Ted Lange - wikipedia Ted Lange Ted Lange Lange as Isaac Washington, 1977 Theodore William Lange ( 1948 - 01 - 05 ) January 5, 1948 ( age 69 ) Oakland, California, United States Residence Torrance, California, United States Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter Years active 1972 -- present Spouse ( s ) Mary Ley ( 2001 -- present ), Sheryl Thompson ( 1979 - 1989 ) Theodore William `` Ted '' Lange ( / lændʒ / ; born January 5, 1948 ) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter best known for his role as the bartender, Isaac Washington, in the TV series The Love Boat. Lange and Gavin MacLeod, who played his captain in the series, have remained close friends. Contents 1 Early life and acting career 2 Directing and screenwriting 3 `` Ask Isaac '' 4 Celebrity Fit Club 5 Personal life 6 Awards 7 Filmography 8 References 9 External links Early life and acting career Lange was born in Oakland, California, in 1948, the son of Geraldine L., a television show host, and Ted Lange. Lange attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Lange was a cast member of the musical Hair. His first screen appearance was in the documentary film Wattstax in 1973. After appearing in the film Black Belt Jones in 1974, he portrayed Junior on the series That 's My Mama before landing the role of the ship 's bartender, Isaac, on The Love Boat in 1977, opposite Gavin MacLeod. After he left the show in 1987, Lange appeared in various films and guest roles on 227, The Cleveland Show, Glitch !, Evening Shade, Scrubs, Drake & Josh, The King of Queens, Boy Meets World, Psych and Are We There Yet. In addition to his film and television work, Lange has also done extensive theater work. He made his Broadway debut in 1968 in the musical Hair. He also performed in a one - man show, Behind the Mask : An Evening with Paul Laurence Dunbar. Directing and screenwriting During the run of The Love Boat, Lange also served as director and screenwriter on various episodes of the series. In 1977, he wrote the screenplay for the 1977 drama Passing Through, starring Cora Lee Day and Marla Gibbs. In 1999, Lange directed two episodes of Love Boat : The Next Wave, the UPN series based on The Love Boat. He also directed episodes of Moesha, Dharma & Greg, and Eve. In 2008, he directed the drama For Love of Amy. Lange has also done extensive theater work as playwright and stage director. He has penned 17 plays, including George Washington 's Boy, a historical drama about the relationship between the first president and his favorite slave, along with the comedy Lemon Meringue Facade. Lange remains close to Gavin MacLeod, his acting mentor, who is a Palm Springs resident, and sees his plays. He said in a 2014 interview with CBS New York.com of his long - running friendship with him, `` Gavin lives in Palm Springs, I 'm in LA. So, when I do my plays, he comes down and sees my plays or I 'll go see what he 's doing ! '' He also said in a 2017 interview with The Wiseguyz Show, if his mentor enjoyed all the acting / dancing on The Love Boat series was : `` Oh yeah, sure, Gavin was wonderful. Gavin lives down here in Palm Springs and we 're still tight, all of us, Gavin and Bernie and Jill ; we still see each other. Fred lives in a different state, we 're still close, we 're still good friends. '' `` Ask Isaac '' Before the American edition of FHM folded in 2006, Lange wrote a sex and advice column, titled `` Ask Isaac '', with adult film actress Jenna Jameson. Celebrity Fit Club In 2006, Lange appeared in the fourth season of the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club. He lost 28 pounds during the show 's run. Personal life Lange married Sheryl Thompson in 1978, and they divorced in 1989. The couple has two children, Ted IV and Turner Wallace Lange. Lange remarried in 2001 to Mary Ley. His mother is Geraldine Lange, who was a personal secretary to a San Francisco mayor and was public affairs director of KBHK - TV in San Francisco in the early 1970s. She also hosted television programs on KBHK - TV. Awards For his work theater directing, Lange received the NAACP 's Renaissance Man Theatre Award, the Heroes and Legends HAL Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Dramalogue Award. Lange has also been the recipient of the James Cagney Directing Fellow Scholarship Award from the American Film Institute along with the Paul Robeson Award from Oakland 's Ensemble Theatre. Filmography Film Year Film Role Other notes 1973 Wattstax Himself Trick Baby Melvin the Pimp Alternative title : The Double Con Blade Henry Watson Black Belt Jones Militant Uncredited Friday Foster Fancy Dexter 1977 Passing Through - Director 1978 Record City The Wiz Terminal Exposure Fantastic Alternative title : Double Exposure 1988 Glitch ! DuBois 1989 Othello Othello Director 1990 Penny Ante : The Motion Picture The Deacon 1991 Perfume George The Naked Truth The Flower Peddler 1998 Sandman Gnome 2000 The Redemption Reverend 2002 Is This Your Mother ? 