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 Gavin MacLeod's pleasing, agreeable manner on two hit TV series in the 1970s and '80s belied a number of shady villains he portrayed in his early career. Born Allan George See in Mt. Kisco, New York, on February 28, 1931, and raised in Pleasantville, he was the son of Margaret (Shea) and George See, a gas station owner who was part Chippewa Indian (Ojibwa). He followed his 1952 graduation from Ithaca College (Fine Arts major) with Air Force military duty, then moved to New York City and worked for a while as an usher and elevator operator at Radio City Music Hall. Focusing on acting, he changed his stage name to "Gavin McLeod."A solid break on Broadway in "A Hatful of Rain" in 1956 led to a move to Los Angeles in an attempt to break into film and TV. MacLeod began to earn a minor reputation as a second-string heavy in such crime shows as "The Thin Man," "Steve Canyon," "Manhunt," "Mr. Lucky," "Peter Gunn," "Michael Shayne," "The Untouchables" and "Perry Mason." This led to a regular comedy role as part of the McHale's Navy (1962) TV series. He also managed several film roles, although far down the credits, with I Want to Live! (1958), Compulsion (1959), Pork Chop Hill (1959), Operation Petticoat (1959), Twelve Hours to Kill (1960), High Time (1960), War Hunt (1962) and McHale's Navy (1964). He was a member of the superb supporting cast of The Sand Pebbles (1966). He returned to Broadway in "The Captains and the Kings" in 1962.MacLeod's career more or less flowed and ebbed until 1972, when his shiftless typecast was shattered forever. As Murray Slaughter, the balding, beaming, wisecracking, gleaming-toothed news writer on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), MacLeod became a happy household name. From then on, he could only be envisaged as a lovable schmuck and nice guy. From there he went on to another benign starring role with the TV series, The Love Boat (1977), as the ingratiating Captain Stubing.On the down side, "Love Boat" marred MacLeod's chances to be considered for more challenging work, and his inability to cope with success led to alcoholism and divorce from second wife Patti. However, he later turned his life around, remarried his wife, and they both wrote a book called "Back on Course" (1987). MacLeod continued sporadically on the musical stage ("Gypsy," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Gigi"), in TV reunions ("Love Boat" specials) and as a TV guest ("Murder, She Wrote," "Touched by an Angel," "The King of Queens," "Oz," "That 70s Show," "JAG" and "The Comeback Kid").
Bio:
Gavin MacLeod's pleasing, agreeable manner on two hit TV series in the 1970s and '80s belied a number of shady villains he portrayed in his early career. Born Allan George See in Mt. Kisco, New York, on February 28, 1931, and raised in Pleasantville, he was the son of Margaret (Shea) and George See, a gas station owner who was part Chippewa Indian (Ojibwa). He followed his 1952 graduation from Ithaca College (Fine Arts major) with Air Force military duty, then moved to New York City and worked for a while as an usher and elevator operator at Radio City Music Hall. Focusing on acting, he changed his stage name to "Gavin McLeod."A solid break on Broadway in "A Hatful of Rain" in 1956 led to a move to Los Angeles in an attempt to break into film and TV. MacLeod began to earn a minor reputation as a second-string heavy in such crime shows as "The Thin Man," "Steve Canyon," "Manhunt," "Mr. Lucky," "Peter Gunn," "Michael Shayne," "The Untouchables" and "Perry Mason." This led to a regular comedy role as part of the McHale's Navy (1962) TV series. He also managed several film roles, although far down the credits, with I Want to Live! (1958), Compulsion (1959), Pork Chop Hill (1959), Operation Petticoat (1959), Twelve Hours to Kill (1960), High Time (1960), War Hunt (1962) and McHale's Navy (1964). He was a member of the superb supporting cast of The Sand Pebbles (1966). He returned to Broadway in "The Captains and the Kings" in 1962.MacLeod's career more or less flowed and ebbed until 1972, when his shiftless typecast was shattered forever. As Murray Slaughter, the balding, beaming, wisecracking, gleaming-toothed news writer on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), MacLeod became a happy household name. From then on, he could only be envisaged as a lovable schmuck and nice guy. From there he went on to another benign starring role with the TV series, The Love Boat (1977), as the ingratiating Captain Stubing.On the down side, "Love Boat" marred MacLeod's chances to be considered for more challenging work, and his inability to cope with success led to alcoholism and divorce from second wife Patti. However, he later turned his life around, remarried his wife, and they both wrote a book called "Back on Course" (1987). MacLeod continued sporadically on the musical stage ("Gypsy," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Gigi"), in TV reunions ("Love Boat" specials) and as a TV guest ("Murder, She Wrote," "Touched by an Angel," "The King of Queens," "Oz," "That 70s Show," "JAG" and "The Comeback Kid").
