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 19901991 McGill began his acting career on Broadway appearing in the awardwinning 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 McGills 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