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Gavin MacLeod, the actor who starred on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and captained 'The Love Boat,' has died at the age of 90.

Gavin MacLeod, who became one of the most beloved faces on TV as a wisecracking TV news writer on ’The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ and then as the amiable skipper of ’The Love Boat’, died at his home in California.

L’acteur Gavin MacLeod, connu pour son rôle dans «La croisière s’amuse», est mort samedi à l’âge de 90 ans.

Gavin MacLeod, 'Love Boat' Captain and 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Star, Dies at 90 Carmel Dagan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail MacLeod’s nephew, Mark See, confirmed his death to Variety. MacLeod died in the early morning on May 29. No cause of death was given, but MacLeod’s health had declined in recent months. More from Variety MacLeod played a relatively minor character on ABC hit “McHale’s Navy,” starring Ernest Borgnine, but as newswriter Murray Slaughter, he was certainly one of the stars of “Mary Tyler Moore,” appearing in every one of the classic comedy’s 168 episodes...

Earlier, he was the acerbic TV news writer Murray Slaughter on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”