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Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Acting1931Mount Kisco, New York, USA

Biography

Gavin MacLeod (February 28, 1931 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor notable for playing Joseph "Happy" Haines on McHale's Navy, Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for his lead role as Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat.

Acting History

2017
Cook-Off!
as Gavin MacLeod
2016
2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Murray Slaughter (archive footage)
2010
Pound Puppies
TVas Captain Gumble (voice)
2006
Checking Out
as Doorman (uncredited)
2000
Oz
TVas Cardinal Frances Abgott1 eps
1998
The King of Queens
TVas Uncle Stu
Love Boat: The Next Wave
TVas Captain Merrill Stubing
That '70s Show
TVas Smitty
1995
JAG
TVas Raymond Harrick
Pinky and the Brain
TVas Gavin MacLeod (voice)
1994
Burke's Law
TVas Jerry Marz
1987
Student Exchange
as Vice Principal Durfner
1986
Daniel and the Lion's Den
as Daniel (voice)
1984
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Art Sommers
1980
Scruples
TVas Curt Arvey
1979
Charlie's Angels
TVas Captain Merrill Stubing2 eps
1977
Ransom for Alice!
as Yankee Sullivan
The New Love Boat
as Capt. Merrill Stubing
The Love Boat
TVas Merril Stubing
1975
1974
Only with Married Men
as Jordan Robbins
1970
The Intruders
as Warden
Kelly's Heroes
as Moriarty (Tank Crewman)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TVas Murray Slaughter
1969
The Comic
as 1st Director
1968
The Party
as C. S. Divot
It Takes a Thief
TVas Seymour / Major Kazan
The Name of the Game
TVas Lewie Franklin
1967
Ironside
TVas Daniel Gerber
The Flying Nun
TVas Harold Harmon
1966
1965
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
as Seaman Joseph Haines
The Sword of Ali Baba
as Hulagu Khan
Hogan's Heroes
TVas General Metzger / Major Kiegel / General von Rauscher / Major Zolle
1964
1963
My Favorite Martian
TVas Alvin Wannamaker
1962
War Hunt
as Pvt. Crotty
McHale's Navy
TVas Happy
1961
The Crimebusters
as Harry Deiner
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TVas Maxwell Cooley
The Investigators
TVas Frankie Giff
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Co-Host / Self - Guest
1960
High Time
as Professor Thayer
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Gilbert Jamel / Bryan Bender
1959
Operation Petticoat
as Yeoman Ernest Hunkle
Compulsion
as Padua - Horn's Assistant
Pork Chop Hill
as Pvt. Saxon
Rawhide
TVas Rian Powers
The Untouchables
TVas Three-Fingered Jack White / Artie McLeod / Whitey Metz
Mr. Lucky
TVas Bugsy McKenna / Salesman
1958
I Want to Live!
as Police Lt.
Young and Wild
as Mac (uncredited)
1957
Perry Mason
TVas Mortimer Hershey / Dan Platte / Lawrence Comminger
1950
1944
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/28/1931
Day of Death
5/29/2021
Place of Birth
Mount Kisco, New York, USA