Kevyn Major Howard (January 27, 1956 – February 14, 2025) was a Canadian actor and photographer, best known for his role as Private First Class "Rafterman" in Stanley Kubrick's war film Full Metal Jacket (1987).

4 days ago · Actor Kevyn Major Howard, who played the Marine combat photographer Rafterman in the Vietnam War movie “Full Metal Jacket,” died on Feb. 14 at the age of 69, according to media reports.

2 days ago · Actor and philanthropist Kevyn Major Howard, best known for his role as Marine Corps combat photographer "Rafterman" in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 war movie classic "Full Metal Jacket," died on Feb ...

3 days ago · Kevyn Major Howard’s legacy . Howard was part of the acclaimed ensemble cast of 1987’s Vietnam War drama “Full Metal Jacket,” playing combat photographer PFC Rafterman, who was eager to ...

4 days ago · Kevyn Major Howard, who played Rafterman, a Marine and a Stars and Stripes combat photographer in the 1987 film “Full Metal Jacket,” has died at age 69. The Canadian-born actor had been ...

In Saigon, the United States Embassy has been overrun by suicide squads. Khe Sahn is standing by to be overrun. We also have reports that a division of N.V.A. has occupied all of the city of Hue south of the Perfume River.

6 days ago · In "Full Metal Jacket," his character, Rafterman, is a combat photographer, accompanying Matthew Modine's character, Joker, to report on the war. In real life, Howard eventually retired from ...

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay he co-wrote with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. The film is based on Hasford's 1979 autobiographical novel The Short-Timers. It stars Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood, and Arliss Howard.

6 days ago · Kevyn Major Howard, best known for his role as Rafterman in Full Metal Jacket, has died. He was 69. Howard passed away in Las Vegas on Friday, February 14. His death was confirmed to TMZ by his ...

Feb 15, 2025 · Kevyn Major Howard, known for appearing as Rafterman in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket, has died at the age of 69. “Kevyn Major Howard gave and gave and gave so much ...