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Gavin MacLeod

1931 - 2021

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Gavin MacLeod ( mə-KLOWD; born Allan George See; February 28, 1931 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor best known for his roles as news writer Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and ship's captain Merrill Stubing on ABC's The Love Boat. After growing up Catholic, MacLeod became an evangelical Christian in 1984. His career, which spanned six decades, included work as a Christian television host, author, and guest on several talk, variety, and religious programs. MacLeod's career began in films in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Gavin MacLeod is the 5,256th most popular actor (down from 3,791st in 2024), the 8,180th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,665th in 2019) and the 2,405th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Gavin MacLeod ranks 5,256 out of 13,578. Before him are Martin Wuttke, Osvaldo Ríos, Alina Janowska, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wenche Foss, and Mia Wasikowska. After him are Helen Gallagher, Pavel Kadochnikov, Charles Berling, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Lyudmila Kasatkina, and Kevin Conroy.

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Among people born in 1931, Gavin MacLeod ranks 446. Before him are Suchitra Sen, Chuck Feeney, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ursula Donath, Hal Connolly, and Leyla Erbil. After him are Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Paolo Portoghesi, Henry Källgren, Mary L. Good, Zoltán Latinovits, and Nadezhda Konyayeva. Among people deceased in 2021, Gavin MacLeod ranks 462. Before him are Giuseppe Galante, Sanja Ilić, Art LaFleur, Vladimir Naumov, Mona Malm, and Donald Arnold. After him are Isaak Khalatnikov, Gimax, Peter Lorimer, Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Olha Ilkiv, and Sergei Solovyov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gavin MacLeod ranks 8,182 out of 20,380. Before him are Marguerite Clayton (1891), Ina Claire (1893), Bill Condon (1955), Gayle Hunnicutt (1943), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), and Zoot Sims (1925). After him are Helen Gallagher (1926), Johnny Griffin (1928), Joseph Dempsey (1875), Kevin Conroy (1955), Richard Olney (1835), and Neal Schon (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gavin MacLeod ranks 2,406. Before him are Hank Mann (1888), Austin Butler (1991), Brenda Bakke (1963), Marguerite Clayton (1891), Ina Claire (1893), and Gayle Hunnicutt (1943). After him are Helen Gallagher (1926), Kevin Conroy (1955), Joe Seneca (1919), Jeanette Nolan (1911), Burt Ward (1945), and Bebe Daniels (1901).

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