- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRaymon Lee Cramton
- Height1.87 m
- 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 State 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 Le justicier de l'Arizona (1966).
He was probably best-known for his seven-year run as "Dr. Joe Gannon" in the television series, Médecins d'aujourd'hui (1969), which earned him two Golden Globe nominations. After "Medical Center" was canceled, Chad starred in the mini-series, Colorado (1978), and played the title role in Hagen (1980). In the early '80s, Chad was in television films, including Le monstre des profondeurs (1981), and did a number of guest appearances on La croisière s'amuse (1977) and Arabesque (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, Hôtesse à tout prix (2003), which is soon to be released. Chad is married to Shelby Grant, and they have two daughters.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseShelby Grant(May 22, 1966 - June 25, 2011) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenKatherine CramtonShannon Cramton
- 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.
- He was battling lung cancer while filming S4, E14 of "Castle", The Blue Butterfly (2012). It ended up being his final screen appearance; he died six months after the episode aired.
- After attending Wayne State University, he headed to Hollywood and obtained a contract with Warner Brothers studio.
- Attended and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
- A recovered alcoholic, he still attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
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