Chad Everett Biography

Chad Everett was an American actor who worked in both leading and supporting roles in dozens of movies and television series. His role as Dr. Joe Gannon on the television drama Medical Center from 1969 to 1976. His other acting credits included Adventure in Rome , The Chapman Report , Star Command and Manhattan, AZ among others. Everett died at the age of 75 in 2012.

Early life, family and education

Chad Everett was born to father Harry Clyde ‘Ted’ Cramton and mother Virdeen Ruth Hopper in South Bend, Indiana on June 11, 1937. His father Harry was a race car driver, race mechanic, and auto parts salesman. Everett was born Raymon Lee Cramton , but his name was later changed to his agent Henry Wilson.

Everett grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, where he completed his studies at Fordson High School. During his high school days, Everett played for the football team as a quarterback. He started acting at the age of 14. Later, he enrolled at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he joined an acting troupe sponsored by the State Department. He also toured India with the company.

Everett graduated from the University with a degree in theater.

Race

Chad Everett began his Hollywood career in 1960, working on the detective series. Surfside 6 . A year later he signed with Warner Brothers and played his first major role in Claudelle English . In 1963, he starred in the television series The Dakotas . The series focused on the lawlessness in Dakota and how law enforcement tries to maintain law and order.

They gave birth to two children; daughters Katherine and Shannon Everett . 45 beautiful years of married life passed before Grant died in June 2011 of a brain aneurysm.

legal issues

Everett was involved in a lengthy legal battle with actress Sheila Scott beginning in 1973. The battle began after the actress claimed Everett as her son, Dale Sr. The duo were in the feud for 11 long years before it ended in 1984. The California Court of Appeals then ruled in Everett’s favor.

In 1973, tired of the frequent paternity tests, Everett reached a private financial settlement with Scott in 1973, however, he vehemently denied being the child’s father. Years later, in 1991, Scott was sentenced to three months probation for threatening to kill Everett and his wife and a guilty verdict of ‘harassing’ Everett for 18 years.

Death

Actor Chad Everett died at the age of 75 on July 24, 2012 at his Los Angeles home. He had been battling lung cancer for over 18 months at the time of his death. He is survived by his daughters Shannon Everett, Katherine Thorp and six grandchildren.