Fred Grandy (born June 29, 1948) is a former actor who became a member in 1986 of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. Grandy was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He received his bachelor's degree in English from Harvard University in 1970 and is fluent in both French and Arabic. He played the dimwitted Burl "Gopher" Smith for nine years on the American television series "The Love Boat". Wikipedia
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...GRANDY, Frederick Lawrence, (1948 - ) GRANDY, Frederick Lawrence, a Representative from Iowa; born in Sioux City, Iowa, June 29, 1948; attended public schools; graduated from Phillips Exeter ... bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000371/
When Eisenhower married Julie Nixon , Grandy served as best man. He performed with the comedy troupe The Proposition for two years, and co-wrote a play with Jane Curtin that ran briefly on Broadway. www.nndb.com/people/908/000024836/
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