Image: Wikimedia CommonsGavin MacLeod
American actor (1931–2021)
- Born February 28, 1931
- 3 movies
Gavin MacLeod was an American actor best known as news writer Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and ship's captain Merrill Stubing on ABC's The Love Boat. His career began in films in 1957, and he co-starred alongside Ernest Borgnine on McHale's Navy (1962 to 1964). His film credits included Operation Petticoat, The Party and Kelly's Heroes.
Gavin MacLeod appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1959 to 1968. Most of that work is in comedy, war and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Blake Edwards (2).
Known for
- The Love Boat, Captain Merrill Stubing. Captained the ship on the ABC series.
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Murray Slaughter. Played the newsroom writer on the sitcom.
- McHale’s Navy (1962), Joseph Happy Haines. Co-starred alongside Ernest Borgnine from 1962 to 1964.
- Kelly’s Heroes (1970). Part of the cast of the 1970 war film.
- Operation Petticoat (1959). An early film credit from his first years on screen.
- The Party (1968). A supporting part in the 1968 comedy.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Gavin MacLeod been in?
- Gavin MacLeod appears in The Party (1968), Operation Petticoat (1959) and Compulsion (1959) on The Remote.
- When was Gavin MacLeod born?
- Gavin MacLeod was born on 28 February 1931.
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