Gavin MacLeod, an American actor, is best known for his role as Captain Stubing on the hit television series The Love Boat. With a career spanning over six decades, MacLeod's performances brought joy and laughter to millions of viewers. Beyond acting, MacLeod has also worked as a producer and author, sharing his experiences and personal growth with the world. His dedication to his craft, resilience in overcoming challenges, and positive attitude toward life have made him a beloved figure in Hollywood. MacLeod's life serves as a reminder that pursuing one's passion with heart and perseverance can lead to a lasting legacy.

"It all depended on the cut. Some of them were really on the ship. Some were really on the set. Like if they had the stars for a week, the stars coming off, that was usually on the set, except if we were on location for that particular show."


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"Somebody did an article in one of the newspapers saying that at that time I had the most visibility of any actor around. Kind of nice, you know, when that thing was happening."



"But the character was so successful, that first one, that they wrote him again and he came in right at the end of the first year in a show called THE BOX. I was up for the Emmy for that one too."



"We used two Princess Cruise ships. The Island Princess and The Pacific Princess. They were identical ships."



"I haven't killed anyone on television in years and years. Must have been twenty something years."



"This is a group playing together and that's the only way, I feel, this play can be successful and moving. I am so lucky to have the people that are in it. When I came here I didn't know who was going to be in the play."



"We were making new ones the second year. We were in syndication the second year. So we were on Saturday nights, prime time, every morning, and then they put it on Sunday evenings too. So it was all over the place."



"I checked myself out in that funeral parlour scene. I saw myself laughing, because there was a shot of Ed and I together and Mary was right in back of us. My head turned from the camera and I saw myself laughing, because Mary was absolutely brilliant in that thing."



"I just love the hours of the theatre, I love the way it operates. I always say that when you're doing a play it's like getting a shot of B12, and when you do television for a long series you need a shot of B12."



"I went over to shoot for six days. It turned out to be ten days, very nicely so. A little money."

