How old was R. Lee Ermey in the movie Full Metal Jacket?

R. Lee Ermey was 42 in Full Metal Jacket when he played the character 'Gny. Sgt. Hartman'.

That was over 37 years ago in 1987.

In 2018 he died aged 74, starring in 75 films in his career, 71 of those after Full Metal Jacket was first released. If he were alive today he would be 80.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Full Metal Jacket, I think R. Lee Ermey looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Stanley Kubrick has worked with R. Lee Ermey just once in his career.
  • R. Lee Ermey's first movie was as 'Sergeant Loyce' in The Boys in Company C, released in 1978 when he was 32
  • Full Metal Jacket scores 8.15 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Full Metal Jacket

R. Lee Ermey's other movies