- 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.
- Was chosen by the Wayne family to be the voice of John Wayne at Disney MGM Studios "Great Movie Ride".
- A recovered alcoholic, he still attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
- Had two daughters with Shelby Grant: They were Katherine K. Cramton (B. June 21, 1969) and Shannon K. Cramton (B. August 4, 1971).
- 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.
- Attended and graduated from Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan (1955).
- Changed his name to Chad Everett because, he said, he got tired of explaining his real name, "Raymon-no-D, Cramton-no-P".
- He supplied the voice of Ultraman Chuck in the English version of the animated movie Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987) and voiced several characters in the animated series The New Yogi Bear Show (1988).
- 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 role 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Henry Fonda, began filming on July 25, 1977, in the Mojave Desert, but shut down several weeks later when financing was withdrawn by the studio.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.
- Best known by the public for his starring role as Dr. Joe Gannon on the medical drama Medical Center (1969).
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 13, 1986.
- Had six grandchildren.
- His first major role came in the drama film Claudelle Inglish (1961).
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