Gavin MacLeod of ‘The Love Boat’ and ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ dies at age 90

MacLeod’s birth name was Allan See, but in his memoir, “This is Your Captain Speaking,” he wrote that he considered his last name to be “too confusing” and changed it to honor an acting teacher.

MacLeod wrote he also had to deal with premature hair loss, going bald while still in college.

After a busy career of bit parts in television and film, MacLeod first achieved fame as part of the ensemble of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” a breakthrough sitcom in which he played news writer Murray Slaughter.

Murray often served as a confidante to Moore’s character, rolled his eyes at the cluelessness…