Everett McGill (born October 21, 1945) is an American actor. McGill was born Charles Everett McGill III in Miami Beach, Florida. He graduated from Rosedale High School, Rosedale, Kansas, in 1963. McGill has a relatively short filmography, but has managed to garner some level of fame by appearing in films and television series, including a stint as Chad Richards on the soap opera The Guiding Light in 1975 and 1976, with cult followings. After coming into the public eye in 1981 for his role as the rugged caveman leader Naoh in Quest for Fire, McGill appeared in Silver Bullet, a 1985 werewolf movie inspired by a Stephen King short story; the Korean War battle epic Field of Honor and the Clint Eastwood war film Heartbreak Ridge in 1986; and in the 1989 installment of the James Bond franchise, Licence to Kill. The muscular, 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall actor is probably most widely recognized for his work with director David Lynch. McGill first worked with Lynch in the 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune, in which he played Fremen leader Stilgar. McGill later appeared as a major character on the TV series Twin Peaks, in which he played Ed Hurley, a sensitive mechanic torn between his high school sweetheart, Norma Jennings, and his shrewish, one-eyed wife, Nadine. Ed and Norma's troubled romance was one of the show's major storylines. Subsequently, McGill also appeared in Lynch's 1999 film, The Straight Story, again as a mechanic. In 1991, McGill and his Twin Peaks spouse Wendy Robie appeared as the brother and sister villains of the Wes Craven feature, The People Under the Stairs. He appeared in My Fellow Americans as "twisted psycho" Colonel Paul Tanner, and in Under Siege 2 as an equally twisted and ruthless mercenary who is brutally humiliated by Steven Seagal. Babylon 5 producer J. Michael Straczynski originally intended for McGill to play the role of Major Ryan in the episode "Severed Dreams". However he did not know McGill's first name, so when he asked to have McGill contacted, Straczynski was asked if he meant Bruce McGill, to which he replied, "yes". Even though it became apparent to Straczynski when Bruce McGill met him for lunch that this was not the McGill he expected, Straczynski decided to use Bruce McGill anyway. The main character in O Brother Where Art Thou? is called Ulysses Everett McGill. This is probably a reference to McGill's role in Quest for Fire: in both movies, both characters lead a team of three in a perilous odyssey. (more)
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The People Under the Stairs:
The People Under the Stairs is a 1991 horror film, directed by Wes Craven and starring Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A. J. Langer, Ving Rhames and Sean Whalen.
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Silver Bullet (film):
Silver Bullet is a 1985 film based on the Stephen King novella Cycle of the Werewolf. It stars Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, Corey Haim, Terry O'Quinn, Lawrence Tierney, Bill Smitrovich, Kent Broadhurst, David Hart, and James Gammon. The
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Quest for Fire (film):
Quest for Fire (French: La Guerre du feu) is a 1981 film based on the 1911 French novel by J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856–1940). Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and adapted by Gérard Brach, the film stars Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi, and Rae
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Stilgar:
Stilgar is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He appears in the first three novels in the series: Dune (1965), Dune Messiah (1969) and Children of Dune (1976). His early life is explored in Brian Herbert and Kevin J.
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Ed Hurley:
Ed Hurley is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Ed (played by Everett McGill), also called Big Ed due to his height, runs the local gas station He is married to Nadine, with whom he is clearly tr
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Twin Peaks:
Twin Peaks is an American Emmy Award nominated, Peabody and Golden Globe-winning television serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal death of popular, respected teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), headed by Agen
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Dune (film):
Dune is a 1984 science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides, and includes an ensemble of well-known American and European actors in s
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Licence to Kill:
Licence to Kill is a 1989 spy film and the 16th installment in the James Bond series, and the last to star Timothy Dalton as MI6 agent James Bond. Licence to Kill was the first official James Bond film to use a title not derived from either an Ian Fl
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The Straight Story:
} The Straight Story is a 1999 film directed by David Lynch. It is based on the true story of Alvin Straight's journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a lawnmower. The film was edited and produced by Mary Sweeney, Lynch's longtime partner and co-worker.
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My Fellow Americans:
My Fellow Americans was a 1996 movie starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner as feuding ex-presidents. Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, John Heard, Wilford Brimley, Bradley Whitford and Jeff Yagher also appear in this comedy. The film is named for the tradi
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Bruce McGill:
Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, 1950) is an American actor.
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Heartbreak Ridge:
Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986 film, starring Clint Eastwood (who also produced and directed) and Mario Van Peebles, about the 1983 U.S. invasion of Grenada, West Indies. A portion of the movie was filmed on the island itself. Because of the speed at whi
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory:
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory is a 1995 action film set on board a train traveling through the Rocky Mountains from Denver to Los Angeles. Directed by Geoff Murphy, it stars Steven Seagal as the ex-Navy SEAL, Casey Ryback and is the sequel to the 199
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