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 32
TV Shows 23
Movies 9
self 5
Writer 1
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M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002)
Movie
Booter Manigault
Tales of the City (1993)
TV
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
James Kirkridge
Condo (1983)
TV
Larry Alder
Hello, Larry (1979)
TV
Father Daniel M. Cleary
In the Beginning (1978)
TV
Bob Crawford / Captain Donahue / Michael Borden / Story
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Cher (1975)
TV
Mr. Hammond
Win, Place or Steal (1975)
Movie
Self
Dinah! (1974)
TV
Self
Baffle (1973)
TV
Doctor Benny Summer
Shirts/Skins (1973)
Movie
Henry Blake / Writer
M*A*S*H (1972)
TV
5.65
Lt. Miller
Love, American Style (1969)
TV
George Caldwell
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
TV
Michael Nicholson
The Doris Day Show (1968)
TV
Self - Guest Host / Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-11-14
Deathday1996-02-15 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceNormal, Illinois, USA
FatherDr Edgar McLean Stevenson, Sr
RelativesAdlai Stevenson II
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsЭдгар Маклин Стивенсон, Маклин Стивенсон
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