Actor Fred Grandy enjoyed two distinct careers -- an initial career as an actor and a proverbial second wind on the political stage. As a thespian, Grandy signed for guest spots on early-'70s series including Maude and Phyllis, but built his reputation via his nine-season portrayal of Yeoman-Purser Burl "Gopher" Smith, right-hand man to Captain Merrill Stubing (Gavin MacLeod), on the popular television sitcom The Love Boat (1977-1986). He proved popular with audiences, but by the mid-'80s reportedly grew tired of acting and gravitated to the political arena because he found it more challenging. Indeed, in 1986 -- the year of Boat's cancelation -- Grandy was elected as a Republican member of the House of Representatives from Iowa.
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Law & Order: Bitch
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2003 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 09
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1985 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 08
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1984 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 07
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1983 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 06
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1982 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 05
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1981 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 04
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1980 | |||
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Blind Ambition
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1979 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 03
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1979 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 02
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1978 | |||
| 1977 | ||||
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The Lincoln Conspiracy
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1977 | |||
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The Love Boat II
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1977 | |||
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The Love Boat: Season 01
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1977 | |||
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The New Love Boat
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1977 | |||
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Death Race 2000
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1975 | |||
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