Biography
McLean Stevenson began in show business at age 31. During the 1960s, he worked in night clubs and comedy cabarets, did summer stock theater and some television before moving to Hollywood, where he worked as a comedy writer for Tom Smothers. He eventually began acting in sketches. Mr. Stevenson is best known as the fumbling commanding officer, Lt. Colonel Henry Blake, on the CBS television series, M*A*S*H (1972). Over a period of thirty years, he also appeared on a number of television series and was a regular guest star on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and the game show, The Hollywood Squares (1965).
Filmography
all 31
TV Shows 22
Movies 9
self 5
Writer 1
Archive footage
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002)
Movie
Booter Manigault
Tales of the City (1993)
TV
Self / Henry Blake
Memories of M*A*S*H (1991)
Movie
Miles Gimrich
Class Cruise (1989)
Movie
Max Kellerman
Dirty Dancing (1988)
TV
Mike Pliers
Mathnet (1987)
TV
Andrew Jackson
Davy Crockett (1986)
Movie
Andrew Jackson
Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
TV
Ted
The Golden Girls (1985)
TV
6
James Kirkridge
Condo (1983)
TV
Hotel (1982)
TV
6.35
Larry Alder
Hello, Larry (1979)
TV
Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
TV
6.23
Father Daniel M. Cleary
In the Beginning (1978)
TV
Link
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Movie
6
Bob Crawford / Captain Donahue / Michael Borden / Story
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
The McLean Stevenson Show (1976)
TV
The Sonny & Cher Show (1976)
TV
Self
Donny & Marie (1976)
TV
Lt. Col. Henry Blake / Self
Cher (1975)
TV
Mr. Hammond
Win, Place or Steal (1975)
Movie
Self
Dinah! (1974)
TV
Self
Baffle (1973)
TV
Dr. Benny Summers
Shirts/Skins (1973)
Movie
Henry Blake / Writer
M*A*S*H (1972)
TV
5.65
Minister
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971)
Movie
Smallwood
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
Movie
Lt. Miller
Love, American Style (1969)
TV
Michael Nicholson
The Doris Day Show (1968)
TV
That Girl (1966)
TV
6
Self - Guest Host / Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Ratings
Average 5.69
Based on 164 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1973
1978
1976
2002
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-11-14
Deathday1996-02-15 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceNormal, United States of America
FatherDr Edgar McLean Stevenson, Sr
RelativesAdlai Stevenson II
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsЭдгар Маклин Стивенсон, Маклин Стивенсон
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