Everett McGill

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.

  • Popularity : 4.033
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1945-10-21
  • Place of Birth : Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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Everett McGill Movies

  • 1999
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    The Straight Story

    The Straight Story

    7.7 1999 HD

    A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin...

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  • 1980
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    Brubaker

    Brubaker

    7.1 1980 HD

    The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

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  • 1989
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    Licence to Kill

    Licence to Kill

    6.4 1989 HD

    After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is...

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  • 1986
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    Heartbreak Ridge

    Heartbreak Ridge

    6.861 1986 HD

    A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a...

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  • 1984
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    Dune

    Dune

    6.2 1984 HD

    In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The...

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  • 1995
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    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

    5.8 1995 HD

    A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to...

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  • 1991
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    The People Under the Stairs

    The People Under the Stairs

    6.524 1991 HD

    Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret...

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  • 1980
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    A Time for Miracles

    A Time for Miracles

    6 1980 HD

    Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the...

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  • 1981
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    Quest for Fire

    Quest for Fire

    7.1 1981 HD

    In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start...

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  • 1996
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    My Fellow Americans

    My Fellow Americans

    6 1996 HD

    They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the...

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  • 1990
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    Jezebel's Kiss

    Jezebel's Kiss

    3 1990 HD

    A young woman comes to a small town and starts to take vengeance through seduction and manipulation for the grave injustice that was done to her...

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  • 1988
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    Iguana

    Iguana

    5.8 1988 HD

    A grotesquely disfigured harpooner called Iguana is severely mistreated by his fellow sailors on a whaling ship in the 19th century. One night he...

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  • 2002
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    Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

    Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

    6 2002 HD

    "Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks" is a featurette originally released on the 2001 DVD release of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. It...

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  • 1974
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    Enemies

    Enemies

    1 1974 HD

    In a sun-dappled garden in provincial Russia in 1905, some factory owners and their wives discuss the unrest among the workers. Rather than submit to...

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  • 2001
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    Postcards From The Cast

    Postcards From The Cast

    1 2001 HD

    "Postcards From The Cast" is a featurette originally released in the 2001 DVD release, Twin Peaks: The First Season. It was later re-released in the...

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  • 1986
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    Field of Honor

    Field of Honor

    2.3 1986 HD

    Korea 1951: After a Chinese attack Dutch mercenary sergeant De Koning is left alone by his army. While trying to survive, he meets a woman who is...

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  • 1979
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    Yanks

    Yanks

    6 1979 HD

    During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits...

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  • 1998
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    Jekyll Island

    Jekyll Island

    8.7 1998 HD

    To Professor Alex Madison, the world's greatest jewel thief, stealing is a fine art and the ultimate thrill. Now, he faces his greatest challenge. ...

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  • 1987
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    3 On a Match

    3 On a Match

    3.3 1987 HD

    A naive computer expert (Patrick Cassidy), a con artist (David Hemmings), and a tough guy (Bruce A. Young) join together in an escape from a...

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  • 1989
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    Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

    8.4 1989 HD

    An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of...

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  • 1980
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    Union City

    Union City

    5.1 1980 HD

    A 1950s accountant with a restless wife grows paranoid after hiding a milk thief's corpse next door.

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  • 1985
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    Silver Bullet

    Silver Bullet

    6.6 1985 HD

    The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search...

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  • 2014
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    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    7.3 2014 HD

    Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of...

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  • 1995
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    JAG

    JAG

    7.3 1995 HD

    Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of...

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  • 1987
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    Tour of Duty

    Tour of Duty

    8.035 1987 HD

    The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.

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  • 1987
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    Werewolf

    Werewolf

    8.676 1987 HD

    Eric Cord, a college student transformed into a werewolf undergoes a quest to rid himself of his curse by killing the apparent originator of his...

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  • 1970
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    Against All Odds

    Against All Odds

    1 1970 HD

    Against All Odds is an NBC reality series hosted by Lindsay Wagner and Everett McGill. The series showcased people and animals who overcame enormous...

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  • 1990
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    Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

    8.3 1990 HD

    The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to...

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  • 1990
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    Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

    Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

    6.125 1990 HD

    Fact-based story of undercover DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena who, while stationed in Guadalajara, uncovered a massive marijuana operation in...

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