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Actor, politician, radio personality. Fredrick Lawrence Grandy (born June 29, 1948) is an American actor who played "Gopher" on the TV series The Love Boat and who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. Grandy was most recently the host of The Grandy Group, a morning drive time radio talk ...
Fred Grandy is best known as Gopher on The Love Boat (1977), but he also ran for Congress, hosted a radio show, and wrote for TV. IMDb provides his biography, filmography, photos, videos, and trivia.
- Actor, Writer, Music Department
- June 29, 1948
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Fred Grandy is an actor, politician and former CEO of Goodwill Industries. He is best known for playing Gopher on The Love Boat (1977) and for his involvement in agriculture, education and non-profit organizations.
- June 29, 1948
- 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.
Oct 5, 2022 · Fred Grandy is best known for playing Burl "Gopher" Smith on "The Love Boat" and serving in the Iowa House of Representatives. Learn about his career, credits, photos and biography on TV Insider.
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Writer. Grandy was born in Sioux City, Iowa, the youngest of three sons of William Grandy, who worked in his father's insurance business, and his wife Bonnie. When Grandy was eleven, his father died of a heart attack. His mother died of an aneurysm a year later. The young Grandy was raised by Margaret Avery, his mother's best friend (a widow ...
Mar 20, 2019 · The actors share their memories of their long careers in show business, from acting on The Love Boat to directing and writing plays. They also reveal their impressions of Syracuse, their co-stars and their experiences on the iconic TV show.
