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Gavin Macleod Biography
Gavin MacLeod born Allan George See is an American film and television character actor, ship’s ambassador, Christian activist and author. His career spans six decades of television. He has also appeared as a guest on several talk, and religious shows.
Gavin grew up in Pleasantville and studied acting at Ithaca College and graduated in 1952. He served in the United States Air Force but he later moved to New York City and worked at Radio City Music Hall while looking for acting work.
At this time, he changed his name, getting “Gavin” from a physically disabled victim in a TV drama, and “MacLeod” from his Ithaca drama coach called Beatrice MacLeod.
In 1957, Gavin made his television debut on The Walter Winchell File at the age of 26. He first appeared in 1958 in a movie as a small, uncredited role in The True Story of Lynn Stuart .
Later, he landed a credited role in a 1958 prison drama starring Susan Hayward, I Want to Live! He was then noticed by Blake Edwards, who in 1958 cast in the pilot episode of his NBC series Peter Gunn.
He cast in other two guest roles on the Edwards CBS series Mr. Lucky in 1959, the other one as a nervous harried navy yeoman in Operation Petticoat, with cast mates Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
It proved to be his breakout role. Gavin was soon cast in two other Edwards comedies. They were, High Time with Bing Crosby and The Party with Peter Sellers.
He made several television appearances on various shows between 1957 and 1961. Gavin landed a guest role on The Dick Van Dyke Show as Mel’s cousin Maxwell Cooley, a wholesale jeweler in December 1961. It was his first time working with Mary Tyler Moore.
He also had three guest appearances on Perry Mason. In 1961 he played Lawrence Comminger in “The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather.” Macleod played Mortimer Hershey in 1965 “The Case of the Grinning Gorilla”, and in Dan Platte in “The Case of the Runaway Racer”.
Gavin played the role of a drug pusher, “Big Chicken”, in two episodes of the season one of Hawaii Five-O.
Actor Gavin Macleod
Gavins first regular TV role came in 1962 as Joseph “Happy” Haines on McHale’s Navy. He left after two seasons to appear in the motion picture, The Sand Pebbles with Steve McQueen. Between 1965 and 1969, he appeared in many weekly episodes and in multiple roles on the TV series Hogan’s Heroes.
He played as Major Zolle in season 1 episode 19, as General Metzger in season 3 episode 27, as Major Kiegel in season 4, episode 1 and as General von Rauscher in season 4, episode 23.
The roles were usually a stern and discerning officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), Luftwaffe or Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo) which differ much from the lovable characters he portrayed in his following TV roles.
His breakout role as Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show awarded him lasting fame, and two Golden Globe nominations.
Gavin Macleod Love Boat
His starring role as Captain Stubing on The Love Boat, his subsequent TV series, brought laughter to 90 countries worldwide, this was for 9 seasons between 1977 and 1986. Gavins’ work on that particular show earned him three Golden Globe nominations.
He co-starred with familiar actor and best friend Bernie Kopell as Dr. Adam Bricker and unfamiliar actor and best friend Ted Lange as bartender Isaac Washington.
Gavin became the global ambassador for Princess Cruises in 1986. He has also played a role in ceremonies launching many of the line’s new ships.
He joined the Love Boat cast on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997. It was the first full cast appearance since the show was terminated eleven years back in 1986.
After The Love Boat, he toured with Michael Learned of The Waltons in Love Letters. Between 1997 and 2003, he made various appearances in musicals such as Gigi and Copacabana.
He appeared with the Colorado Symphony in Denver in December 2008.
Gavin and his wife have been hosts on the Trinity Broadcasting Network for 17 years, they primarily host a show about marriage known as Back on Course. He appeared in Rich Christiano’s Time Changer. It was a movie about time travel and how the morals of society have moved away from the Bible. MacLeod also plays the lead role in a Christiano’s 2009 film The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry.
The entire cast of The Love Boat attended the TV Land Awards with the exception of Gavin in April 2010. It was due to lack of a back operation to repair a couple of injured discs. Long-term friend and former co-star Lange contacted him and received word his beloved TV friend was doing well.
Gavin appeared as a guest narrator in December with the Florida Orchestra and Master Chorale of Tampa Bay for three concerts.
