Gavin MacLeod Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-08-10
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| 1 | He is most widely known to be a social butterfly. |
| 2 | Created a wonderful relationship with Ted Lange on The Love Boat (1977). |
| 3 | Long lives run in his family. |
| 4 | Began working at age 13. |
| 5 | Began his show The Love Boat (1977) at age 46. |
| 6 | He has played the same character (Captain Merrill Stubing) in three different series: The Love Boat (1977), Charlie's Angels (1976) and Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998). |
| 7 | Was initially slated to audition for the role of Lou Grant on Mary Tyler Moore (1970) but decided to read for the part of Murray instead. |
| 8 | Met Joyce Bulifant on the set of McHale's Navy (1962). They would later play husband and wife on the 1970s sitcom Mary Tyler Moore (1970). |
| 9 | Was honored as Humanitarian of the Year by the Gift of Life Foundation in 1992. |
| 10 | Since the late 1970s, he resides in Rancho Mirage, California. |
| 11 | Used to live in Desi Arnaz's house. |
| 12 | Neighbor of Nancy Sinatra. |
| 13 | Appeared on the front cover of TV Guide 4 times. |
| 14 | Was nominated in 1980 as one of the '10 Most Watchable Men in the World.'. |
| 15 | His idols when he was very young were Lana Turner and Ginger Rogers. |
| 16 | Is a fan of both shows: Blue Bloods (2010) and The Good Wife (2009). |
| 17 | On The Love Boat (1977), he played the Captain of a cruise ship, in real-life, he is the Ambassador of Pacific Princess Cruises. |
| 18 | Attended the 90th birthday party of longtime friend Carol Channing, on 21 February 2011. |
| 19 | His mother, Margaret See, underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor in 1985. |
| 20 | Began working since he was age 13. |
| 21 | Though he was born in Mt. Kisco, New York, he and his family were raised in Pleasantille, just 35 mi. north of New York City. |
| 22 | Acting mentor and friend of Ted Lange. |
| 23 | He and Bernie Kopell were both invited by ex-The Love Boat (1977) co-star, Ted Lange, to see Lange's 20th directorial play, 'George Washington's Boy.'. |
| 24 | Even after he quit his role on McHale's Navy (1962), MacLeod remained close friends with Ernest Borgnine for over 45 years, until Borgnine's death in 2012. |
| 25 | After his birth, his mother no longer worked for Reader's Digest. |
| 26 | Had lost his father to cancer when he was age 14. |
| 27 | Had celebrated his 80th Birthday, aboard The Golden Princess on Princess Cruises in Los Angeles, California on 28 February 2011. The entire The Love Boat (1977) cast, along with his friends and family, wished him a Happy Birthday, and presented him with a 5 ft. long, 3D replica in cake of the original "Love Boat," representing The Pacific Princess. |
| 28 | Attended Betty White's 90th Birthday Party in 2012. |
| 29 | Has a younger brother. |
| 30 | His father encouraged him to be an accountant. |
| 31 | Had purchased his first house, right at the same time Ted Knight purchased his, in the same area. |
| 32 | Met Marion Ross on the stage play of 'Operation Petticoat,' years later, she would work with him on The Love Boat (1977), in the recurring role of MacLeod's wife. |
| 33 | Had attended the funeral of Robert Urich in 2002. MacLeod reprised his role alongside Urich on Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998). |
| 34 | His favorite The Love Boat (1977) episodes are: The Love Boat Follies, with Van Johnson, Carol Channing and Cab Calloway, the one where Jill Whelan's character came aboard and the ones where he was working with Marion Ross. |
| 35 | Is the only The Love Boat (1977) actor not to have guest-starred on Fantasy Island (1977). |
| 36 | Used to be the spokesperson of ELKS - National Foundation Drug Awareness Council in 1984. |
| 37 | Had met Mary Tyler Moore on an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), years before he worked with her on Mary Tyler Moore (1970), as her newswriter. |
| 38 | Used to be a spokesperson for Princess Cruises in the 1980s. |
| 39 | Got the lead role on The Love Boat (1977) with the encouragement of Aaron Spelling. |
| 40 | Starred in the pilot of 3 shows that didn't sell. |
| 41 | Enjoys public speaking, traveling, playing tennis, watching movies, golfing, sailing, reading the Bible, praying, cruising, reading and dancing. |
| 42 | Is a lacto-vegetarian. |
| 43 | Father of Keith, Julie, David and Meghan. |
| 44 | Has made $20,000-plus for each The Love Boat (1977) episode. |
| 45 | His The Love Boat (1977) co-star, Jill Whelan, invited him and Bernie Kopell, to her wedding in 2004. |
| 46 | Met Bernie Kopell on the set of Mary Tyler Moore (1970), before he co-starred with MacLeod on The Love Boat (1977). |
