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Chad Everett
Born as Raymond Cramton on 11 June 1936 in South Bend, Indiana USA.
A versatile actor, Chad Everett has played roles in comedies, romances, and horror.
Chad grew up on the East side of Detroit and in Dearborn, Michigan, where he played as a quaterback for his high school football team.
He made his first stage appearance at age 17 in a high school play and decided soon after that he wanted to be an actor. He graduated from Wayne State University in 1960 and headed to Hollywood.
However he soon relocated to New York where he signed a $250 a week contract with Warner Bros.
Chad is best known for his seven year hit television series, "Medical Center" where he starred as Dr. Joe Gannon.
Chad was the recipient of Spain’s Don Quixote Award as the "Best Actor in the World" and Photoplay’s "Most Popular Actor Gold Medal". He has been nominated for an Emmy, and two Golden Globe Awards, in 1971 and 1973 for best TV actor, drama; and he has been name dropped in the cartoon Southpark.
Chad also spends a lot of time working for charities. Some of the charities he serves are For the Love of Children (FLOC), Save the Children, and Children’s Cancer Camp. He has served for 18 years as a Vice President on the Board of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He is also the recipient of THE GIFT OF LIFE International Humanitarian Award and recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars BETTER WORLD AWARD for his work with children.
Chad is married to actress Shelby Grant, who once guest-starred as 'Princess Sandra' in the TV series Batman.
His daugthers are Katherine Kerrie Everett and Shannon Kimberly Everett - who is also an actress. Chad is also the author of a self published book of poetry, written for his wife.
On Screen Appearances
| Film | Character |
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| Freefall (1999) (TV) | |
| Mulholland Drive (1999) (TV) | Jimmy Katz |
| Psycho (1998) | Tom Cassidy |
| When Time Expires (1997) (TV) | Walter Kelly |
| Star Command (1996) (TV) | Captain Shane Ridnaur |
| "McKenna" (1994) TV Series | Jack McKenna |
| Official Denial (1994) | General Spalding |
| The Rousters (1990) | |
Thunderboat Row (1989) (TV) | Ben Bishop |
| Heroes Stand Alone (1989) | Zack Duncan |
| Jigsaw Murders, The (1988) | Det.Sgt. Joe DaVonzo |
| Fever Pitch (1985) | Dutchman |
| Malibu (1983) (TV) | Art Bonnell |
| "Rousters, The" (1983) TV Series | Wyatt Earp III |
| Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) | Simon |
| Mistress of Paradise (1981) (TV) | Charles Beaufort |
| Intruder Within, The (1981) (TV) | Jake Nevins |
| "Hagen" (1980) TV Series | Paul Hagen |
"French Atlantic Affair, The" (1979) (mini) TV Series | Harold Columbine |
| Day of Terror, Night of Fear (1978) | |
| "Centennial" (1978) (mini) TV Series | Major Maxwell Mercy |
| A Woman Accused (1977) | |
| In the Glitter Palace (1977) (TV) | Vincent 'Vince' Halloran |
| Firechasers, The (1970) | Quentin Barnaby |
"Medical Center" (1969) TV Series | Dr. Joe Gannon |
| Impossible Years, The (1968) | Richard Merrick |
| First to Fight (1967) | Jack Connell |
| As I Rode Down to Laredo (1967) | |
| Return of the Gunfighter (1967) (TV) | Lee Sutton |
| Last Challenge, The (1967) | Lot McGuire |
| Made in Paris (1966) | Ted Barclay |
| Johnny Tiger (1966) | |
| Singing Nun, The (1965) | Robert Gerarde |
| Get Yourself a College Girl (1964) | Gary |
| "Dakotas, The" (1963) TV Series | Deputy Del Stark |
| Rome Adventure (1962) | Young man |
| Chapman Report, The (1962) | Water Boy |
| Claudelle Inglish (1961) | Linn Varner |
Notable TV Apperances
| TV Series | Character | Episode |
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| "Love Boat: The Next Wave, The" (1998) | "Blake Hunter" | "Such Sweet Dreams" |
| "Melrose Place" (1992) | "Thomas Sterling" | "Last Train to Baghdad" |
| "Melrose Place" (1992) | "Thomas Sterling" | "Mama Mia" |
| "Melrose Place" (1992) | "Thomas Sterling" | "Kyle of the Desert" |
| "Just Shoot Me" (1997) | "Tom Youngerman" | "Old Boyfriends" |
| "Pacific Palisades" (1997) | "Dr. Joseph Vernon" | "Sweet Revenge" |
| "Caroline in the City" (1995) | "King Cassidy" | "Caroline and Richard & Julia" |
| "Caroline in the City" (1995) | "King Cassidy" | "Caroline and the Wayward Husband" |
| "Diagnosis Murder" (1993) | | "Physician, Murder Thyself" |
| "Touched by an Angel" (1994) | "Reverend Daniel Brewer" | "Crisis of Faith" |
| "Kirk" (1995) | "Armstrong Waters, Elizabeth's father" | |
| "Cybill" (1995) |
| "Nurses" (1991) | "Himself" | "No, But I Played One on TV" |
| "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) | "Martin Fraser" | "Big Kill, The" |
| "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) | "Clark Blanchard" | "Terminal Connection" |
| "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) | "Det. Lt. Redick" | "Fixer-Upper, The" |
| "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) | "Kevin Keats" | "Obituary for a Dead Anchor" |
| "F.B.I., The" (1965) | | "Hero, The" |
| "Man from U.N.C.L.E., The" (1964) | "Adam Tenza" | "J is for Judas Affair, The" |
| "Branded" (1965) | | "First Kill, The" |
| "Route 66" (1960) | | "Come Home Greta Inger Gruenschaffen" |
| "Redigo" (1963) | | "Papa-San" |
| "Cheyenne" (1955) | | "Man Called Ragan, A" |
| "Hawaiian Eye" (1959) | "Chris" | "Koko Kate" |
| "77 Sunset Strip" (1958/I) | "Anthony Chase" | "Rival Eye Caper, The" |
Links
Chad Everett and Save the Children Charity
Find out when Chad is on TV in the US
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