# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gavin-macleod
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:04:05.647Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gavin-macleod"
name: "Gavin MacLeod"
slug: "gavin-macleod"
description: "Gavin MacLeod was an American actor best known for his roles as news writer Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and ship's captain Merrill Stubing on ABC's The Love Boat. After growing up Catholic, MacLeod became an evangelical Christian in 1984. His career, which spanned six decades, included work as a Christian television host, author, and guest on several talk, variety, and religious programs."
tagline: "American actor (1931–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gavin_Macleod.jpg?width=1200"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1931-02-28"
deathDate: "2021-05-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump