ACTOR

Everett McGill

1945 - Today

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Charles Everett McGill III (born on October 21, 1945) is a retired American 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Everett McGill has received more than 1,639,058 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Everett McGill is the 1,734th 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

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Everett McGills by language

Over the past year Everett McGill has had the most page views in the with 252,832 views, followed by German (30,877), and Russian (20,814). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbian (108.17%), Afrikaans (90.17%), and German (70.24%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Everett McGill ranks 1,734 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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Television and Movie Roles

Quest for Fire
Naoh
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 their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.
Dec 16o 19817.1 / 10
Heartbreak Ridge
Major Malcolm A. Powers
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.
Dec 5o 19866.863 / 10
The People Under the Stairs
Man
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
Nov 1o 19916.5 / 10