Greg Mullavey (born Gregory Thomas Mulleavy Jr.; September 10, 1939) is an American film and television actor who has had roles as Tom Hartman in the

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'' Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' and Carly and Spencer's grandfather in ''

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''. He has appeared on and off Broadway, and continues to act on stage, having appeared in over a hundred theatre productions across North America.

Career

Mullavey was born in

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, and changed the spelling of his surname from Mulleavy to avoid confusion with his father, who also had the same name. He appeared on television series including ''

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'', '' Blue Light'', '' The Rockford Files'', '' M*A*S*H'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Combat!'', '' The Virginian'', and '' Hawaii Five-O''. He played Eddie Gallagher on '' Rituals'', as well as Carly and Spencer's grandfather on ''

''. Mullavey played Tom Hartman on the iconic 1970s comedy '' Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,'' and Mule Canby in the TV miniseries '' Centennial''. He played Biff in the '' Tales from the Darkside'' episode (2/12) "Monsters in my Room" (1985). His movie credits include ''

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'' (1969), '' C.C. and Company'' (1970), ''

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'' (1971), '' The Birdmen'' (1971), '' The Love Machine'' (1971), '' The Christian Licorice Store'' (1971), '' I Dismember Mama'' (1972), '' Stand Up and Be Counted'' (1972), '' The Single Girls'' (1974), '' The Disappearance of Flight 412'' (1974), '' The Hindenburg'' (1975, as Herbert Morrison), and '' The Census Taker'' (1984). Onstage, he appeared opposite

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in the 2015 New York debut of Joe DiPietro's play ''Clever Little Lies'' at the Westside Theatre.

Personal life

His father, Greg Mulleavy, played major league baseball for the White Sox and Red Sox and was a third base coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers and L.A. Dodgers. Note that father and son spelled their last name differently. Mullavey was married to actress Meredith MacRae from 1969 until 1987, when they divorced; they had one child, daughter Allison Mullavey (b. 1974). He never remarried but has lived with actor/writer Ariana Johns since 1999.

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