Is the captain of The Love Boat still alive?
Is the captain of The Love Boat still alive?
Actor Gavin MacLeod, 90, aka “Captain Merrill Stubing” on the 1970s TV series, The Love Boat, died in California on Saturday. Industry reaction to his passing was swift and loving.
Is Gavin MacLeod still married?
He married actress Patti Kendig in 1974. They divorced in 1982 but remarried in 1985. MacLeod is survived by Patti and the four children by Rootvik.
Is Gavin MacLeod married to Marion Ross?
And then there was “Happy Days” mom, Marion Ross, who not only appeared on “The Love Boat,” she married the Captain! In real life, Marion and Gavin were long-time friends and co-stars dating back to their work on 1959’s Operation Petticoat, so she was a natural choice to play Emily Stubing in a number of episodes.