TV Shows - Everett McGill
Sorted by online popularity, based on the Engagement Score on October 02, 2025. Everett McGill has appeared in 1 television series with data.
#113Twin Peaksas Big Ed Hurley • 32 episodes • #113 most popular showTwin Peaks is a mystery drama television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. It follows an investigation led by FBI agent Dale Cooper into the murder of high school student Laura Palmer in the idyllic small town of Twin Peaks, Washington. As Cooper delves deeper into the case, he encounters a web of secrets and supernatural elements that completely redefine the community. With its surreal atmosphere and memorable characters, Twin Peaks has become a cult classic and influential in the genre of psychological thrillers.
Movies - Everett McGill
Sorted by online popularity. Everett McGill has appeared in 9 movies with data.
#625Brubakeras Eddie Caldwell • #625 most popular movieBrubaker is a 1980 American prison drama film about a new warden's efforts to reform a corrupt prison system after going undercover as an inmate.
#1,435Licence to Killas Killifer • #1,435 most popular movieLicence to Kill is a 1989 action-thriller film and the sixteenth installment in the James Bond series. It follows MI6 agent James Bond as he goes rogue to avenge the attack on his friend Felix Leiter by the powerful drug lord Franz Sanchez.
#2,178The Straight Storyas Tom • #2,178 most popular movieThe Straight Story is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch, based on the true story of Alvin Straight's 240-mile journey across Iowa and Wisconsin on a lawn mower.
#2,361The People Under the Stairsas Man • #2,361 most popular movie
#2,789Silver Bulletas Reverend Lowe • #2,789 most popular movieSilver Bullet is a 1985 American horror film based on Stephen King's novella Cycle of the Werewolf. It follows the unsettling events in the town of Tarker's Mills, Maine, as mysterious murders take place and a vicious creature is sighted monthly.
#2,862Heartbreak Ridgeas Major Malcolm A. Powers • #2,862 most popular movieHeartbreak Ridge is a 1986 American war drama film starring Clint Eastwood as a tough Marine gunnery sergeant who whips a misfit platoon into shape. The story unfolds as he faces challenges from his superiors and personal conflicts.
#3,078Quest for Fireas Naoh • #3,078 most popular movieQuest for Fire is a 1981 prehistoric fantasy adventure film depicting the struggle for control of fire by early humans in Paleolithic Europe.
#3,270Under Siege 2: Dark Territoryas Penn • #3,270 most popular movie
#5,681My Fellow Americansas Col. Paul Tanner • #5,681 most popular movieMy Fellow Americans is a 1996 American political comedy film depicting the escapades of two former presidents navigating a scandal and evading capture by armed agents.
Everett McGill Biography
Everett McGill, born Charles Everett McGill III on October 21, 1945, is a retired American actor who gained recognition for his portrayal of a caveman in Quest for Fire (1981). He further showcased his talent in notable films like 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). On television, McGill appeared in an episode of Tour Of Duty and gained significant popularity for his role as 'Big' Ed Hurley in Twin Peaks (1990–1991), returning for the show's revival. McGill retired from acting in 1999 but made a comeback for Twin Peaks. Born in Miami Beach, Florida, McGill graduated from Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kansas in 1963. Throughout his career, McGill often played sadistic military types or terrorists and also had a stint on the soap opera The Guiding Light as Chad Richards.
