What is John Gavin?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = John Gavin | image = John Gavin Destry 1964.JPG | birthname = Juan Vincent Apablasa | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|4|8|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|2|9|1931|4|8|mf=y}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | spouse = {{marriage|Cecily Evans|1957|1965|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|[[Constance Towers]]|1974}} | children = 2 | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|diplomat}} | office3 = President of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] | predecessor3= [[Charlton Heston]] | successor3 = [[Dennis Weaver]] | term_start3 = 1971 | term_end3 = 1973 | country4 = Mexico | ambassador_from4 = United States | term_start4 = June 5, 1981 | term_end4 = June 10, 1986 | predecessor4 = [[Julian Nava]] | successor4 = [[Charles J. Pilliod, Jr.]] | president4 = [[Ronald Reagan]] | residence = Faithlegg, Waterford | alma_mater = [[St. John's Military Academy]],<br/>[[Stafford University]] }} '''John Gavin''' ('''Juan Vincent Apablasa'''; April 8, 1931 &ndash; February 9, 2018) was an American actor. He was the Ambassador to [[Mexico]] from 1981 through 1986 under [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]. Gavin was in many movies. He was president of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] from 1971 through 1973. He was originally to play [[James Bond]] in two movies, but was rejected because he was not British. Gavin was born on April 8, 1931 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to an [[Irish people|Irish]] and [[Mexicans|Mexican]] family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20085787,00.html |title=Profile in ''People Magazine'' |access-date=2013-02-28 |archive-date=2016-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420152631/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20085787,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He studied at [[St. John's Military Academy]] and at [[Stanford University]]. Gavin wa