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Gavin MacLeod

Compulsion

The Gene Krupa Story

Time Changer

War Hunt

I Want to Live!

The Party

Operation Petticoat

The Sand Pebbles

AKA: Gavin McLeod

Born: 02/28/1931 Mount Kisco, NY

Decades Active:
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Biography: Best remembered for his high-profile acting roles on two 1970s television sitcoms -- that of genial news writer Murray Slaughter on CBS's The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977) and that of sweet-natured Captain Merrill Stubing on ABC's The Love Boat (1977-1986), stage-trained actor Gavin MacLeod in fact began his career typecast as a villain. He landed parts in Hollywood features including The Sand Pebbles (1966), Deathwatch (1966), and The Comic (1969), and enjoyed a tenure as Joseph "Happy" Haines on the sitcom McHale's Navy from 1962 through 1964. After The Love Boat permanently laid anchor in the mid-'80s, MacLeod signed on as a spokesperson and pitchman for Princess Cruises and returned to regional theatrical work. He also tackled guest spots on programs including Touched by an Angel and (in a move that surprised everyone) the HBO prison drama Oz. Off-camera, MacLeod is an outspoken born-again Christian. He hosted a popular talk show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, along with his wife, Patti (whom he divorced in 1982 and remarried three years later), called Back on Course, and personally funded many of the Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible animated videos for children. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Gavin MacLeod appeared in...

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05/23/2006 - Compulsion
05/18/2004 - The Gene Krupa Story
10/07/2003 - Time Changer
05/20/2003 - War Hunt
05/07/2002 - I Want to Live!
12/11/2001 - The Party
09/18/2001 - Operation Petticoat
05/15/2001 - The Sand Pebbles
08/01/2000 - Kelly's Heroes
08/01/2000 - Kelly's Heroes

Awards

1981	Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (nominee)	Golden Globe
1980	Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (nominee)	Golden Globe
1978	Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (nominee)	Golden Globe
1974	Best Supporting Actor in a Teleivison Series (nominee)	Golden Globe