Everett McGill
| Everett McGill | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Charles Everett McGill III October 21, 1945 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–1999; 2015–present |
Everett McGill (born Charles Everett McGill III, October 21, 1945) is an American actor, best known for mostly playing supporting roles in films like Licence to Kill, Silver Bullet, The People Under the Stairs, Heartbreak Ridge, Dune, Yanks, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory and My Fellow Americans, as well as starring in the cult classic Quest for Fire (1981).
McGill was born Charles Everett McGill III in Miami Beach, Florida. He graduated from Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1963.
McGill has a relatively short filmography, but has managed to garner some level of fame by appearing in films such as Brubaker starring Robert Redford. With cult followings, including a stint as Chad Richards on the soap opera The Guiding Light in 1975 and 1976. After coming into the public eye in 1981 for his role as the rugged caveman leader Naoh in Quest for Fire, McGill appeared in Silver Bullet, a 1985 werewolf film inspired by a Stephen King short story; the Korean War battle epic Field of Honor and the Clint Eastwood war film Heartbreak Ridge in 1986; and in the 1989 installment of the James Bond franchise Licence to Kill. In 1988, McGill played the titular role in Iguana directed by Monte Hellman. In later 1996, he starred in the film My Fellow Americans starring his two late co-stars James Garner and Jack Lemmon. In 1991, McGill would reunite with his Twin Peaks co-star Wendy Robie. The two appeared as the villains of the Wes Craven feature The People Under the Stairs.
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