He served as the honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades for five years, until he was succeeded by Ray Leonard in 2011.
On February 28, 2011, MacLeod celebrated his 80th birthday aboard The Golden Princess on Princess Cruises in Los Angeles, California. His family and friends presented him with a 5 ft. long cake. It was a 3D replica in cake of the original “Love Boat”, which represented The Pacific Princess.
On January 17, 2012, he appeared on the special for Betty White’s 90th birthday. Gavin also reunited with White in 2013 to film “Safety Old School Style”, an in-flight safety video for Air New Zealand. By January 2013, the video had earned 2 million views on YouTube.
He appeared in October 2013 on Today to begin the promotional tour for his new book This Is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith & Life. The appearance included a special set change to honor his appearance on the show.
His book tour also continued in New York, Los Angeles, and Central Florida. Ted and Loretta Swit Lange were both present at Gavin’s first Barnes & Noble book signing in New York City. The signing was the largest such event held at that particular place in three years.
He joined his Love Boat cast mates live on the CBS daytime show The Talk on November 5, 2013. A whole hour episode was dedicated to the cast reunion. The shows’ co-hosts dressed in attires to recognize their special guests’ arrivals.
Charo the Spanish-American actress also appeared on the reunion show. She guest starred in eight episodes of The Love Boat. Jack Jones also performed the Love Boat theme song, which he had introduced in 1977.
Gavin appeared on The 700 Club to discuss his life and career in December 2013
He was honored with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in downtown Palm Springs, California on February 1, 2014. He then continued his book tour throughout 2014.
He appeared in the Rose Parade along with several members of the original cast of The Love Boat in January 2015.
Gavin Macleod Net Worth
The American actor and politician has a net worth of $10 million.
Gavin Macleod Age | Dead Or Alive |
How Old Is Gavin Macleod?
He was born Allan George See on February 28 1931 in Mount Kisco, New York. MacLeod is still alive.
Gavin Macleod Family
MacLeod was born the elder in a family of two. His mother Margaret See was a middle school dropout and worked for Reader’s Digest. She died in 2004. His father George See was an electrician and was part Chippewa. George died in 1945.
Gavin Macleod Marriage | Wife | Patti Macleod
He married his current wife Patti in 1974. They were both previously divorced. They divorced in the 1980s, but were later remarried in 1985.
Gavin Macleod Christian
During the mid-1980s, MacLeod and Patti became Evangelical Christians and credit their religion for bringing them back together.
In his time as the Captain on The Love Boat, MacLeod “very selfishly” (his words) divorced his wife Patti. Patti spent the next three years seeking help from psychiatrists on both the west and the east coasts.
One day, his wife received a telephone call from Patti Lewis, first wife of Jerry Lewis who invited her to a Christian prayer group. The group contained a number of famous actresses , they started to pray for Gavin. Gavin said, “From that day, I started to think about her.
Something told me to call Patti. I called Patti. I went back to see her the following Monday and things haven’t been the same since.” Gavin asked her what had happened. She explained everything to him including that she had given her life to Christ.