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Was a close friend (30 years) of actor Ted Knight long before they appeared together on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970).Was the only The Love Boat (1977) actor not to have guest-starred on Fantasy Island (1977).Even after he quit his role on McHale's Navy (1962), MacLeod remained close friends with Ernest Borgnine for over 45 years, until Borgnine's death in 2012.His autobiography, 'Back on Course, the Remarkable Story of a Divorce That Ended in Remarriage', detailed his problems with alcohol and subsequent recovery and remarriage to second wife, Patti MacLeod.Was one of the three actors to have appeared in every episode of The Love Boat (1977).His The Love Boat (1977) captain exposure led to a long-running gig promoting the Princess Cruises.Had met Mary Tyler Moore on an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), years before he worked with her on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), as her newswriter.He was paid $20,000-plus for each episode of The Love Boat (1977) .Met Marion Ross on the stage play of 'Operation Petticoat,' years later, she would work with him on The Love Boat (1977), in the recurring role of MacLeod's wife.Was initially slated to audition for the role of Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) but decided to read for the part of Murray instead.Served in the Air Force, where he wrote, produced and directed the plays.He has played the same character (Captain Merrill Stubing) in three different series: The Love Boat (1977), Charlie's Angels (1976) and Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998).Had celebrated his 80th birthday, aboard The Golden Princess on Princess Cruises in Los Angeles, California on February 28, 2011. The entire The Love Boat (1977) cast, along with his friends and family, wished him a happy birthday, and presented him with a 5-foot-long, 3D replica in cake of the original "Love Boat," representing The Pacific Princess.Met first wife Joan at Radio City Music Hall when he was an usher and she was a Rockette. They had four children (Keith, Julie, David and Meghan) before they divorced after 18 years of marriage.Former child actor Robert Blake once said MacLeod was his favorite actor to date.Met Bernie Kopell on the set of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), before he co-starred with MacLeod on The Love Boat (1977).Despite being one of the biggest names in television history, he has yet to get a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, though The Love Boat (1977) has received it.His favorite The Love Boat (1977) episodes are: The Love Boat Follies, with Van Johnson, Carol Channing and Cab Calloway, the one where Jill Whelan's character came aboard and the ones where he was working with Marion Ross.Met Joyce Bulifant on the set of McHale's Navy (1962). They would later play husband and wife on the 1970s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970).Was Aaron Spelling's first choice to audition for the lead role as Capt. Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat (1977), who accepted the role after the cancellation of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970).Best friend of Telly Savalas, until Savalas's death in 1994. They worked together in the movie Kelly's Heroes (1970) and on an episode of The Love Boat (1977).Before becoming a successful actor, he did everything from janitor to lawn mowing.His idols when he was very young were Lana Turner and Ginger Rogers.Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades, California.Got the lead role on The Love Boat (1977) with the encouragement of Aaron Spelling.Had attended the funeral of Robert Urich in 2002. MacLeod reprised his role alongside Urich on Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998).Best remembered for having taken Ted Lange under his wing, when Lange was 27 years old, at the time, they worked together on The Love Boat (1977). Their friendship has lasted 44 years, until MacLeod's own death in 2021.Had quit his role on McHale's Navy (1962), due to his battle with alcoholism in 1964. It was suggested by his family and best friend Robert Blake that he to go to an alcohol clinic, where he was getting help. Right around the same time, he also left to do The Sand Pebbles (1966).Attended Betty White's 90th birthday party in 2012.Had lost his father to cancer when he was age 14.MacLeod was the last surviving member of the cast of McHale's Navy (1962).Held an Honorary Doctorate from his Alma Mater Ithaca College.His father, George See, dropped out of grade school in the fifth grade, looking for work as a gas station attendant. His mother Margaret See, also dropped out of middle school in the seventh grade. She went on to work for Reader's Digest.Graduate of Ithaca College in upstate New York.Started acting when he was in Kindergarten.After his role on The Comeback Kids (2014) he officially retired from acting at age 83, yet he had filmed Jimmy's Cafe prior to his retirement.MacLeod was said to be an idol of future actor Ted Lange, who would watch every episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) before he co-starred with him on The Love Boat (1977).Acting mentor and friend of Ted Lange.While he was playing football at Pleasantville High School, he received word from his family, about his father, who had died in 1945, from cancer. After his father's death, his quit the football team, and went back to acting.Used to be a spokesperson for Princess Cruises in the 1980s.His father encouraged him to be an accountant.Enjoyed public speaking, traveling, playing tennis, watching movies, golfing, sailing, reading the Bible, praying, cruising, reading and dancing.His mother, Margaret See, died on January 4, 2004, aged 97.His The Love Boat (1977) co-star, Ted Lange, lives not too far away from him, in Torrance, California.Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.Began his show The Love Boat (1977) at age 46.His The Love Boat (1977) co-star, Jill Whelan, invited him and Bernie Kopell, to her wedding in 2004.Took his stage name from his college drama coach Beatrice Macleod, and from an affecting TV drama in which a cerebral palsy victim was named "Gavin".When MacLeod was just a little boy, he used to go to the movie theaters, where he paid 7 cents, being fascinated by character actors, which led to him playing character parts in various shows.Appeared on the front cover of TV Guide 4 times. |
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Gavin MacLeod |
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Actor,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
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All World |
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5' 8?' (1.74 m) |
| Biography: |
Gavin MacLeod\'s pleasing, agreeable manner on two hit TV series in the 1970s and \'80s belied a number of shady villains he portrayed in his early career. Born Allan George See in Mt. Kisco, New York, on February 28, 1931, and raised in Pleasantvill |
| Trivia: |
Was a close friend (30 years) of actor Ted Knight long before they appeared together on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970).Was the only The Love Boat (1977) actor not to have guest-starred on Fantasy Island (1977).Even after he quit his role on McHale's Navy (1962), MacLeod remained close friends with Ernest Borgnine for over 45 years, until Borgnine's death in 2012.His autobiography, 'Back on Course, the Remarkable Story of a Divorce That Ended in Remarriage', detailed his problems with alcohol and subsequent recovery and remarriage to second wife, Patti MacLeod.Was one of the three actors to have appeared in every episode of The Love Boat (1977).His The Love Boat (1977) captain exposure led to a long-running gig promoting the Princess Cruises.Had met Mary Tyler Moore on an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), years before he worked with her on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), as her newswriter.He was paid $20,000-plus for each episode of The Love Boat (1977) .Met Marion Ross on the stage play of 'Operation Petticoat,' years later, she would work with him on The Love Boat (1977), in the recurring role of MacLeod's wife.Was initially slated to audition for the role of Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) but decided to read for the part of Murray instead.Served in the Air Force, where he wrote, produced and directed the plays.He has played the same character (Captain Merrill Stubing) in three different series: The Love Boat (1977), Charlie's Angels (1976) and Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998).Had celebrated his 80th birthday, aboard The Golden Princess on Princess Cruises in Los Angeles, California on February 28, 2011. The entire The Love Boat (1977) cast, along with his friends and family, wished him a happy birthday, and presented him with a 5-foot-long, 3D replica in cake of the original "Love Boat," representing The Pacific Princess.Met first wife Joan at Radio City Music Hall when he was an usher and she was a Rockette. They had four children (Keith, Julie, David and Meghan) before they divorced after 18 years of marriage.Former child actor Robert Blake once said MacLeod was his favorite actor to date.Met Bernie Kopell on the set of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), before he co-starred with MacLeod on The Love Boat (1977).Despite being one of the biggest names in television history, he has yet to get a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, though The Love Boat (1977) has received it.His favorite The Love Boat (1977) episodes are: The Love Boat Follies, with Van Johnson, Carol Channing and Cab Calloway, the one where Jill Whelan's character came aboard and the ones where he was working with Marion Ross.Met Joyce Bulifant on the set of McHale's Navy (1962). They would later play husband and wife on the 1970s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970).Was Aaron Spelling's first choice to audition for the lead role as Capt. Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat (1977), who accepted the role after the cancellation of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970).Best friend of Telly Savalas, until Savalas's death in 1994. They worked together in the movie Kelly's Heroes (1970) and on an episode of The Love Boat (1977).Before becoming a successful actor, he did everything from janitor to lawn mowing.His idols when he was very young were Lana Turner and Ginger Rogers.Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades, California.Got the lead role on The Love Boat (1977) with the encouragement of Aaron Spelling.Had attended the funeral of Robert Urich in 2002. MacLeod reprised his role alongside Urich on Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998).Best remembered for having taken Ted Lange under his wing, when Lange was 27 years old, at the time, they worked together on The Love Boat (1977). Their friendship has lasted 44 years, until MacLeod's own death in 2021.Had quit his role on McHale's Navy (1962), due to his battle with alcoholism in 1964. It was suggested by his family and best friend Robert Blake that he to go to an alcohol clinic, where he was getting help. Right around the same time, he also left to do The Sand Pebbles (1966).Attended Betty White's 90th birthday party in 2012.Had lost his father to cancer when he was age 14.MacLeod was the last surviving member of the cast of McHale's Navy (1962).Held an Honorary Doctorate from his Alma Mater Ithaca College.His father, George See, dropped out of grade school in the fifth grade, looking for work as a gas station attendant. His mother Margaret See, also dropped out of middle school in the seventh grade. She went on to work for Reader's Digest.Graduate of Ithaca College in upstate New York.Started acting when he was in Kindergarten.After his role on The Comeback Kids (2014) he officially retired from acting at age 83, yet he had filmed Jimmy's Cafe prior to his retirement.MacLeod was said to be an idol of future actor Ted Lange, who would watch every episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) before he co-starred with him on The Love Boat (1977).Acting mentor and friend of Ted Lange.While he was playing football at Pleasantville High School, he received word from his family, about his father, who had died in 1945, from cancer. After his father's death, his quit the football team, and went back to acting.Used to be a spokesperson for Princess Cruises in the 1980s.His father encouraged him to be an accountant.Enjoyed public speaking, traveling, playing tennis, watching movies, golfing, sailing, reading the Bible, praying, cruising, reading and dancing.His mother, Margaret See, died on January 4, 2004, aged 97.His The Love Boat (1977) co-star, Ted Lange, lives not too far away from him, in Torrance, California.Upon his death, he was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea.Began his show The Love Boat (1977) at age 46.His The Love Boat (1977) co-star, Jill Whelan, invited him and Bernie Kopell, to her wedding in 2004.Took his stage name from his college drama coach Beatrice Macleod, and from an affecting TV drama in which a cerebral palsy victim was named "Gavin".When MacLeod was just a little boy, he used to go to the movie theaters, where he paid 7 cents, being fascinated by character actors, which led to him playing character parts in various shows.Appeared on the front cover of TV Guide 4 times. |
| Trademarks: |
His bald pate
His encouraging salute
His mellifluous, commanding voice |
| Quotes: |
No matter where I go, I'm Murray to some people and captain to other people. Mostly the captain.
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I've worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Gregory Peck, Mary Tyler Moore. But the biggest honor I have ever had was to play the role of Jonathan Sperry in this simple but special film.
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[on the death of John Ritter in 2003]: No, are you kidding? You can see what he's done --- he's commits to whatever he's doing; and that's the kind of a guy he was, and that's the kind of an actor he was, kind of a father and a man he was. It's such a sad, sad, sad thing. He was so inventive and so full of life. Made me struck down like that. You can imagine what he would have continued to do if he'd not died. So, his kids will do it.
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[on working with Dylan Sprouse and his twin brother, Cole Sprouse, while teasing both of them on a cruise]: The 16-year-old Dylan and his twin, Cole, are really wonderful young actors. Some people have it instinctively, and some have to go to school. You can't just put anyone in front of a camera and say, 'Go!' but these two, well, there's a reason for the success of that program. I felt more love on their soundstage than I have anywhere since The The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) Show.
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[on starring in a Christian movie]: The film is about forgiveness. Forgiveness is one of the greatest tools God has given us. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
"Dick Powell Theater", as Arnie the Geek (12/21/96)
Toured with The Promise Keepers born again Christian mens movement in the early to mid 1990s.
(2000) Played nightclub owner "Sam" in the U.S. touring production of the musical, &quo |
| Spouse: |
Patti MacLeod (June 30, 1985 - May 29, 2021) (his death)Patti MacLeod (February 22, 1974 - December 8, 1982) (divorced)Joan F. Rootvik (1955 - August 1972) (divorced, 4 children) |
| Parents: |
George See
Margaret See |
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