Gavin MacLeod of 'Love Boat' and 'Mary Tyler Moore' fame dead at 90

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Gavin MacLeod of 'Love Boat' and 'Mary Tyler Moore' fame dead at 90 (nbcnews.com)

MacLeod is survived by his wife Patti Kendig and his four children.

LOS ANGELES — Gavin MacLeod, a sitcom veteran who played seaman "Happy" Haines on "McHale's Navy," Murray on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and the very different, vaguely patrician Captain Stubing on "The Love Boat," has died. He was 90.

MacLeod's nephew, Mark See, confirmed his death to Variety...

 

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Gavin MacLeod, 'Love Boat' captain, dies at 90 (detroitnews.com)

Los Angeles — Gavin MacLeod, the veteran supporting actor who achieved stardom as Murray Slaughter, the sardonic TV news writer on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” before going on to even bigger fame as the cheerful Capt. Stubing on “The Love Boat,” has died. He was 90.

MacLeod died early Saturday, his nephew, Mark See, told Variety. MacLeod’s health had been poor recently but no cause of death was given, the trade publication reported.

Known to sitcom fans for his bald head and wide smile, MacLeod toiled in near anonymity for more than a decade, appearing on dozens of TV shows and in several movies before landing his “Mary Tyler Moore” role in 1970...

 

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RIP Gavin Macleod.

I loved him in Love Boat.