Gavin Macleod Movies And Tv Shows
Gavin Macleod Movies
| 2009 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | Jonathan Sperry |
| 2002 | Time Changer | Dr. Norris Anderson |
| 1970 | Kelly’s Heroes | Moriarty, Oddball’s bow machine-gunner and mechanic |
| 1969 | The Thousand Plane Raid | Sgt. Kruger |
| 1969 | The Comic | 1st Director |
| 1969 | The Intruders | Warden |
| 1968 | A Man Called Gannon | Lou |
| 1968 | The Party | C.S. Divot |
| 1966 | Baby Makes Three | Dr. Charles Norwood |
| 1966 | The Sand Pebbles | Crosley |
| 1965 | The Sword of Ali Baba | Hulagu Khan |
| 1965 | McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force | Seaman Joseph Haines |
| 1965 | Deathwatch | Emil |
| 1964 | McHale’s Navy | Seaman Joseph Haines |
| 1962 | War Hunt | Pvt. Crotty |
| 1961 | The Crimebusters | Harry Deiner |
| 1960 | Twelve Hours to Kill | Johnny |
| 1960 | High Time | Professor Thayer |
| 1959 | Compulsion | Padua – Horn’s Assistant |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Private Saxon |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat | Seaman Ernest Hunkle, USN |
| 1959 | The Gene Krupa Story | Ted Krupa (uncredited) |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | The Lieutenant |
Gavin Macleod Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File | Crook | Episode: “Act of Folly” |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal | Buck | Episode: “The Arraignment” |
| 1958 | The Walter Winchell File | Stone Ballston | Episode: “The Walkout” |
| 1958/60 | Peter Gunn | George Fallon / Mitch Borden | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | Men Into Space | Dave Parsons | “Lost Missile” |
| 1959/60 | Mr. Lucky | Salesman / Bugsy McKenna | 2 episodes |
| 1959/61/62 | The Untouchables | Three-Fingered Jack White / William ‘Porker’ Davis / Whitey Metz | 3 episodes |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Lorenzo Lawson | Episode: “Winter Harvest” |
| 1961 | Straightaway | Episode: “The Heist” | |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Maxwell Cooley | Episode: “Empress Carlotta’s Necklace” |
| 1961 | The Investigators | Frankie Giff | Episode: “Style of Living” |
| 1961/65 | Perry Mason | Dan Platte / Mortimer Hershey / Lawrence Comminger | 3 episodes |
| 1962–64 | McHale’s Navy | Seaman Joseph “Happy” Hanes | 73 episodes |
| 1964 | The Munsters | Paul Newmar | Episode: “The Sleeping Cutie” |
| 1965 | Rawhide | Rian Powers | Episode: “The Meeting” |
| 1965 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Fred Fay | Episode: “Dance, Marine, Dance” |
| 1965 | The Andy Griffith Show | Bryan Bender / Gilbert Jamel | 2 episodes |
| 1965 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Cleveland | Episode: “The Hong Kong Shilling Affair” |
| 1965/66 | My Favorite Martian | Alvin Wannamaker | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | The Rat Patrol | Sgt. Gribs | Episode: “The Fatal Chase Raid” |
| 1966/68/69 | Hogan’s Heroes | Gen. von Rauscher / Maj. Kiegel / Gen. Metzger / Maj. Zolle | 4 episodes |
| 1967 | Combat! | British Cpl. Tommy Behan | Episode: “The Masquers” |
| 1967 | The Road West | Nick Marteen | Episode: “The Eighty-Seven Dollar Bride” |
| 1967/68/69 | The Big Valley | Clute / O’Leary / Mace | 3 episodes |
| 1968/69 | Hawaii Five-O | Big Chicken | 2 episodes |
| 1968/69/70 | It Takes a Thief | Gen. Contell / Seymour / Maj. Kazan | 3 episodes |
| 1969 | The Flying Nun | Harold Harmon | Episode: “A Star Is Reborn” |
| 1970–77 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Murray Slaughter | 168 episodes |
| 1974 | Only with Married Men | Jordan Robbins | Movie |
| 1974 | Tattletales | Himself | Games Show/One Week (5 episodes) with wife Patti |
| 1977 | Ransom for Alice! | Yankee Sullivan | Movie |
| 1977–87 | The Love Boat | Captain Merrill Stubing | 250 episodes |
| 1980 | Murder Can Hurt You | Nojack | Movie |
| 1980 | Scruples | Curt Arvey | Miniseries |
| 1998 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Captain Merrill Stubing | Episode: “Reunion” |
| 2000 | Oz | Cardinal Frances Abgott | Episode: “Works of Mercy” |
| 2001/02 | The King of Queens | Uncle Stu | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | That ’70s Show | Smitty | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Suite Life on Deck | Mr. Barker | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Pound Puppies | Captain Gumble (voice) | Episode: “Bone Voyage” |
Gavin Macleod Books
- Pugalier Training Guide Pugalier Training Book Features: Pugalier Housetraining,
- Obedience Training, Agility Training, Behavioral Training, Tricks and More
- This Is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith and Life
- The Magical Oak Tree
- Action Robots: A Pop-up Book Showing How They Work
- Action Robots: A 3-dimensional, Working Pop-up Book
- Rural Leisure: Research Study
Gavin Macleod Gay
MacLeod is not gay, he has a wife known as Patti.
Gavin Macleod Height
He has a height of 1.8m.
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