MacLeod : ' MacLeod has new memoir , ` ` This Is Your Captain Speaking '' MacLeod spent years as character actor before he found real stardom . He was originally supposed to play Captain Grant on ` ` The Mary Tyler Moore Show '' ` ` Show Boat 's '' Mr . Stubing was originally tougher ; character later softened .
' MacLeod has new memoir , ` ` This Is Your Captain Speaking '' MacLeod spent years as character actor before he found real stardom . He was originally supposed to play Captain Grant on ` ` The Mary Tyler Moore Show '' ` ` Show Boat 's '' Mr . Stubing was originally tougher ; character later softened .