<Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> Vietnam War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Meritorious Unit Commendation Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross </Td> </Tr> <P> Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944--April 15, 2018) was an American actor and Marine corps drill instructor . He achieved fame when he played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant . During his tenure in the United States Marine Corps, he also served as a drill instructor . </P> <P> Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives, a police captain in Se7en, plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films, Lt. "Tice" Ryan in Rocket Power, and a prison warden in an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants . </P>

Who played the gunnery sergeant in full metal jacket