The Princess Cruises ship Regal Princess had Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin McLeod, Cynthia Lauren Tewes, and Jill Whelan as godparents (the passenger ship industry's counterpart of naval ship sponsors) in 2014. On May 23, 2017, the original cast (MacLeod, Kopell, Grandy, Lange, Tewes, and Whelan) appeared on Today, where it was revealed that they will be honored with a shared star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, sponsored by Princess Cruises, for their achievements to television.
Cast Of Love Boat
Here is the list of the cast’s name and their character in The Love Boat
Cast | Character |
Gavin MacLeod | Your Captain, Merrill Stubing |
Bernie Kopell | Your Ship's Doctor, Adam "Doc" Bricker |
Fred Grandy | Your Yeoman Purser, Burl "Gopher" Smith |
Ted Lange | Your Bartender, Isaac Washington |
Lauren Tewes | Your Cruise Director, Julie McCoy |
Jill Whelan | Vicki Stubing, the captain's daughter |
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Who Is Still Alive From The Love Boat Cast?
Bernie Kopell as Adam "Doc" Bricker
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Bernie Kopell portrayed Adam Bricker, dubbed Doc, the ship's resident doctor. He was unquestionably the group's playboy, frequently entertaining a plethora of female travelers. According to reports, Kopell's ideal job was to work on the Love Boat. He reportedly made US$40,000 (about $55,000) every episode and got to hang out with his coworkers all day.
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On Get Smart, Kopell was noted for his recurrent role as Maxwell Smart's adversary, Siegfried. He also appeared alongside Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in the show's 2008 film remake. Kopell, who is now 88 years old, shows no signs of slowing down. He'll be seen in the dramedy Our Almost Completely True Story, alongside Peter MacNicol and Morgan Fairchild, in the near future.
Fred Grandy as Burl "Gopher" Smith
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The charming Gopher, Fred Gandy, was the ship's chief purser, in charge of the ship's financial and administrative operations. Gandy was also active behind the camera. He collaborated on the writing with co-star Bernie Kopell, and the two penned 12 episodes together.
After The Love Boat ended in 1986, Gandy took a hiatus from acting. He quickly moved into politics, and in 1986 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he served four years until 1995. He went on to serve in the United States Congress before becoming the CEO of Goodwill Industries International, where he remained until 2000.
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In 2003, he returned to acting over 20 years later, and in 2014, he landed a recurring part in the famous series The Mindy Project, where his son, Charlie Grandy, worked as a writer. Gandy made an appearance in an episode of the Showtime sitcom Moonbase 8 in 2020.
Ted Lange as Isaac Washington
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Ted Lange portrayed Isaac Washington, a bartender. When passengers boarded, he was the life of the party and had a kind face. Off-screen, Lange was just as popular, with many real-life bartenders offering him complimentary cocktails in the hopes that he would feature their recipes on the program.
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Lange was a well-liked member of the acting world even before The Love Boat. He had a regular role on That's My Mama, as well as guest appearances on Mr. T and Tina. While acting on The Love Boat, the prolific writer wrote six episodes and directed twelve others. Since then, he's worked as a director on shows including The New Gidget and The First Family.
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Lange also contributed his knowledge to FHM magazine, where he had his own sex advice section called Ask Isaac. He co-starred in the horror film Blood Pageant with Snoop Dogg last year at the age of 73.
Lauren Tewes as Julie McCoy
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Julie McCoy was the cruise director, and Lauren Tewes was the cruise director. The job was difficult to fill, and Tewes was finally cast the day before the third Love Boat pilot was shot. Throughout production, the actress suffered from cocaine addiction, which led to her firing after Season 7. "I wanted to be one of the gang. I am ashamed to say it, but it's true," In a prior interview with TV Guide, she stated. "The first time I took cocaine I had just gotten the job on The Love Boat and I was on my way to a party. 'Let's do drugs,' remarked my date. 'What the heck?' I said.
Patricia Klous, who portrayed Julie's sister and successor, Judy McCoy, on the program, stepped in to fill her shoes. Tewes got clean after leaving the program and returned to school to pursue a career as a cheese specialist. Tewes, who is 68 years old, still performs occasional acting (she appeared in the 2021 film Potato Dreams of America) and video game voice work, but her main job is as a sous chef at a catering firm in Seattle. However, the actress's cocaine addiction and the detrimental consequences it had on her career will always haunt her.
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"I was trying to keep my job, keep my husband, keep my house," she told TV Guide. "I was trying to please everybody, and I was destroying myself." Tewes also admitted to using cocaine with the majority of her income from The Love Boat. "All that money didn't go into a bank. It went into my nose," she said.
Jill Whelan as Vicki Stubing
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Vicki Stubing, the Captain's young daughter, was played by Jill Whelan. Whelan first appeared on the program in Season 3 as a smart and daring 11-year-old who grew up in front of America. Whelan got to experience things that other kids could only dream of as a result of growing up on a popular television show. She got to dance with Ginger Rogers and became pen buddies with Ethel Merman, for example.
Whelan went on to appear in a number of other shows after the program ended, including Fantasy Island, Vegas, and Trapper. But her time aboard The Love Boat will live on in her heart forever. "This is the type of show that you can watch with your family. And you don't see it with Netflix series anymore "In a recent interview with Starry Mag, she stated. "Back then, we felt it was a little brash, but now that you look at it twenty to thirty years later, it seems so innocent compared to what's on TV now."
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Love Boat Cast Deaths
Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing
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Captain Merrill Stubing manned the MS Pacific Princess. He acted as a father figure to both the crew and the passengers as the show's anchor. He was also well-liked by the audience. Gavin MacLeod nearly passed up the job of Captain Stubing because his agency warned him it "sucked." But MacLeod trusted his instincts and felt that a show produced by executive producer Aaron Spelling would be a hit — and it was.
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In 1957, MacLeod began acting and landed his first part in the prison drama I Want to Live! in 1958. He quickly landed a regular role on McHale's Navy but departed the program in 1966 to play alongside Richard Attenborough and Candice Bergen in the film The Sand Pebbles. The 1970s were a major decade for MacLeod, who was best known for his role as Murray Slaughter on the iconic Mary Tyler Moore Show, for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes. In the 1970 picture Kelly's Heroes, he featured with Clint Eastwood and Don Rickles.
MacLeod has recently starred in comedies such as The King of Queens and That '70s Show. In 2013, he published his memoir, This Is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith, and Life, which was fittingly named. MacLeod died in 2021, at the age of 90, at his home in Palm Desert, California, following a period of bad health. Although no cause was stated, his memory will live on in the hearts of his family, friends, and coworkers. Many others paid respect to him The Love Boat daughter Jill Whelan, who said, "He's one of the best people I've ever known... That's my dad."
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