Gavin MacLeod

Gavin Macleod's biography

Allan George See is 91 years old actor born at Mount Kisco. He was born on Saturday 28th of February 1931. According to year of birth 1931 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 28th of February means Gavin is Pisces. Pisces is a Watery Sign. They are very intuitive people. They are empathic, emotional and highly spiritual in nature.

Gavin is native english speaker. He is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. Gavin is evangelical. Gavin´s primary profession is to be actor. Gavin is recently known as television actor.

Gavin Macleod's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Ithaca College.

Detailed informations about his schools

• Graduated from Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville, New York, in 1947, and received a scholarship to Ithaca College.

Gavin Macleod's career

Gavin´s main focus is to be actor. Gavin is famous thanks to Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat.

Is Gavin Macleod gay ?

He is known to be straight.

How did Gavin Macleod die

He died on on Sunday 29th of May 2022 when he was 91 years old at Palm Desert. Gavin Macleods death was caused by undisclosed.

What Gavin Macleod has done for a first time

• 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.
• 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).
• Had purchased his first house, right at the same time Ted Knight purchased his, in the same area.

Gavin Macleod's quotes

• No matter where I go, I'm Murray to some people and captain to other people. Mostly the captain.
• 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.
• [on starring in a Christian movie]: The film is about forgiveness. Forgiveness is one of the greatest tools God has given us.
• [on his bestest and dearest friend, the late Ted Knight]: He and his wife were both dear friends and I talked to him about the Lord a lot.
• [on his happy life]: My life is full. I still represent The Love Boat, cruising and, I think, happy endings. Cruising is a part of our society now. It's a part of life, and I think it's because of our show.
• [In 2008]: It was bringing a lot of joy to people. Letting them know they had choices so they could have happy endings. We travelled all over the world first class and we had great wonderful fun scripts to work with. It was really a great gig.
• [In 2009]: I thought about Patti and wanted to know how she was doing.
• [on being typecasted as Murray Slaughter]: It was tough for him in that newsroom with Ted Baxter getting all the glory and this poor guy doing all the work. Murray worried so much he worried his hair off!
• [In 1978]: I was a happy, carefree guy before I began playing Murray. I never worried about anything. But after a couple of years on Mary's show, I was really a different personality.
• [In 1977]: I've always wanted to sing 'I Got Love,' to Miss Piggy.
• [on getting used to another TV series other than The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)]: Oh boy, here goes another beauty.
• [In 2010]: There's always one guy there who says, 'Hey, Big Chicken, how's things?'
• I think when life gets heavy, people look for an escape. We're an escape. We have happy endings. You don't see many of those around. I think it gives people a vicarious adventure. We're also very much like a travelogue.
• Hair fascinates me because I don't have it.
• [Of his best friend Betty White, who celebrated her 60-year career in 2008]: There's something about Betty White, no matter what role she plays, you're intrigued.
• [on the death of his best friend Ted Knight in 1986]: We were planning to do a play together. He had been told that he was very sick, but that other people had recover and he planned on doing just that.
• [In 1981]: I called Ted a delightful Polish ham. Look at him when he gets into his car to leave the studio. There's Teddy combing his hair in the mirror before he starts the motor. Who knows how many fans will spot him and wave on the freeway?
• [Who was very excited about the The Love Boat (1977)'s fifth season]: The original concept of the show was that we would utilize the talents of older stars. I don't refer to them as former stars, as far as the acting profession is concerned.
• [on his popularity while playing the forty-five/fifty-something "Merrill Stubing" on The Love Boat (1977)]: It's made me a commodity. Now, people will pay to see me in the theater.
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Gavin Macleod's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Gavin Macleod looks. We will focus on Gavin´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. Gavin is tall as 5' 11" (180 cm). Body build is average. Gavin´s eyes are tinted blue. Gavin´s hair is shade of grey.