Gavin MacLeod, ‘Love Boat’ Captain, Dies at 90

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#GavinMacLeod, our beloved global ambassador, dearest friend, and treasured member of the #PrincessCruises family for more than 35 years. "From his 10 seasons starring as Captain Merrill Stubing on the hit TV show #TheLoveBoat, and for decades after, Gavin shared his passion about the joys of exploring the world while cruising.

Gavin MacLeod has passed away. The 90-year-old actor, who was best known for starring on ABC's 'The Love Boat' as Captain Merrill Stubing and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', has sadly died after suffering from ill health in recent months.

passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 90. MacLeod’s roles as Murray Slaughter on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and Captain Merrill Stubing on “The Love Boat” rendered him a mainstay of 1970s and ’80s television, as well as a source of both comedy and comfort for countless viewers.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorGavin MacLeod was a versatile and dependable actor who was a good friend to his co-stars during the seven-season run of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” Ed Asner told Variety in paying tribute to the TV veteran who died Saturday at the age of 90.MacLeod was an ally to his co-stars in any scene, recalled Asner, who played the voluble WJM-TV news director Lou Grant on the groundbreaking comedy that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977.“He made everything easy,” Asner

Gavin MacLeod was an actor known for his roles on TV shows including “The Love Boat,” “McHale’s Navy,” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”Best known as Captain Merrill Stubing on “The Love Boat,” a role he played from 1977 to 1986, MacLeod was nominated for three Golden Globes for the role and parlayed his fame portraying the cruise ship’s captain into a gig as global ambassador for Princess Cruises.

US television actor Gavin MacLeod, who starred in The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at the age of 90. MacLeod died early on Saturday, his nephew, Mark See, told Variety.

Gavin MacLeod, known for his role on The Love Boat, has passed away at 90.

has died. He was 90.The actor died on Saturday, May 29, in Rancho Mirage, California, a rep for Princess Cruises confirmed the news.

“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “McHale’s Navy,” died Saturday at age 90.No cause of death was given.MacLeod had a small part in “McHale’s Navy,” before getting cast as newswriter Murray Slaughter, one of the central characters in the WGN newsroom of “Mary Tyler Moore.” He appeared in every one of the classic comedy’s 168 episodes during its 1970-77 run on CBS, according to Variety.

TMZ, the actor had been in and out of the hospital with various illnesses for the last few months, although COVID was not one of them.MacLeod found his breakout role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” where he played Murray Slaughter, the head writer at Mary’s fictional television station. He appeared in all 168 episodes of the sitcom’s seven-year run.

Refresh for updates…Ed Asner took to Twitter on Saturday to give voice to his grief, after learning of the passing of his friend and former co-star Gavin MacLeod.

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.

Gavin MacLeod has died at 90. The actor, who is best known for his roles on The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, passed away on Saturday, May 29 his nephew Mark See confirmed to TMZ. Gavin was suffering from various illnesses and had help from loved ones and caretakers, the report added, noting that his death was not COVID related. Here’s 5 things to know about Gavin.