Chad Everett(1937-2012)
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Both a leading and a supporting actor in movies and on television, name
a role - lawyer, airline pilot, rig foreman, doctor, gunslinger,
real-life person, good guy, bad guy - and Chad Everett has probably
played it. He was born Raymon Lee Cramton on June 11, 1937 in South
Bend, Indiana. In high school, he did stage plays and wanted to become
an actor.
After he graduated from Wayne University, Chad came to Hollywood and
signed a contract with Warner Brothers. He first became known playing a
deputy in the short-lived television series,
The Dakotas (1962) but acted in a
number of supporting roles, such as
Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
and Made in Paris (1966), and
played the title role in
Johnny Tiger (1966) and
Return of the Gunfighter (1966).
He was probably best-known for his seven-year run as "Dr. Joe Gannon"
in the television series,
Medical Center (1969), which
earned him two Golden Globe nominations. After "Medical
Center" was canceled, Chad starred in the mini-series,
Centennial (1978), and played the
title role in Hagen (1980). In the
early '80s, Chad was in television films, including
The Intruder Within (1981),
and did a number of guest appearances on
The Love Boat (1977) and
Murder, She Wrote (1984).
Chad's recent work has included roles in the remake of
Psycho (1998) and in
Mulholland Drive (2001). Today, he
is still seen on television in
Manhattan, AZ (2000). He
recently completed a new film with
Gwyneth Paltrow,
View from the Top (2003), which
is soon to be released. Chad is married to
Shelby Grant, and they have two daughters.
a role - lawyer, airline pilot, rig foreman, doctor, gunslinger,
real-life person, good guy, bad guy - and Chad Everett has probably
played it. He was born Raymon Lee Cramton on June 11, 1937 in South
Bend, Indiana. In high school, he did stage plays and wanted to become
an actor.
After he graduated from Wayne University, Chad came to Hollywood and
signed a contract with Warner Brothers. He first became known playing a
deputy in the short-lived television series,
The Dakotas (1962) but acted in a
number of supporting roles, such as
Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
and Made in Paris (1966), and
played the title role in
Johnny Tiger (1966) and
Return of the Gunfighter (1966).
He was probably best-known for his seven-year run as "Dr. Joe Gannon"
in the television series,
Medical Center (1969), which
earned him two Golden Globe nominations. After "Medical
Center" was canceled, Chad starred in the mini-series,
Centennial (1978), and played the
title role in Hagen (1980). In the
early '80s, Chad was in television films, including
The Intruder Within (1981),
and did a number of guest appearances on
The Love Boat (1977) and
Murder, She Wrote (1984).
Chad's recent work has included roles in the remake of
Psycho (1998) and in
Mulholland Drive (2001). Today, he
is still seen on television in
Manhattan, AZ (2000). He
recently completed a new film with
Gwyneth Paltrow,
View from the Top (2003), which
is soon to be released. Chad is married to
Shelby Grant, and they have two daughters.