Chad Everett

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Chad Everett
Born June 11, 1936 (1936-06-11) (age 72)
South Bend, Indiana

Chad Everett (born June 11, 1936) is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and television series but is probably best known for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the 1970s television drama Medical Center.

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Biography

Early life

Everett was born Raymond Lee Cramton in South Bend, Indiana to Virdeen Ruth (née Hopper) and Harry Clyde "Ted" Cramton.1 He was raised in Dearborn, Michigan where he became interested in the theatre as a Fordson High School student.2 After attending Wayne State University,3 he headed to Hollywood and signed a contract with Warner Brothers studio. According to Robert Hofler's 2005 biography, The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson, agent Willson renamed and represented Everett.

Career

Everett's first notable role came in an episode of the 1960s detective series Surfside 6. His first major role came a year later in the film Claudelle Inglish, and he subsequently played a deputy in the short-lived 1963 western television series The Dakotas, which also featured Jack Elam as a fellow lawman. After appearing in a number of movies and television series in the later 1960s, he landed the role of Dr. Joe Gannon on the innovative medical drama Medical Center in 1969. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television series including Centennial, Hagen, Airplane II: The Sequel, Star Command, and Mulholland Drive He has also appeared as a guest star on over 40 television series such as Melrose Place, The Nanny, Touched by an Angel, Diagnosis Murder, Caroline in the City, Murder, She Wrote, The Red Skelton Show, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Route 66.

He hosts Trinity Broadcasting Network's "Master's Theater." He portrayed a closeted gay police officer on the December 3, 2006 episode Forever Blue of the television series, Cold Case.

Personal life

He's married to the actress Shelby Grant (who stared in -among others- Our Man Flint) in 1966 and they had 2 children together.45

Everett battled alcohol addiction for many years before seeking treatment from Alcoholics Anonymous.citation needed A Republican, he had a much publicized argument with noted feminist Lily Tomlin during the filming of the March 31, 1972 episode of The Dick Cavett Show. Tomlin became so enraged at Everett she stormed off the set and refused to return.

In How's Your News?, a documentary about a group of mentally disabled newsreporters touring the Unites States, reporter Ronnie Simonsen's admiration for Chad Everett is an important part of the film, and near the end, they finally meet.6

Filmography

  • Cold Case (Forever Blue) (2006) - Jimmy Bruno
  • E-Ring (The General) (2006) - General Long, Army Chief of Staff
  • Mulholland Drive (2001) - Jimmy Katz
  • Manhattan, AZ (2000) (TV) - Jake Manhattan
  • Psycho (1998) - Tom Cassidy
  • Star Command (1996) (TV) - Cmdr. Shane Ridnaur
  • Thunderboat Row (1989) (TV) - Ben Bishop
  • Malibu (1983) (TV) - Art Bonnell
  • The Intruder Within (1981) (TV) - Jake Nevins
  • Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) - Simon Kurtz
  • Hagen (1980) (TV)- Paul Hagen
  • Centennial (1978) (TV mini) - Major Maxwell Mercy
  • Medical Center (1969) (TV)- Dr. Joe Gannon
  • The Impossible Years (1968)
  • Return of the Gunfighter (1967) (TV) - Lee Sutton
  • First to Fight (1967) - Jack Connell
  • The Singing Nun (1966) - Robert Gerarde
  • Made in Paris (1966) - Ted Barclay
  • Johnny Tiger (1966) - Johnny Tiger
  • The Dakotas (1963) (TV) - Deputy Del Stark
  • Claudelle Inglish (1961) - Linn Varner

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NAME Everett, Chad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1936-6-11
PLACE OF BIRTH South Bend, Indiana
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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