Television Career
Grandy played a recurring character on the 1970s sitcom, Maude, playing the boyfriend of Maude's daughter, Carol. He played the ship's purser, Burl "Gopher" Smith, for nine seasons (1977–1986) on the American television series The Love Boat. In 1982, while visiting Turkey to film scenes for the show, Grandy suffered severe burns when a balloon filled with hydrogen exploded.
Grandy appeared in the 1973 made for TV movie, The Girl Most Likely to..., as Ted Gates. He also appeared in a number of Match Game episodes in the mid-1970s. He first sat in the male guest-star seat in the top row left, then later sat in the center square while he filled in for Charles Nelson Reilly when Reilly was working on other projects.
Fred also was in "Monster Squad" Air Dates: On NBC from 9/11/76 - 9/3/77 http://www.70slivekidvid.com/msquad.htm
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