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Jun 18, 2020 · Gavin MacLeod — Captain Merrill Stubing. When he was cast on The Love Boat, MacLeod had just wrapped up seven years on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. His agent told him The Love Boat script ...
Nov 26, 2023 · THESE stars from 'The Love Boat' are still alive; The show ran from 1977 to 1986; THEY are still with us today 'The Love Boat,' an iconic TV series that set sail in the late 1970s, left an indelible mark on the hearts of viewers. While some cast members have departed, others are very much alive, continuing their journeys in various walks of life.
- Gavin MacLeod (Captain Merrill Stubing) MacLeod played the captain of the crew for the entire run of the series. Before joining the show, he starred on The Mary Tyler Moore Show for several years.
- Bernie Kopell (Adam "Doc" Bricker) Kopell was well known to audiences when he joined The Love Boat as the ship's doctor, having already enjoyed roles on That Girl and Get Smart.
- Fred Grandy (Burl "Gopher" Smith) Grandy already had a few roles on shows like Maude and Welcome Back Kotter when he made his Love Boat debut. But after the latter show ended, his life went in a brand new direction: Grandy was elected to Congress as a member of the House of Representatives for his home state of Iowa, where he served from 1987 to 1995.
- Ted Lange (Isaac Washington) Lange was a theater actor before he joined the team as the boat's bartender, making his Broadway debut in Hair. Also an accomplished writer/director, Lange wrote the screenplay for 1977's Passing Through and also wrote six episodes of The Love Boat while starring on the show.
- Gavin McLeod (Captain Merrill Stubing) Gavin MacLeod’s role as the Captain of The Love Boat was iconic and helped to shape his career in the years that followed.
- Lauren Tewes (Julie McCoy) Lauren Tewes only got given the role of cruise director Julie McCoy on the day before production started on the third and final pilot of the show.
- Bernie Kopell (Adam “Doc” Bricker) Bernie Kopell played the role of Dr. Adam Bricker on The Love Boat for all 250 episodes that were made. The role became so famous and enduring that much of his career since The Love Boat has been spent playing versions of the same character or parodying himself.
- Jill Whelan (Vicki Stubing) Jill Whelan played the role of Vicki Stubing, the daughter of Captain Stubing, during six of the nine seasons of The Love Boat.
Jun 22, 2024 · Bernie Kopell (Adam Doc Bricker) ABC/Paul Archuleta/Getty. Adam "Doc" Bricker, the ship's capable doctor, is one of the show's key characters, and Bernie Kopell came prepared for the role. When he ...
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Jul 27, 2021 · Graves died of a heart attack four days before his 84 th birthday, on March 14, 2010. "Love Boat" had some of the most beloved character actors of its time, from Dick Van Patten to Peter Graves ...
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Oct 7, 2020 · Actress Jill Whelan was first cast on The Love Boat at just 11 years old. Her appearances as Captain Stubing's daughter, Vicki, were originally billed as guest roles, but she later became a series ...
