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" , and they have two daughters.
A recovered alcoholic, he still attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Once butted heads with feminist Lily Tomlin when both appeared as guests on "The Dick Cavett Show" . Tomlin walked off the set after Everett referred to his wife as "his property".
Best known by the public for his starring role as Dr. Joe Gannon on the medical drama "Medical Center" .
Was chosen by the Wayne family to be the voice of John Wayne at Disney MGM Studios "Great Movie Ride".
Changed his name to Chad Everett because, he said, he got tired of explaining his real name, "Raymon-no-D, Cramton-no-P".
At one time in 1966, he and Richard Chamberlain were the only actors left under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Eventually, Everett became the very last contract player at the studio.
Was a client from the early to mid-1960s of noted talent agent Henry Willson , noted for his penchant for making stars--and changing names--of young, good-looking male actors, such as Rock Hudson , Tab Hunter and Troy Donahue. Willson was the one who renamed Everett and signed him to Warner Bros.
Had two daughters with Shelby Grant : They were Katherine K. Cramton (B. June 21, 1969) and Shannon K. Cramton (B. August 4, 1971).
After attending Wayne State University, he headed to Hollywood and obtained a contract with Warner Brothers studio.
His first major role came in the drama film Claudelle Inglish .
He supplied the voice of Ultraman Chuck in the English version of the animated movie Ultraman: The Adventure Begins and voiced several characters in the animated series "The New Yogi Bear Show" .
He was battling lung cancer while filming "Castle" {The Blue Butterfly (#4.14)} . It ended up being his final screen appearance; he died six months after the episode aired.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 13, 1986.
Attended and graduated from Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan .
Attended and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
The March 9, 1977, issue of Variety, in the Film Production column, announced the movie "Porter Rockwell" would begin filming in Mexico City on March 28. With a script by Robert L. Friend, the movie would star Chad Everett in the roll of Porter Rockwell. It was not made, and later that year Everett explored making the movie in 1978 near Ogden, UT, with the title "The Destroying Angel". No evidence it was ever filmed or released.
The movie Com-TAC 303 starring Billy Dee Williams, Greg Morris, Chad Everett, and Henry Fonda, began filming Jul 25, 1977, in the Mojave Desert, but shut down several weeks later when financing was withdrawn by the studio. The movie was about black fighter pilots during World War II.
