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Gavin MacLeod, who appeared on two massively successful television series in the 1970s and 80s, died on Saturday, as first reported by
Variety. From 1970 until 1977, MacLeod played the newsroom head writer Murray Slaughter at Minneapolis television station WJM on the witty and highly influential
Mary Tyler Moore Show. He quickly followed with the leading role as Your Captain, Merrill Stubing, on
The Love Boat. That ship sailed from 1977 to 1986, with five additional post-finale specials, the last one in 1990. He continued to make appearances on shows like
That 70s Show,
The King of Queens into the aughts. He was 90 years old.