Everett McGill

Everett McGill is an American actor who was born in Miami Beach, Florida, on October 21, 1945. He is best known for his roles in the films Quest for Fire (1981), Dune (1984), Silver Bullet (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Licence to Kill (1989), The People Under the Stairs (1991), and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). He also had a recurring role as "Big" Ed Hurley on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991). McGill began his acting career on Broadway, appearing in the award-winning plays Equus, A Texas Trilogy, and Whose Life Is It, Anyway? He made his film debut in 1975 with a small role in the film The Day of the Locust. He went on to have a number of supporting roles in films throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1981, McGill starred in the film Quest for Fire, which was a critical and commercial success. He followed this up with a starring role in the film Dune, which was also a success. McGill continued to have a successful career in the 1980s, appearing in a number of films, including Silver Bullet, Heartbreak Ridge, Licence to Kill, and The People Under the Stairs. In the 1990s, McGill's career slowed down, but he still appeared in a number of films, including Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, The Quick and the Dead, and The Faculty. He also had a recurring role on the television series Twin Peaks. McGill retired from acting in 1999, but he returned for the revival of Twin Peaks in 2017. He has since retired from acting again.

Known For: Acting

Born: Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1945-10-21

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Enemies	Ryabtsov	0
2	1979	Yanks	Racist GI at Dance	59
3	1980	Brubaker	Eddie Caldwell	71
4	1980	Union City	Larry Longacre	52
5	1980	A Time for Miracles	The Farmer	60
6	1981	À propos de 'La guerre du feu'	Self	20
7	1981	Quest for Fire	Naoh	70
8	1984	Dune	Stilgar	62
9	1985	Silver Bullet	Reverend Lowe	66
10	1986	Field of Honor	Sergeant 'Sire' De Koning	23
11	1986	Heartbreak Ridge	Major Malcolm A. Powers	69
12	1987	3 On a Match	Boss	28
13	1988	Iguana	Oberlus	54
14	1989	Licence to Kill	Killifer	64
15	1989	Twin Peaks	Big Ed Hurley	84
16	1990	Jezebel's Kiss	Sheriff Dan Riley	30
17	1991	The People Under the Stairs	Man	65
18	1995	Under Siege 2: Dark Territory	Penn	58
19	1996	My Fellow Americans	Col. Paul Tanner	60
20	1998	Jekyll Island	Dalton Bradford	87
21	1999	The Straight Story	Tom the John Deere Dealer	77
22	2001	Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks	Self	60
23	2001	Postcards From The Cast	Self	0
24	2014	Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces	Big Ed Hurley	73

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1987	Werewolf		86
2	1987	Tour of Duty		80
3	1990	Drug Wars: The Camarena Story	Bob Rawlings	61
4	1990	Twin Peaks	Big Ed Hurley	83
5	1995	JAG	Col. Bradley Dunston	73
6		Against All Odds	Host	0

Everett McGill

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