Gavin MacLeod
Captain Merrill Stubing
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Cast
- Bernie KopellDoctor Adam Bricker
- Fred GrandyPurser Burl "Gopher" Smith
- Ted LangeIssac Washington
- Lauren TewesJulie McCoy
- Jill WhelanVicki Stubing
- Ted McGinleyShip's Photographer Ashley 'Ace' Covington Evans
- Pat KlousCruise Director Judy McCoy
- Debbie BartlettSusie - Love Boat Mermaid
- Teri HatcherAmy - Love Boat Mermaid
Monty O'GradyWaiter- Marion RossEmily Stubing
The Love Boat (TV Series 1977–1987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy - drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977 to May 24, 1986. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series premiered and four specials and a TV movie aired after the series ends. The series was set on the cruise ship MS ...
The Love Boat is a classic TV series about the romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess. IMDb provides information on the cast, episodes, trivia, soundtracks, and other features of the show.
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- 1977-05-05
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
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- 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 “sucked” but added that Spelling really wanted MacLeod for the part, and the industry-savvy actor recognized it immediately for what it was: a gold mine.
- Bernie Kopell — Doctor Adam Bricker. Kopell was already well known to TV audiences long before he set sail on The Love Boat. Oddly, he started out his acting career playing mostly Mexicans and Puerto Ricans.
- Fred Grandy — Yeoman Purser Burl "Gopher" Smith. Up until The Love Boat, Fred Grandy’s biggest break was a recurring role as Carol’s boyfriend on the show Maude.
- Ted Lange – Bartender Isaac Washington. Surprisingly, Ted Lange used to co-write a sex advice column for the magazine FHM. Initially, his co-writer was porn star Jenna Jameson and then he partnered up with Beth Ostrosky Stern, wife of Howard.
- 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.
Meet the cast and crew of the classic comedy-drama series The Love Boat, which aired from 1977 to 1986. Find out who played the regular characters, the directors, writers, producers and more.
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