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Everett McGill

1945 - Today

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Charles Everett McGill III (born on October 21, 1945) is an American retired actor, who rose to prominence for his portrayal of a caveman in Quest for Fire (1981). He went on to have prominent roles in the films Dune (1984), Silver Bullet (1985), Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Iguana (1988), Licence to Kill (1989), The People Under the Stairs (1991) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). On television he appeared as "Big" Ed Hurley in Twin Peaks (1990–1991). He retired from acting in 1999, but returned for the revival of Twin Peaks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Everett McGill has received more than 1,924,202 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Everett McGill is the 1,735th most popular actor (down from 1,526th in 2019), the 2,852nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,632nd in 2019) and the 796th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Everett McGill ranks 1,735 out of 13,578. Before him are David Tennant, Patricia Arquette, Elisabeth Bergner, Ivan Mosjoukine, Hans Albers, and Katheryn Winnick. After him are Mathieu Amalric, Leonid Kuravlyov, Robert Brown, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Paolo Bonacelli, and Kenneth Tsang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Everett McGill ranks 189. Before him are Michael Nouri, Frans Janssens, Guy Bonnet, Basil Poledouris, Vinko Puljić, and Don McLean. After him are Edmund M. Clarke, Pablo Forlán, Sheila, Douglas Hofstadter, Aurore Clément, and Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Everett McGill ranks 2,852 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), Edward Bunker (1933), Patricia Arquette (1968), George Lincoln Rockwell (1918), Frank Knight (1885), and Fritz Leiber (1910). After him are Edmund M. Clarke (1945), Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878), Helen Frankenthaler (1928), Selena (1971), Alan Dershowitz (1938), and Saul Perlmutter (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Everett McGill ranks 796. Before him are Ronny Cox (1938), Jessica Biel (1982), Bea Arthur (1922), Lindsay Wagner (1949), Mahershala Ali (1974), and Patricia Arquette (1968). After him are Mabel Normand (1892), Andre Braugher (1962), Carmen Argenziano (1943), Neil Patrick Harris (1973), Maria Bello (1967), and Candy Darling (1944).

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