Biography

Tim Colceri was born on June 15, 1951 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Full Metal Jacket (1987), Eraser (1996) and Hypernauts (1996).

Was hired to play the Gunnery Sergeant/Drill Instructor in Full Metal Jacket (1987) after director Stanley Kubrick discarded his original idea of casting Bill McKinney in the role after seeing McKinney as the sodomy-minded hillbilly in Deliverance (1972). (Kubrick thought McKinney was too creepy.) He never got to play the role as Kubrick decided to use former D.I. R. Lee Ermey, who had been hired as a technical advisor, in the part. Colceri was bitter but accepted Kurbrick's consolation prize of a small role as the helicopter door-gunner.

Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Viet Nam War.

Was a professional golfer and a flight attendant before pursuing his acting career.

Over 6,000 rounds of live ammunition were fired during the helicopter scene.