2003 Banana Moon Prof. Williams Co-producer Gang of Roses Bartender # 2 2006 Uncle Tom 's Apartment Pops National Lampoon 's Dorm Daze 2 Celebrity Judge # 2 2007 Last of the Romantics Cole Henderson Carts Sam 2008 Senior Skip Day Reverend Alternative title : High School 's Day Off Who Shot Mamba ? Dr. Crazy The Adventures of Umbweki Airline Captain Boka Phil Cobb 's Dinner for Four Old Friend For Love of Amy - Director Television Year Title Role Notes 1974 -- 1975 That 's My Mama Junior 39 episodes 1976 Mr. T and Tina Harvard 5 episodes 1977 -- 1986 The Love Boat Bartender Isaac Washington 246 episodes, director, writer 1977 The Love Boat II Bartender Isaac Washington Television movie The New Love Boat Bartender Isaac Washington Television movie 1979 Fantasy Island The Great Scott 1 episode Charlie 's Angels Bartender Isaac Washington 1 episode The Fall Guy Bartender 1 episode Fantasy Island - 1 episode, director 1984 Mickey Spillane 's Mike Hammer - 2 episodes, director 1986 That 's My Mama Now ! Junior Television movie Starman - 1 episode, director 1988 Christmas Ghost of Christmas Present Television movie 227 Lou 1 episode In the Heat of the Night James Jeffson 1 episode 1989 It Nearly Was n't Christmas Napoleon Television movie 1990 The Love Boat : A Valentine Voyage Bartender Isaac Washington Television movie Evening Shade Mr. Taxerman 1 episode 1995 Platypus Man Mr. Angel 1 episode Weird Science Isaac 1 episode 1996 -- 2000 Moesha - Director, 5 episodes Martin Bartender Isaac Washington 2 episodes Family Matters Frank Winslow 1 episode 1998 The Love Boat : The Next Wave Bartender Isaac Washington 1 episode The Wayans Bros. - Director, 1 episode 1999 L.A. Heat Frank Millan 1 episode The Love Boat : The Next Wave - Director, 2 episodes Cody : An Evening with Buffalo Bill - Director Dharma & Greg - Director, 2 episodes 2002 The Hughleys Mr. Henderson 1 episode Scrubs Mr. Blair 1 episode 2003 Half & Half Repairman 1 episode Eve - Director, 1 episode 2004 -- 2005 Drake & Josh Mr. Calvert 2 episodes 2005 All of Us - Director, 1 episode The King of Queens Himself 1 episode 2007 General Hospital Judge 2 episodes 2008 Psych Pookie 1 episode The Cleveland Show As himself 1 episode 2011 A Russell Peters Christmas As himself 1 episode 2012 Betty White 's Off Their Rockers Various Characters Main Cast 2012 The First Family Director, 2 episodes 2014 Maron Wise Stranger 1 episode References Jump up ^ `` ' Love Boat ' Reunion ''. ABC News. 2007 - 09 - 27. ^ Jump up to : `` Ted Lange Biography ( 1947 ? - ) ''. filmreference.com. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 28. ^ Jump up to : `` Ted Lange Biography ''. tvguide.com. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ Ryan, Maureen ( August 12, 2008 ). `` Honoring Isaac Hayes with a ' Wattstax ' screening ''. Chicago Tribune. Jump up ^ Hirsh, Marc ( July 16, 2010 ). `` The Summer Of Music Documentaries : ' Wattstax ' ''. NPR. ^ Jump up to : `` Productions -- 2003 - 2004 : Who 's Who ''. newperspectivestheatre.org. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 28. ^ Jump up to : `` Ted Lange Biography ''. castproductions.com. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/9875657-the-love-boat-star-ted-lange-talks-new-game-show/ Jump up ^ `` 03 / 15 / 17 - The Wiseguyz Show ''. wiseguysddv.com. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Catching Up with... Ted Lange ''. ebonyjet.com. 2008 - 07 - 30. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ `` The Bod Squad ''. People. 2006 - 08 - 07. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Love Boat : Where are They Now ? ''. abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 28. External links Ted Lange on IMDb Ted Lange at the Internet Broadway Database VIAF : 14684290 IATH : w6wh35jf Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted_Lange&oldid=799008740 '' Categories : 1948 births African - American male actors African - American film directors American film directors African - American television directors Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art American male television actors American male film actors American male stage actors American television directors American male screenwriters Living people Male actors from Oakland, California Film directors from California Participants in American reality television series Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano עברית Nederlands Polski Simple English Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 5 September 2017, at 03 : 04. 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Question: who was the bartender on the love boat
Answer: "Ted" Lange