Gavin MacLeod Biography (1931?-)

Born Allan See, February 28, 1931 (some sources say 1930), in Mount Kisco, NY; raised in Pleasantville, NY; son of a gas station owner; married Patty (a Rockette), 1955 (divorced, c. 1973); married second wife, Patti Steele (a singer and dancer), 1974 (divorced, 1982); remarried Steele, 1985; children: (first marriage) Keith, David, Julie, Meghan; (second marriage) stepchildren: Tommy, Stephanie, Andrew. Addresses: Manager: c/o 1025 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: 1931?; Mount Kisco, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Seaman Joseph "Happy" Hanes, McHale's Navy, ABC, 1962-64
Murray Slaughter, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS, 1970-77
Captain Merrill Stubing, The Love Boat, ABC, 1977-86
Cardinal Frances Abgott, Oz, HBO, 2000
Movies
The Alcatraz Express (also known as The Big Train), 1962
Warden, The Intruders (also known as Death Dance at Madelia), NBC, 1970
Jordan Robbins, Only with Married Men, ABC, 1974
Vice principal Durfner, "Student Exchange," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1987
Captain Merrill Stubing, The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (also known as The Love Boat: A Summer Cruise and Valentine's Day Love Boat Reunion), CBS, 1990
Miniseries
Curt Arvey, Scruples, CBS, 1980
Pilots
Honeymoon Suite, ABC, 1973
Captain Merrill Stubing, The New Love Boat (also known as The Love Boat II), ABC, 1977
Yankee Sullivan, Ransom for Alice!, NBC, 1977
Lieutenant Nojack, Murder Can Hurt You!, ABC, 1980
Host, Whatever Became of ... ?, ABC, 1982
Specials
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys, CBS, 1975
Mitzi ... What's Hot, What's Not, CBS, 1978
Alan King's 3rd Annual Final Warning!, ABC, 1979
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 3, CBS, 1979
Host, The New and Spectacular Guinness Book of World Records, 1980
Night of 100 Stars, 1982
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, NBC, 1984
Host, The ABC All-Star Spectacular, ABC, 1985
The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, 1985
Night of 100 Stars II, 1985
Captain Merrill Stubing, "The Shipshape Cruise," The Love Boat Special, ABC, 1986
Captain Merrill Stubing, "The Christmas Cruise," The Love Boat Special, ABC, 1986
Captain Merrill Stubing, "Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?" The Love Boat Special, ABC, 1987
Himself and Murray Slaughter, Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show, CBS, 1991
Robert Carter, "If I Die before I Wake," CBS Schoolbreak Specials,CBS, 1993
Host, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians: The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven (also known as New Year's Eve with Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians), PBS, 1994
Episodic
"Baby Face Killer," The Whirlybirds, syndicated, 1957
"Act of Folly," Walter Winchell File, ABC, 1957
"The Arraignment," U.S. Marshal, syndicated, 1958
"The Walkout," Walter Winchell File, ABC, 1958
"The Kill," Peter Gunn, NBC, 1958
"The Robbery," Steve Canyon, NBC, 1959
Bugsy McKenna, "Bugsy," Mr. Lucky, CBS, 1959
(As Gavin McLeod) Artie McLeod, "The Tri-State Gang," The Untouchables, ABC, 1959
"The Informer," U.S. Marshal, syndicated, 1960
Salesman, "Hair of the Dog," Mr. Lucky, CBS, 1960
"Take Five for Murder," Peter Gunn, ABC, 1960
"Tinge of Red," Dan Raven, NBC, 1960
Three-Fingered Jack White, "The Big Train," The Untouchables, ABC,1961
Lawrence Comminger, "The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather," Perry Mason, CBS, 1961
"Crime and Commitment," Cain's Hundred, NBC, 1961
"Rules of Guidance," Cain's Hundred, NBC, 1961
Lorenzo Lawson, "Winter Harvest," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1961
"Doyle against the House," The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1961
"Style of Living," The Investigators, CBS, 1961
"The Heist," Straightaway, CBS, 1961
(As Gavin McLeod) Whitey Metz, "Loophole," The Untouchables, ABC,1961
Maxwell Cooley, "Empress Carlotta's Necklace," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1961
"Man in the Middle," The Untouchables, ABC, 1962

