Gavin MacLeod Net Worth

Gavin MacLeod's Quotes

• No matter where I go, I'm Murray to some people and captain to other people. Mostly the captain.
• I've worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Gregory Peck, Mary Tyler Moore. But the biggest honor I have ever had was to play the role of Jonathan Sperry in this simple but special film.
• [on the death of John Ritter in 2003]: No, are you kidding? You can see what he's done --- he's commits to whatever he's doing; and that's the kind of a guy he was, and that's the kind of an actor he was, kind of a father and a man he was. It's such a sad, sad, sad thing. He was so inventive and so full of life. Made me struck down like that. You can imagine what he would have continued to do if he'd not died. So, his kids will do it.
• [on working with Dylan Sprouse and his twin brother, Cole Sprouse, while teasing both of them on a cruise]: The 16-year-old Dylan and his twin, Cole, are really wonderful young actors. Some people have it instinctively, and some have to go to school. You can't just put anyone in front of a camera and say, 'Go!' but these two, well, there's a reason for the success of that program. I felt more love on their soundstage than I have anywhere since The Mary Tyler Moore (1970) Show.
• [on starring in a Christian movie]: The film is about forgiveness. Forgiveness is one of the greatest tools God has given us.

Interesting Facts about Gavin MacLeod

1. His The Love Boat (1977) captain exposure led to a long-running gig promoting the Princess Cruises.
2. 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.
3. Was a close friend (30 years) of actor Ted Knight long before they appeared together on Mary Tyler Moore (1970).
4. 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.
5. 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".
6. Stepfather of Stephanie Steele. He also has two other stepchildren, Andrew and Tommy, with his wife Patti.
7. 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.
8. Graduate of Ithaca College in upstate New York.
9. Holds an Honorary Doctorate from his Alma Mater Ithaca College.
10. 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).
11. Remained good friends with Ted Lange during and after The Love Boat (1977).
12. Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades, California.
13. Graduated from Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville, New York, in 1947, and received a scholarship to Ithaca College.
14. Before he was a successful actor, he did everything from janitor to lawn mowing.
15. 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.
16. Started acting when he was in Kindergarten.
17. Has been going bald since he was 18, at that time, he wore toupees.
18. His ancestry includes Irish, part Chippewa-Indian, Swedish and English.
19. 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.
20. 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).