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Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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…
Known for
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces — Big Ed Hurley2014
- Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks — Self2001
- Postcards From The Cast — Self2001
- The Straight Story — Tom the John Deere Dealer1999
- Jekyll Island — Dalton Bradford1998
- My Fellow Americans — Col. Paul Tanner1996
- Under Siege 2: Dark Territory — Penn1995
- JAG — Bradley Dunston1995
- The People Under the Stairs — Man1991
- Jezebel's Kiss — Sheriff Dan Riley1990
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles Everett McGill III , ( 1945-10-21 ) October 21, 1945 (age 80) , Miami Beach, Florida , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1972–1999, 2015–2017
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Miami Beach
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Everett McGill by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1945-10-21
- Commons category
- Everett McGill
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- name in native language
- Everett McGill
- birth name
- Everett Charles McGill III
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Everett McGill III (born October 21, 1945) is an American retired actor, who rose to prominence for his portrayal of a caveman in Quest for Fire (1981). He went on to have prominent roles in the films Dune (1984), Silver Bullet (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Iguana (1988), Licence to Kill (1989), The People Under the Stairs (1991) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).
On television he appeared as "Big" Ed Hurley in Twin Peaks (1990–1991). He retired from acting in 1999, but returned for the revival of Twin Peaks.
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