My Take
Everett McGill is one of those actors whose face you absolutely know even if his name doesn't ring a bell right away, and honestly that's kind of a testament to how effectively he inhabited roles rather than chased celebrity. Growing up in Miami Beach and eventually landing a career-defining part as a prehistoric caveman in Quest for Fire — a film with almost no dialogue — takes serious physical commitment and presence, and McGill delivered both. He had this brooding intensity that directors kept casting around: Dune, Heartbreak Ridge, Licence to Kill, Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs. He was never the marquee name but he was reliably the guy who made you lean forward. A quietly underrated journeyman of '80s and early '90s genre cinema.
Overview
Charles Everett McGill III (born 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).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Everett McGill
- Name (Japanese)
- エヴェレット・マッギル
- Reading
- えゔぇれっと・まっぎる
- Born
- October 21, 1945 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Miami Beach, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.