ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gavin MacLeod has received more than 3,885,997 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Gavin MacLeod is the 3,795th most popular actor (up from 4,573rd in 2019), the 5,666th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,823rd in 2019) and the 1,718th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

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  • 49.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gavin MacLeod ranks 3,795 out of 13,578. Before him are Ernesto Alonso, Mark Pellegrino, Irving Cummings, Kurt Fuller, Ichirō Nagai, and JoBeth Williams. After him are Harry Morgan, Carl Lumbly, Fernando Lamas, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Françoise Rosay, and Haruko Sugimura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Gavin MacLeod ranks 309. Before him are Kenny Burrell, Vlastimil Bubník, Phil Woods, Dorian Gray, David Cherkassky, and Ichirō Nagai. After him are Bernard Panafieu, Yuriy Voynov, Mario Tronti, Ivan Toplak, Mordecai Richler, and Jean Philippe. Among people deceased in 2021, Gavin MacLeod ranks 317. Before him are Patrick Juvet, Tormod Knutsen, Bernd Kannenberg, Budge Patty, Jim Steinman, and Agustín Balbuena. After him are Robert Marchand, Alexander Gradsky, Leslie Laing, Joseph Benz, Ivan Toplak, and Art Metrano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gavin MacLeod ranks 5,666 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Pellegrino (1965), Irving Cummings (1888), Michael Eisner (1942), Kurt Fuller (1953), Ray Barretto (1929), and JoBeth Williams (1948). After him are George Saling (1909), Harry Morgan (1915), Carl Lumbly (1951), Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), Kenneth Noland (1924), and Anita Borg (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gavin MacLeod ranks 1,718. Before him are Joe Lando (1961), M. C. Gainey (1948), Mark Pellegrino (1965), Irving Cummings (1888), Kurt Fuller (1953), and JoBeth Williams (1948). After him are Harry Morgan (1915), Carl Lumbly (1951), Ed O'Ross (1949), Tommy Rettig (1941), Sandra Bernhard (1955), and Elizabeth Mitchell (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Love Boat
Merril Stubing
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
6.3 / 10
Kelly's Heroes
Moriarty (tank crewman)
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Jun 22o 19707.348 / 10
The Party
C. S. Divot
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
Apr 4o 19687.272 / 10