Gavin MacLeod, Captain of the Cruise Fun, Hollywood May 10, 2018. – Chris Pizzello / AP / SIPA
He will have sported throughout The cruise has fun an eternal smile. Actor Gavin MacLeod, captain in the 1970s-1980s American television series, died on Saturday at the age of 90. His death has been confirmed to showbiz magazine Variety by his nephew Mark See.
Gavin MacLeod, who appeared in many supporting roles, rose to fame as Captain Stubing of the luxury ocean liner Pacific Princess, whose passengers, often played by stars, including Gene Kelly, once aboard were swept away on romantic adventures. or burlesque.
Eleven seasons
The critically-worn but hugely popular series spanned eleven seasons and spawned several films. It had been broadcast in France from the early 1980s. “Critics hated it, called it stupefying television,” recalled the American actor in an interview with Los Angeles Times in 2013.
” My heart is broken. Gavin was my brother, my accomplice, my sidekick in gastronomy, my sidekick in humor, ”actor Edward Asner, 91, grumpy but adorable chief editor of the American series said in a tweet. Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Gavin McLeod had made a name for himself. “See you soon Gavin.” Tell friends I’m coming! He joked.