| 47 | MacLeod was said to be an idol of future actor Ted Lange, who would watch every episode of Mary Tyler Moore (1970) before he co-starred with him on The Love Boat (1977). |
| 48 | Had quit his role on McHale's Navy (1962), due to his battle with alcoholism in 1964. It was suggested by his family and best friend Robert Blake that he to go to an alcohol clinic, where he was getting help. Right around the same time, he also left to do The Sand Pebbles (1966). |
| 49 | Had a back operation in 2010. |
| 50 | Before he was cast opposite Jack Lord in Hawaii Five-O (1968), he worked with Lord opposite Betsy Palmer in The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958). |
| 51 | Is one of the three actors to have appeared in every episode of The Love Boat (1977). |
| 52 | Friends with: Shirley Jones, Florence Henderson, Charlotte Rae, Marla Gibbs, Gordon Jump, Bernie Kopell, Dick Van Patten, Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, John Forsythe, Jane Wyman, Esther Williams, Bill Bixby, Andy Griffith, Michele Lee, Arlene Dahl, Rhonda Fleming, Betsy Palmer, Marion Ross, Robert Reed, Robert Urich, Carol Channing, Robert Guillaume, Harry Morgan, Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Audra Lindley, Ted Knight, Don Adams, Aaron Spelling, Raymond Burr, Robert Stack, Pat Robertson, Connie Stevens, Beverly Garland and Richard Dawson. |
| 53 | His mother, Margaret See, died on January 4, 2004, she lived to be 97. |
| 54 | Alcohol ran in his family, stretching to his elder ancestors, before himself. |
| 55 | When he was just a little boy, he used to go to the movie theaters, where he paid 7 cents, being fascinated by character actors, which led to MacLeod playing character parts in various shows. |
| 56 | Before he was an actor, he served in the Air Force, where he wrote, produced and directed the plays. |
| 57 | Former child actor Robert Blake once said MacLeod was his favorite actor to date. |
| 58 | Was Aaron Spelling's first choice to audition for the lead role as Capt. Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat (1977), who accepted the role after the cancellation of Mary Tyler Moore (1970). |
| 59 | His father, George See, dropped out of grade school in the fifth grade, looking for work as a gas station attendant. His mother Margaret See, also dropped out of middle school in the seventh grade. She went on to work for Reader's Digest. |
| 60 | His ancestry includes Irish, part Chippewa-Indian, Swedish and English. |
| 61 | Has been going bald since he was 18, at that time, he wore toupees. |
| 62 | Started acting when he was in Kindergarten. |
| 63 | While he was playing football at Pleasantville High School, he received word from his family, about his father, who had died in 1945, from cancer. After his father's death, his quit the football team, and went back to acting. |
| 64 | Before he was a successful actor, he did everything from janitor to lawn mowing. |
| 65 | Graduated from Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville, New York, in 1947, and received a scholarship to Ithaca College. |
| 66 | The oldest of two children. |
| 67 | Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades, California. |
| 68 | Remained good friends with Ted Lange during and after The Love Boat (1977). |
| 69 | Best known by the public for his starring roles as Murray Slaughter on Mary Tyler Moore (1970) and as Capt. Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat (1977). |
| 70 | Holds an Honorary Doctorate from his Alma Mater Ithaca College. |
| 71 | Graduate of Ithaca College in upstate New York. |
| 72 | January 19, 2004: featured on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) in their segment "Is It Potatoes or Gavin MacLeod?". It was, in fact, Gavin MacLeod. |
| 73 | Stepfather of Stephanie Steele. He also has two other stepchildren, Andrew and Tommy, with his wife Patti. |
| 74 | Took his stage name from his college drama coach Beatrice Macleod, and from an affecting TV drama in which a cerebral palsy victim was named "Gavin". |
| 75 | Met first wife Joan at Radio City Music Hall when he was an usher and she was a Rockette. They had four children before they divorced after 18 years of marriage. |
| 76 | Was a close friend (30 years) of actor Ted Knight long before they appeared together on Mary Tyler Moore (1970). |
| 77 | His autobiography "Back on Course, the Remarkable Story of a Divorce That Ended in Remarriage" details his problems with alcohol and subsequent recovery and remarriage to second wife Patti MacLeod. |
| 78 | His The Love Boat (1977) captain exposure led to a long-running gig promoting the Princess Cruises. |
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