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Veteran actor Gavin MacLeod, known for his roles in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Love Boat" has died his nephew told Variety. He was 90.

'Love Boat' captain Gavin MacLeod dies at 90 Share Updated: 5:17 PM EDT May 29, 2021 Chris Pizzello FILE - IN this July 31, 2018 file photo shows actor Gavin MacLeod during a panel discussion on the PBS special "Betty White: First Lady of Television" during the 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) SOURCE: Chris Pizzello The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 5:17 PM EDT May 29, ...

Television actor Gavin MacLeod has died

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 [...]