Everett McGill Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor: Prime Time at the 1991 Soap Opera Digest Awards for his role in "Twin Peaks․"
• Went to high school at Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kan․, and graduated in 1963
• Received his dramatic training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London
• Entered the public eye as a caveman leader named Noah in "Quest for Fire" in 1981, a role for which he had to speak a fabricated primitive language
• Collaborated with director David Lynch on several notable occasions, including in "Dune," "Twin Peaks" and "The Straight Story․"
• Was under contract to appear in sequels for David Lynch's "Dune," but no such sequels were made
• Marc Shapiro interviewed him for an article published in a January 1992 issue of "Fangoria Horror Spectacular․"