What About Chad

Chad Everett has died.  He was one of those handsome leading man types who appeared in tons of TV shows in the 60s, as well as some movies.  He hit his peak as the lead in Medical Center, a series that lasted from 1969 to 1976.  After that it was a lot more TV, most of it forgettable.

I'd certainly forgotten him.  But there's one moment late in his career that stands out.  It's in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive.  Naomi Watts plays Betty, a pollyannish young woman seeking stardom in Hollywood.  We have no reason to suspect she's particularly talented, but then she has an audition for a movie that shocks us with its power.  She plays the scene with Chad Everett who's portraying an old actor, but could just as easily be Chad himself.