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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 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 Return of the Gunfighter (1966).
He was probably best-known for his seven-year run as "Dr. Joe Gannon" in the television series, Medical Center (1969), which earned him two Golden Globe nominations. After "Medical Center" was canceled, Chad starred in the mini-series, Centennial (1978), and played the title role in Hagen (1980). In the early '80s, Chad was in television films, including The Intruder Within (1981), and did a number of guest appearances on The Love Boat (1977) and Murder, She Wrote (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, View from the Top (2003), which is soon to be released. Chad is married to Shelby Grant, and they have two daughters.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Sherman Hemsley played characters known to be wise-cracking, "Weezy" loving, boisterous fools which America and the entire world laughed with kindheartedly. Sherman Alexander Hemsley, Air Force veteran and actor, was born on Feb. 1, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, William Hemsley, worked at a printing press while his mother worked at various factories during the war. As a child, Hemsley was introduced to acting during school where the teachers would ask students to play different characters. The first play he did as a kid in school was about fire prevention and Hemsley played the fire. He eventually ended up dropping out of school and joined the Air Force. During his adolescence he never considered acting as a profession until after he served in the military. Hemsley then moved from south Philadelphia where he had spent most of his life to New York City. He worked graveyard shift as a post office clerk during the night and actor during the day. He considered New York the best place to be as it had several acting workshops and theater companies such as The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC)founded by Robert Hooks which helped actors/actresses obtain roles on theater, television and movies. His former co-star, Roxie Roker, was also part of the NEC alumni. Hemsley made his professional acting debut on the Broadway play, Purlie, and toured with the show for a year. In 1971, while on tour for Purlie, he received a call from producer/creator/writer Norman Lear. Lear wanted Hemsley to audition for a role which was going to be part of his sitcom All in the Family (1971). Due to his commitment to the Purlie project, Hemsley declined the role. Norman Lear said he would have the role open for him and Hemsley joined the cast two years later. Hemsley and co-star, Isabel Sanford were chosen to do a spin off of the show All In The Family called The Jeffersons (1975). Despite the age difference between Hemsley and Sanford (twenty years apart), many described their on-screen marriage as truly hilarious. Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe for his outstanding performance as George Jefferson. The Jeffersons turned out to be a success spanning eleven seasons ending in 1985. After The Jeffersons, Hemsley steadily started working on other projects and in 1986 joined the NBC sitcom Amen (1986) where he played religious deacon Ernest Frye. The show ran for five seasons until 1991. Hemsley then made his debut as a voice actor as part of the ABC live action-puppet series, Dinosaurs (1991). Hemsley played Bradley P. Richfield, Earl's cruel boss. The show ran successfully for four seasons. In 1997, the remaining cast of The Jeffersons had a reunion on the Rolonda (1994) talk show, still having the same charm they did decades ago. Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley made television guest appearances together on well-known television programs such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) and were in commercials for The Gap, Old Navy and Denny's. Hemsley and Marla Gibbs guest starred on the TBS show House of Payne (2006) in 2011. Sherman Hemsley will be remembered as an actor who was on shows that addressed serious issues but also one who brought laughter into homes every week.- Stunts
- Actor
Rick Kahana was born on 25 February 1958 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Predator 2 (1990), Club Dread (2004) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988). He died on 24 July 2012 in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Soundtrack
Larry Hoppen is the co-founder of the classic American band Orleans. Tens of millions know Larry's uplifting tenor from the hits "Still the One", "Dance with Me" and "Love Takes Time", among others.
From a musical family, Larry is equally at home on keyboards or guitar and is fluent on bass, melodica and trumpet. His mom took him on her nightclub gigs when he was 10! Briefly trying Music Ed. at Ithaca College (1967-69), he left to pursue a career as a musical artist and has never looked back. Between 1969 and 1971 his Ithaca band Boffalongo made 2 LPs for United Artists Records, including the original recording of "Dancin' in the Moonlight", later a hit by friends King Harvest. Soon after Boffalongo disbanded (1971), Larry got a call from John Hall (later to become a US Representative from New York) to come to Woodstock, NY, to form a band with the late Wells Kelly and John. Decades later, Orleans still tours / records with 2 of the 4 originals - Larry and brother Lance Hoppen.
