McLean Stevenson

McLean Stevenson

Known for
Acting
Born
November 14, 1927
Died
February 15, 1996 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Normal, Illinois, USA

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).

Known For

Filmography

2002
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion poster

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion

Movie · as Archive footage

1993
Tales of the City poster

Tales of the City

TV · as Booter Manigault · 1 ep

1991
Memories of M*A*S*H poster

Memories of M*A*S*H

Movie · as Self / Henry Blake

1989
Class Cruise poster

Class Cruise

Movie · as Miles Gimrich

1988
Dirty Dancing poster

Dirty Dancing

TV · 12 eps

1987
Mathnet poster

Mathnet

TV · as Mike Pliers · 1 ep

1986
Davy Crockett poster

Davy Crockett

Movie · as Andrew Jackson

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Ted · 1 ep

1985
Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends

TV · as Andrew Jackson · 1 ep

1983
Condo

Condo

TV · as James Kirkridge · 13 eps

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Harry Gilford · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Booter Manigault · 1 ep

1979
Hello, Larry poster

Hello, Larry

TV · as Larry Adler · 38 eps

1978
The Cat from Outer Space poster

The Cat from Outer Space

Movie · as Link

1978
Diff'rent Strokes poster

Diff'rent Strokes

TV · 2 eps

1978
In the Beginning poster

In the Beginning

TV · as Father Cleary · 9 eps

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Bob Crawford, Captain Donahue, Michael Borden · 2 eps

1976
The Sonny and Cher Show poster

The Sonny and Cher Show

TV · 1 ep

1976
Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1976
The McLean Stevenson Show

The McLean Stevenson Show

TV · 13 eps

1975
Win, Place or Steal poster

Win, Place or Steal

Movie · as Mr. Hammond

1975
Cher poster

Cher

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1973
Shirts/Skins poster

Shirts/Skins

Movie · as Dr. Benny Summers

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as Henry Blake · 72 eps

1971
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones poster

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Movie · as Minister

1971
The Christian Licorice Store poster

The Christian Licorice Store

Movie · as Smallwood

1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

TV · as George Caldwell · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Lt. Miller · 1 ep

1968
The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show

TV · as Michael Nicholson · 80 eps

1966
That Girl poster

That Girl

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 14 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep