. . . Where Are They Now? . . .
Hello fans,

I hope this issue finds everyone doing well. I have been busy digging up info on actor Everett McGill, who appeared in many major roles in the 1980s. Let's check out the scoop on his career!

Take care,
Melissa

Questions? Comments? Email Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Max Gail: Played Wojo in the TV series "Barney Miller"

Sonia Braga: Sultry Brazilian actress, starred in "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands", "Kiss of the Spider Woman", and other movies

John Avildsen: Director, "Rocky", "Lean on Me", "The Karate Kid"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Everett McGill
Learn More About Everett McGill on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH NAME: Charles Everett McGill III

BIRTH DATE: October 21, 1945, Miami Beach, Florida

CLAIM TO FAME: He is known for roles in such films as Silver Bullet and The People Under the Stairs.

INFO: McGill got his start playing Chad Richards on the soap opera The Guiding Light in 1975, and garnered attention in 1981 for his role as rugged caveman leader Noah in Quest for Fire.

In 1985, he appeared in the werewolf movie Silver Bullet, which was inspired by a Stephen King short story. He appeared in the 1986 war film Heartbreak Ridge, and in the 1989 installment of the James Bond franchise License to Kill.

McGill has frequently worked with director David Lynch, first in the 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune, in which he played Fremen leader Stilgar. He also appeared on the TV series Twin Peaks as Ed Hurley and in the 1999 film The Straight Story. He appeared in the Wes Craven feature The People Under the Stairs with his Twin Peaks co-star Wendy Robie.

TRIVIA: Graduated from Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1963.

Trained to be an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

Collects Indian pottery.

WHERE IS HE NOW: Unfortunately, McGill retired from acting in 1999, and currently resides in Arizona.

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CREDITS:

1999 JAG (TV Series)...Col. Bradley Dunston
The Colonel's Wife (1999)

1999 The Straight Story...Tom the John Deere Dealer

1998 Jekyll Island...Dalton Bradford

1996 My Fellow Americans...Col. Paul Tanner

1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory...Marcus Penn

1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me...Big Ed Hurley (scenes deleted)

1991 The People Under the Stairs...Man

1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV Series)...Big Ed Hurley

1990 Jezebel's Kiss...Sheriff Dan Riley

1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV Mini-Series)...Bob Rawlings

1989 Licence to Kill...Ed Killifer

1988 Iguana...Oberlus

1988 Tour of Duty (TV Series)...Katim / Sgt. Carter
Paradise Lost (1988)

1987 Werewolf (TV Series)...Sweet Jake Williams
Blood on the Tracks (1987)

1987 Three on a Match (TV Movie)...Boss

1986 Heartbreak Ridge...Major Powers

1986 Field of Honor...Sergeant 'Sire' De Koning

1985 Silver Bullet...Reverend Lowe

1984 Dune...Stilgar

1981 Quest for Fire...Naoh

1980 A Time for Miracles (TV Movie)...The Farmer

1980 Brubaker...Eddie Caldwell

1980 Union City...Larry Longacre

1979 Yanks...White G.I. at dance

1974 Great Performances (TV Series)...Ryabtsov
Enemies (1974)

1952 Guiding Light (TV Series)...Chad Richards (1975-1976)

To see Then & Now pictures of Everett McGill, visit: Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Max Gail - ALIVE
Born: 04/05/1943

Sonia Braga - ALIVE
Born: 06/08/1950

John Avildsen - ALIVE
Born: 12/21/1935

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
11/12
Geo Costiniu, 63, Romanian actor, adenocarcinoma.
Aleksandr Serebrov, 69, Soviet cosmonaut.
Sir John Tavener, 69, British composer.

11/11
Domenico Bartolucci, 96, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Deacon of the Gesù e Maria church in Rome.
Bob Beckham, 86, American music publisher and country singer.
John S. Dunne, 83, American priest and theologian.
Arash Farazmand, 28, Iranian rock drummer (The Yellow Dogs), shot.
Soroush Farazmand, 27, Iranian rock guitarist (The Yellow Dogs), shot.
Stein Grieg Halvorsen, 104, Norwegian theater actor, natural causes.
Naseeruddin Haqqani, Pakistani Taliban financier, shot.
Joaquin Hernandez Galicia, 91, Mexican union leader and convicted criminal.
Eddie McGrady, 78, Northern Irish politician, MP for South Down (1987-2010).

11/10
Vijaydan Detha, 87, Indian folk writer.
Desiree Gill, 45, Australian jockey, race fall.
John Grant, 91, Australian neurosurgeon and disability sport administrator.
Carl Hilliard, 76, American journalist, reporter and columnist (The Associated Press), heart attack.
Safdar Rahmat Abadi, Iranian government official, deputy industry minister, shot.
Pushpa Thangadorai, 82, Indian Tamil language author.

11/9
Savas Ay, 59, Turkish journalist, cancer.
Helen Eadie, 66, Scottish politician, MSP for Dunfermline East (1999-2011); Cowdenbeath (since 2011), cancer.
Bob Gillett, 88, American-born New Zealand jazz performer, bandleader, arranger, and record producer.
Dennis Livson, 66, Finnish producer of children's programs, founder of the Moomin World theme park.
Ryoichi Mikitani, 83, Japanese economist, pancreatic cancer.
Steve Prescott, 39, English rugby league player, stomach cancer.
Takashi Satomi, 82, Japanese actor, heart failure.
Vasile Suciu, 71, Romanian footballer.

11/8
Chitti Babu, 49, Indian comedian and actor, brain tumor.
John Bell Jr., 76, American artist, gastric cancer.
Michael Glyn Brown, 56, American hand surgeon, cardiac arrest.
Penn Kimball, 98, American journalist and college professor (Columbia University).
Lica Nunweiller, 74, Romanian footballer (Dinamo).
Harry Sawyerr, 87, Ghanaian politician and quantity surveyor.
Chiyoko Shimakura, 75, Japanese singer and actress, liver cancer.
Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam, 56, Indian actor, liver failure.

11/7
John Cole, 85, British broadcaster and journalist, BBC political editor (1981-1992).
Ian Davies, 57, Australian Olympic (1980, 1984) and Hall of Fame basketball player.
Ron Dellow, 99, English football player and manager.
C. R. De Silva, Sri Lankan lawyer, Attorney General (2007-2008), Solicitor General (2000-2007).
Gustavo García, 60, Mexican film critic and journalist.
Nikolay Karpov, 83, Russian Olympic ice hockey player (1960).
Joey Manley, 48, American website publisher (Modern Tales), pneumonia.
Ygnacio Lopez Mendoza, 62, Mexican politician, Mayor of Santa Ana Maya.
Paul Mantee, 82, American actor (Apollo 13, Cagney & Lacey, Robinson Crusoe on Mars).
Jack Mitchell, 88, American photographer and author.
Nam Tae Hi, 84, South Korean martial artist, pioneering master of taekwondo.
Joseph Rhodes, Jr., 66, American politician and activist, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1973-1980).
Amparo Rivelles, 88, Spanish actress.
Manfred Rommel, 84, German politician, Lord Mayor of Stuttgart (1974-1996), son of Erwin Rommel.

11/6
Guillermina Bravo, 92, Mexican ballet dancer and choreographer.
Jay Cochrane, 69, Canadian tightrope walker, cancer.
Tarla Dalal, 77, Indian food writer and chef, cardiac arrest.
Jorge Doria, 92, Brazilian actor and humorist, cardiorespiratory failure.
Peter Fatialofa, 54, Samoan rugby union player and coach, heart attack.
Yosef Harish, 90, Israeli jurist, Attorney General (1986-1993).
Arvid Johanson, 84, Norwegian politician and newspaper editor.
Christian Lopez, 29, Guatemalan Olympic weightlifter (2008, 2012), ARDS.
Dan Lurie, 90, American bodybuilder and fitness pioneer.
Ace Parker, 101, American football and baseball player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Clyde Stacy, 77, American musician, co-creator of the Tulsa Sound, traffic collision.