Gavin MacLeod

TV Actor

Gavin MacLeod was born in New York City, New York, United States on February 28th, 1931 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 90, Gavin MacLeod biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
February 28, 1931
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, United States
Death Date
May 29, 2021 (age 90)
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Networth
$10 Million
Profession
Actor, Character Actor, Television Actor
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Education
Ithaca College (BFA)
Gavin MacLeod Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Joan F. Rootvik ​ ​(m. 1955; div. 1972)​, Patti Kendig ​ ​(m. 1974; div. 1982)​, ​ ​(m. 1985)​
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Gavin MacLeod Life

Gavin MacLeod (born Allan George See, 1931) is an American film and television character actor, ship's ambassador, and a Christian activist and writer whose career spans six decades.

He has also appeared on many talk, variety, and religious websites. MacLeod's long career began in film in 1957, when he appeared in The Sword of Ali Baba (1965).

He continued to play in A Man Called Gannon (1968), opposite Christopher George in The Thousand Plane Raid (1968), as opposite Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, and Carroll O'Connor in Kelly's Heroes (1970). MacLeod appeared on McHale's Navy (1962–1964) as Joseph "Happy" Haines, and on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) as Murray Slaughter.

He is best known for his role on ABC's The Love Boat (1977-1986), in which he appeared as ship's Captain Merrill Stubing.

Early life

Allan George See in Mount Kisco, New York, was the older of two children. Margaret (née Shea) See (1906–2004), a middle school dropout, worked for Reader's Digest, but his mother, Margaret (née Shea) See (1906–2004), was an author. George See (1906-1945), an electrician, was a member of Chippewa (Ojibwe). Ronald, his brother, was three years old at the time. He grew up in Pleasantville, New York, and studied acting at Ithaca College, from which he graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.

Since being in the United States Air Force, he migrated to New York City and worked at Radio City Music Hall while looking for acting opportunities. He modified his name, drawing "Gavin" from a physically impaired victim in a television drama, as well as "MacLeod" from his Ithaca drama coach Beatrice MacLeod. "I felt as if my name was getting in the way of my happiness," MacLeod said in a 2013 interview with Parade about his stage name. Allan wrote, "just wasn't strong enough," and See was "too confusing."

Personal life

MacLeod met dancer Joan F. Rootvik, a Rockette, while working as an usher and elevator operator at Radio City Music Hall. They married in 1955 and had two sons and two daughters before divorcing in 1972.

He married Patti Kendig in 1974. In 1982, the couple divorced and remarried in 1985. They became evangelical Protestants in the mid-1980s and praised their faith for bringing them together.

MacLeod, a visitor speaker at The Rock Church in Anaheim, California, spoke about his conversion to evangelicalism on September 20, 2009.

MacLeod died at his Palm Desert, California, on May 29, 2021, aged 90. He is laid to rest at Cathedral City's Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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Gavin MacLeod Career

Career

MacLeod made his television debut on The Walter Winchell File in 1957 at the age of 26. Lynn Stuart's first film appearance was a small, uncredited part of The True Story of Lynn Stuart in 1958. He landed a credited role in I Want to Live!, a 1958 prison drama starring Susan Hayward, soon after. Blake Edwards, who appeared in 1958 in his NBC series Peter Gunn, was immediately recognized by him, as well as a harried navy yeoman in Operation Petticoat, with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. Operation Petticoat was a breakout role for MacLeod, and he was soon cast in two other Edwards comedies, High Time, with Bing Crosby and The Party with Peter Sellers.

He appeared on The Dick Van Dyke Show in December 1961, his first time working with Mary Tyler Moore. Apart from being a guest on Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Exhibition, Ben Casey's Heroes, Ironside, and My Favorite Martian, Gilbert Stone. In two episodes of Hawaii Five-O's first season, he appeared as "Big Chicken" a drug pusher.

Joseph "Happy" Haines, the actor's first regular television appearance on McHale's Navy, died after two seasons to appear as Signalman 2nd class Crosley in the Film The Sand Pebbles with Steve McQueen.

On CBS's The Mary Tyler Moore Show, MacLeod's breakout role as Murray Slaughter earned him long fame and two Golden Globe Award nominations. Captain Stubing's leading role on The Love Boat, his next television series, was broadcast in 90 countries, spanning nine seasons. Three Golden Globe nominations have been given to him for his work on that show. Dr. Adam Bricker and Ted Lange, a well-known actor and best friend, appeared with him as Dr. Adam Bricker and Ted Lange as bartender Isaac Washington. In a 2017 interview with The Wise Show of MacLeod, Lange said, "Oh yeah, sure, Gavin was wonderful." Gavin and Bernie and Jill live down here in Palm Springs, and we're still tight; we still see each other. Fred (Grandy) lives in a different region, but we're still close, and we're still good friends."

In 1986, MacLeod became the world ambassador for Princess Cruises. He appeared in ceremonies launching several of the line's new ships. MacLeod appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997.

In Love Letters, MacLeod and Michael Learned of The Waltons toured together. He appeared in musicals such as Gigi and Copacabana between 1997 and 2003. He appeared with the Colorado Symphony in Denver in December 2008.

MacLeod and his wife appeared on the Trinity Broadcasting Network for 17 years, mainly hosting a show about marriage called Back on Track. MacLeod appeared in Rich Christiano's Time Changer, a film about time travel and how modern society's morals have devolved from the Bible. In Jonathan Sperry's 2009 film The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, he appears in both lead roles.

The entire cast of The Love Boat attended the TV Land Awards in April 2010, with the exception of MacLeod, who was unable to recover a couple of fractured discs due to a back surgery to replace a couple of injured discs. Ted Lange, a long-serving co-star, called him and learned that MacLeod was doing well. MacLeod appeared as a guest narrator with the Florida Orchestra and Master Chorale of Tampa Bay in December.

MacLeod served as the honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades for five years until Sugar Ray Leonard replaced him in 2011. MacLeod's 80th birthday aboard the Golden Princess Cruises in Los Angeles, California, on February 28, 2011. His parents and relatives wished him a happy birthday and gave him a 5-foot (1.5 m) 3-D cake version of the Pacific Princess, the original "Love Boat."

On January 17, 2012, MacLeod was on the special for Betty White's 90th birthday. He reunited with White on film "Safety Old School Style," an in-flight safety video for Air New Zealand in 2013. The video had been watched two million times on YouTube by January 2013. MacLeod was on display in October 2013 when he announced his latest book This Is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith & Life. This performance included a special set change to honor MacLeod's appearance on the show. He continued his national book tour in lieu of television appearances.

MacLeod joined his Love Boat coworkers live on CBS daytime show The Talk on November 5, 2013. The cast reunion was the subject of a complete one-hour episode. The Talk co-hosts were dressed in costumes to celebrate their special guests' arrivals. Charo, a Spanish-American actress, appeared on the reunion show as well. Charo appeared in eight episodes of The Love Boat. Jack Jones performed the Love Boat theme song, which he performed in 1977.

MacLeod spoke to The 700 Club in December 2013 to address his personal and professional life. MacLeod was honoured with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in downtown Palm Springs, California, on February 1, 2013. MacLeod, along with several other original cast members of The Love Boat, appeared in the Rose Parade in January 2015. MacLeod appeared in the Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre's Happy Hour (CVRep) in Rancho Mirage, California, later that year, earning him critical esteem.

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