Charles Everett McGill III (born October 21, 1945 in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American actor.
His breakout role was as the Handsome Heroic Caveman Naoh in Quest for Fire, but he's probably best known as a member of David Lynch’s Production Posse, having significant roles in Dune and The Straight Story, and being most recognizable as “Big Ed” Hurley in Twin Peaks. He reprised the latter role in 2017’s Twin Peaks: The Return, despite having been effectively retired from acting for close to two decades.
There is a nonzero chance that The Coen Brothers named George Clooney's lead character in O Brother, Where Art Thou? after this Everett McGill.
Film roles
- 1979 Yanks: White GI at Dance
- 1980 Union City: Larry Longacre
- 1980 Brubaker: Eddie Caldwell
- 1980 A Time For Miracles: The Farmer (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1981 Quest for Fire: Naoh
- 1984 Dune: Stilgar
- 1985 Silver Bullet: Reverend Lowe
- 1986 Field Of Honor: Sergeant “Sire” De Koning
- 1986 Heartbreak Ridge: Major Malcolm Powers
- 1987 Three on a Match: Boss (TV Movie)
- 1988 Iguana: Oberlus
- 1989 Licence to Kill: Ed Killifer
- 1991 The People Under the Stairs: Man
- 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me: “Big Ed” Hurley (Deleted Role)
- 1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory: Marcus Penn
- 1996 My Fellow Americans: Col. Paul Tanner
- 1998 Jekyll Island: Dalton Bradford
- 1999 The Straight Story: Tom the John Deere Dealer
Television roles
- 1975-76 Guiding Light: Chad Richards
- 1987 Werewolf (1987): Sweet Jake Williams (1 episode)
- 1988 Tour of Duty: Sgt. Carter (1 episode)
- 1989-2017 Twin Peaks: “Big Ed” Hurley
- 1990 Drug Wars The Camarena Story: Bob Rawlings
- 1999 JAG: Col. Bradley Dunston (1 episode)
Stage roles
- 1973 The Plough and the Stars: Capt. Brennan
- 1973 The Merchant of Venice: Bassanio
- 1973 A Streetcar Named Desire: Habitué of the Quarter
- 1977 Equus: Young Horseman/Nugget
- 1980 Whose Life Is It Anyway: Dr. David Scott