Larry has performed and recorded with Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Livingston Taylor, Lulu, Graham Parker, Blues Traveler, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Michael Franks, Levon Helm, Michael Brecker, Chet Atkins, Artie Traum, John Sebastian, Bela Fleck and many more notable artists.- Director
- Script and Continuity Department
Ndubuisi Okoh was a director, known for Lost Kingdom (1999), The Suitors (2000) and Not Your Wealth (1999). Ndubuisi died on 24 July 2012 in Abia, Abia, Nigeria.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Jorge Ruiz was born in 1924 in Sucre, Bolivia. He was a cinematographer and director, known for La vertiente (1959), Volver (1969) and Mina Alaska (1968). He died on 24 July 2012 in Cochabamba, Bolivia.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Jan Sharp was educated in convent boarding schools and studied Fine Arts at Melbourne University in Australia, a campus that had just fallen in love with the Cinema of the French New Wave. She progressed immediately to a director's apprenticeship at Film Australia, a hands-on training in all aspects of filmmaking, she was the first female intake in a male club. From this she joined TV Features at Australian Broadcasting Commission, part of a team making Chequerboard, for five years the top rating documentary series in Australia.
After the birth of her first daughter, she returned to Film Australia as Associate Producer and Director of two series of documentaries on the problems of Adolescence. The first series won the AFI Documentary Award in 1984, the second won the same award the following year.
She worked concurrently in print and radio; A weekly Saturday column called The Showbiz Column in Murdoch's national paper the Australian, cultural programs for Radio Australia, radio magazine pieces for the ABC Science Unit. She left FA to work with her husband Phillip Noyce on his first feature Newsfront, then returned to Film Australia as a Producer. The second woman in what had been a middle aged male enclave.
In 1986 she produced her first feature film, The Good Wife, which was released worldwide by Atlantic Releasing and has been in constant distribution ever since. Echoes of Paradise followed, which was also released worldwide and in current release. In 1995 she wrote and produced and was the 2nd Unit Director of Wide Sargasso Sea for New Line Cinema. The film has also been in constant release and is currently being studied in college film courses in the US and Australia as a fine example of a screen adaptation of a classic novel. The Good Wife and Wide Sargasso Sea are both being released on DVD this year in Australia and Pacific Territories by Village Roadshow. They are already available on DVD in the US and Europe.
The last couple of years she has been working on video documentaries. On one Gavin Lambert for Facets, another an inquiry into the nature of the Celebrity Culture, and then Damage Control, a video diary of her journey through a recurrence of Cancer.
Her feature films were on hold during her recent cancer, but are now moving towards production. River's Children, set on the Murray River in Australia will be directed later this year (2009) by John Irvin and Shanghai Story next year in Shanghai by Sherwood Hu. She is writer/producer of all her films except for The Good Wife.- Johnny Prophet was born on 15 March 1925 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Hothead (1963). He was married to Ellen Leigh and Shirley Ann. He died on 24 July 2012 in Palm Desert, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Albert Swanson was born on 15 September 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is known for Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), Switchback (1997) and Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (2004). He was married to Eileen. He died on 24 July 2012 in Seattle, Washington, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Location Management
Philip Hearnshaw was born on 29 December 1952. He was an assistant director and producer, known for The Punisher (1989), Happy Feet (2006) and Babe (1995). He died on 24 July 2012 in Australia.- Joël Stein was born on 25 May 1926 in Saint-Martin-Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. He died on 24 July 2012 in Foucarville, Manche, France.
- Themo Lobos was born on 3 December 1928 in San Miguel, Santiago, Metropolitan Region, Chile. He was a writer, known for Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui (2002), Nuestro siglo (1999) and La belleza de pensar (1995). He died on 24 July 2012 in Viña del mar, Chile.
- Editor
- Writer
- Visual Effects
Marc De Coster was born on 15 February 1931 in Brussels, Belgium. Marc was an editor and writer, known for Kerosene (2011), Unit 42 (2017) and Sur le champ (2020). Marc died on 24 July 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Irvin Faust was born on 11 June 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Steagle (1971). He was married to Jean Satterthwaite. He died on 24 July 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- John Varsek was born on 27 April 1931. He was an actor, known for Pacific 13 (1956). He was married to Mataya. He died on 24 July 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Producer
- Director
Aleksandr Mikhaylov was born on 21 September 1954 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a producer and director, known for Prostodushnyy (1994), Khagi-tragger (1994) and The Whistler (1998). He died on 24 July 2012 in Moscow, Russia.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Sidney Reznick was born on 29 July 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Love, American Style (1969), The Odd Couple (1970) and The Love Boat (1977). He died on 24 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Florence Kopleff was born in 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on 24 July 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.