biopic as a coach.  He was also in last year's "Frighteners" as a ghost
> of a drill instructor working to keep corpses in their graves.
>
> David.
>
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