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.

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A Time for Miracles (1980)

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 tragic death of her husband, Seton converts to Catholicism. Once again, she suffers terrible loss when two of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Kate Mulgrew  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont  •  Lorne Greene  •  Rossano Brazzi

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 tragic death of her husband, Seton converts to Catholicism. Once again, she suffers terrible loss when two of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O'Herlihy
CAST:  Kate Mulgrew  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont  •  Lorne Greene  •  Rossano Brazzi

Dune (1984)

In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Arrakis—the only place where the space-travel substance Melange 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some unsavory characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Francesca Annis  •  Leonardo Cimino  •  Brad Dourif  •  José Ferrer

In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Arrakis—the only place where the space-travel substance Melange 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some unsavory characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Francesca Annis  •  Leonardo Cimino  •  Brad Dourif  •  José Ferrer

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

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 bad attitude.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Marsha Mason  •  Everett McGill  •  Moses Gunn

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 bad attitude.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Marsha Mason  •  Everett McGill  •  Moses Gunn

The Straight Story (1999)

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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 is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Richard Farnsworth  •  Sissy Spacek  •  Jane Galloway Heitz  •  Joseph A. Carpenter

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 is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Richard Farnsworth  •  Sissy Spacek  •  Jane Galloway Heitz  •  Joseph A. Carpenter

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)

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 blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoff Murphy
CAST:  Steven Seagal  •  Eric Bogosian  •  Everett McGill  •  Katherine Heigl

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 blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoff Murphy
CAST:  Steven Seagal  •  Eric Bogosian  •  Everett McGill  •  Katherine Heigl

Licence to Kill (1989)

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 murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Glen
CAST:  Timothy Dalton  •  Carey Lowell  •  Robert Davi  •  Talisa Soto

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 murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Glen
CAST:  Timothy Dalton  •  Carey Lowell  •  Robert Davi  •  Talisa Soto

My Fellow Americans (1996)

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 current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Segal
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  James Garner  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  John Heard

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 current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Segal
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  James Garner  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  John Heard

Silver Bullet (1985)

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 a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. People lock themselves up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Attias
CAST:  Gary Busey  •  Everett McGill  •  Corey Haim  •  Megan Follows

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 a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. People lock themselves up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Attias
CAST:  Gary Busey  •  Everett McGill  •  Corey Haim  •  Megan Follows

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Poindexter "Fool" Williams, his brother Leroy, and their family face eviction from their rented home in South Central Los Angeles. Their landlords are a greedy, uncaring couple who live in a mansion that's as huge as it is eerie. Leroy has a plan to burglarize the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Brandon Quintin Adams  •  Everett McGill  •  Ving Rhames  •  A.J. Langer

Poindexter "Fool" Williams, his brother Leroy, and their family face eviction from their rented home in South Central Los Angeles. Their landlords are a greedy, uncaring couple who live in a mansion that's as huge as it is eerie. Leroy has a plan to burglarize the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Brandon Quintin Adams  •  Everett McGill  •  Ving Rhames  •  A.J. Langer

Brubaker (1980)

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

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  Jane Alexander  •  Morgan Freeman

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

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  Jane Alexander  •  Morgan Freeman

3 On a Match (1987)

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 Louisiana prison farm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald P. Bellisario
CAST:  Patrick Cassidy  •  David Hemmings  •  Bruce A. Young  •  Mitch Pileggi

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 Louisiana prison farm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald P. Bellisario
CAST:  Patrick Cassidy  •  David Hemmings  •  Bruce A. Young  •  Mitch Pileggi

Iguana (1988)

A grotesquely disfigured harpooner called Iguana is severely mistreated by his fellow sailors on a whaling ship in the 19th century. One night he escapes and takes up residence on a remote island. He makes himself ruler of the island and declares war on mankind. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monte Hellman
CAST:  Everett McGill  •  Fabio Testi  •  Michael Madsen  •  Jack Taylor

A grotesquely disfigured harpooner called Iguana is severely mistreated by his fellow sailors on a whaling ship in the 19th century. One night he escapes and takes up residence on a remote island. He makes himself ruler of the island and declares war on mankind. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monte Hellman
CAST:  Everett McGill  •  Fabio Testi  •  Michael Madsen  •  Jack Taylor

Field of Honor (1986)

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 attempting to save her little brother. The image of the boy in shock changes him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans Scheepmaker  •  Dae-hie Kim
CAST:  Everett McGill  •  Ron Brandsteder  •  Bart Römer  •  Anis de Jong

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 attempting to save her little brother. The image of the boy in shock changes him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hans Scheepmaker  •  Dae-hie Kim
CAST:  Everett McGill  •  Ron Brandsteder  •  Bart Römer  •  Anis de Jong

Union City (1980)

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

DIRECTION:  Marcus Reichert
CAST:  Dennis Lipscomb  •  Debbie Harry  •  Sam McMurray  •  Terry Walsh

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

DIRECTION:  Marcus Reichert
CAST:  Dennis Lipscomb  •  Debbie Harry  •  Sam McMurray  •  Terry Walsh

Yanks (1979)

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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 don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s making advances on the lonely British girls. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Lisa Eichhorn  •  Vanessa Redgrave  •  William Devane

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 don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s making advances on the lonely British girls. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Lisa Eichhorn  •  Vanessa Redgrave  •  William Devane

Quest for Fire (1981)

In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Jacques Annaud
CAST:  Everett McGill  •  Ron Perlman  •  Nicholas Kadi  •  Rae Dawn Chong

In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Jacques Annaud
CAST:  Everett McGill  •  Ron Perlman  •  Nicholas Kadi  •  Rae Dawn Chong

Twin Peaks (1990)

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Kyle MacLachlan  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Mädchen Amick  •  Dana Ashbrook

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Kyle MacLachlan  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Mädchen Amick  •  Dana Ashbrook

Jezebel's Kiss (1990)

Someone runs a woman (Katherine Barrese) off a beach road; she sleeps with a developer (Malcolm McDowell), his son and a sheriff to get even.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harvey Keith
CAST:  Katherine Barrese  •  Malcolm McDowell  •  Meredith Baxter  •  Meg Foster

Someone runs a woman (Katherine Barrese) off a beach road; she sleeps with a developer (Malcolm McDowell), his son and a sheriff to get even.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harvey Keith
CAST:  Katherine Barrese  •  Malcolm McDowell  •  Meredith Baxter  •  Meg Foster

Jekyll Island (1998)

Crime Drama - Don Mogavero, Brion James, Olivia Burnette  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken DuPuis
CAST:  Don Mogavero  •  Finola Hughes  •  Olivia Burnette  •  Brion James

Crime Drama - Don Mogavero, Brion James, Olivia Burnette  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken DuPuis
CAST:  Don Mogavero  •  Finola Hughes  •  Olivia Burnette  •  Brion James

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)

A feature-length compilation of deleted and extended scenes from the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Sheryl Lee  •  Ray Wise  •  Mädchen Amick  •  Dana Ashbrook

A feature-length compilation of deleted and extended scenes from the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Sheryl Lee  •  Ray Wise  •  Mädchen Amick  •  Dana Ashbrook
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