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'The Love Boat' and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' star Gavin MacLeod has died at the age of 90.

He had originally tested for Moore’s TV boss, Lou Grant, a part that went to Ed Asner. Realizing he wasn’t right for playing the blustery, short-tempered TV newsroom leader, MacLeod asked if he could try instead for the wisecracking TV news writer, his jokes often at the expense of the dimwitted anchorman Ted Baxter. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was a smash from the start and remains a classic of situation comedies. It produced two spinoffs, “Rhoda” and “Phyllis,” starring Valerie Harper and Cloris Leachman, who had portrayed Mary’s neighbors. It was still top-rated when Moor...

Gavin MacLeod, who fans will know best from his time on classic shows like The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at the age of 90. MacLeod's death was confirmed by his nephew Mark See, and he passed away at his home in Palm Desert, California (via Deadline). No cause of death was [...]

Gavin MacLeod, known for his lead roles on the classic television shows The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has passed away at the age of 90. He died overnight on Saturday.

Gavin MacLeod, known for his roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Love Boat," died Saturday, his nephew Mark See told Variety. He was 90 years old.