"Romance, Roses, and Rye Bread," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1964
Paul Newmar, "The Sleeping Cutie," The Munsters, CBS, 1964
"The Meeting," Rawhide, CBS, 1964
(As Gavin McLeod) Fred Fay, "Dance, Marine, Dance," Gomer Pyle, USMC, CBS, 1965
Mr. Cleveland, "The Hong Kong Shilling Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1965
Mortimer Hershey, "The Case of the Grinning Gorilla," Perry Mason,CBS, 1965
Gilbert Jamel, "TV or Not TV," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1965
"The Taylors in Hollywood," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1965
Bryan Bender, "The Hollywood Party," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS,1965
Dan Platte, "The Case of the Runaway Racer," Perry Mason, CBS, 1965
Alvin Wannamaker, "Who's Got a Secret?" My Favorite Martian, CBS,1965
"Hot Rod Herman," The Munsters, CBS, 1965
Alvin Wannamaker, "Man from Uncle Martin," My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1966
Dr. Charles Norwood, "Baby Crazy," Summer Fun, ABC, 1966
Major Zolle, "Hello, Zolle," Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1966
"Then Suddenly, Panic!" Ben Casey, ABC, 1966
Gribs, "The Fatal Chase Raid," The Rat Patrol, ABC, 1966
"The Shock of Recognition," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1966
Corporal Tommy Behan, "The Masquers," Combat!, ABC, 1967
Mace, "Brother Love," The Big Valley, ABC, 1967
"The Eighty-Seven-Dollar Bride," The Road West, NBC, 1967
"Six Hours to Sky High," Iron Horse, ABC, 1967
Guido, "Black Market," Garrison's Gorillas, ABC, 1967
Daniel Gerber, "Return of the Hero," Ironside, NBC, 1968
O'Leary, "Presumed Dead," The Big Valley, ABC, 1968
Big Chicken, "And They Painted Daisies on His Coffin," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1968
"A Very Warm Reception," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968
General Metzger, "The Collector General," Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1968
Major Kiegel, "Clearance Sale at the Black Market," Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1968
"A Star Is Reborn," The Flying Nun, ABC, 1969
Big Chicken, "The Box," Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 1969
Clute, "Alias Nellie Handley," The Big Valley, ABC, 1969
General von Rauscher, "The Witness," Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1969
"Visitation," Judd, for the Defense, ABC, 1969
"Rock-Bye, Bye, Bye," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969
"The Black Angel," Lancer, CBS, 1969
"An Evening with Alister Mundy," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1970
"Jenny Wilde Is Drowning," Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
"Love and the Image Makers," Love, American Style, ABC, 1974
Murray Slaughter, "Rhoda's Wedding," Rhoda, CBS, 1974
Mr. Ellsworth, "The Fine Art of Crime," The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, CBS, 1978
Captain Merrill Stubing, "Love Boat Angels: Parts 1 & 2," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1979
(As O. D. Warbux) Marshall Stubing, "The Captain's Ne'er-do-well Brother," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980
Guest host, The Big Show, NBC, 1980
Martin Brennen, "Fallen Idols," Hotel, ABC, 1985
Art Sommers, "The Big Show of 1965," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990
Michael Holmes, "The Last Act Is a Solo," General Motors Playwrights Theater, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
"Who Killed the Host at the Roast?" Burke's Law, ABC, 1994
Himself, "The Love Boat Reunion Show," The Oprah Winfrey Show, 1998
Captain Merrill Stubing, "Reunion," The Love Boat: The Next Wave,UPN, 1998
Uncle Stu, "S'no Job," The King of Queens, CBS, 2001
Also appeared in The DuPont Show of the Week, NBC; Death ValleyDays, syndicated; The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated.
Other
Appeared as Myron Selznick, The Scarlett O'Hara Wars; as Mr. Goldberger, The Day the Bubble Burst.
Film Appearances
Police Lieutenant, I Want to Live!, United Artists, 1958
Padua, Compulsion, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Ernest Huckle, Operation Petticoat, Universal, 1959
Private Saxon, Pork Chop Hill, United Artists, 1959
(Uncredited) Ted Krupa, The Gene Krupa Story (also known as Drum Crazy), Columbia, 1959
Professor Thayer, High Time, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
Johnny Carver, Twelve Hours to Kill, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
Harry Deiner, The Crimebusters, 1961
Private Crotty, War Hunt, United Artists, 1962
Seaman Joseph "Happy" Hanes, McHale's Navy, Universal, 1964
Seaman Joseph "Happy" Hanes, McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force, Universal, 1965
Hulagu Khan, The Sword of Ali Baba, Universal, 1965
Crosley, The Sand Pebbles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
Emil, Deathwatch, Beverly Pictures, 1966
Radio operator, Women of the Prehistoric Planet (also known as Prehistoric Planet Women), Real Art, 1966
C. S. Divot, The Party, United Artists, 1968
First director, The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969
Lou, A Man Called Gannon, Universal, 1969
Sergeant Kruger, The 1,000 Plane Raid, United Artists, 1969
Moriarty, Kelly's Heroes (also known as The Warriors), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
The Late Show, Warner Bros., 1977
The Jerk, Universal, 1979
Serial, Paramount, 1980
My Favorite Year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Time Changer, 2002
Stage Appearances
Harry Locke, The Captains and the Kings, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1962
Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982
Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, 1985
Grossinger's, Forth Worth, TX, 1997
Appeared in A Hatful of Rain (Broadway debut); Chapter Two,Chicago, IL; Carousel; Middle of the Night; The Egg; An Evening of the Absurd; Lullabye; The Webb and the Rock; Awake and Sing; The Balcony; The Roost; And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little; Once More with Feeling; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Gypsy; The Seven-Year Itch; Annie Get Your Gun, San Francisco, CA; The Connection; MassAppeal; High Button Shoes; Love Letters; Never Too Late.
Major Tours
Sam, Copacabana, U.S. cities, c. 2000
WRITINGS
Autobiography
(With Patti MacLeod), Back on Course, F.H. Revell (Old Tappan, NJ), 1987

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, February 21, 1997, p. 140; August 4, 2000, p. 69

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