
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

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Movie · as Archive footage

Tales of the City
TV · as Booter Manigault · 1 ep

Memories of M*A*S*H
Movie · as Self / Henry Blake

Class Cruise
Movie · as Miles Gimrich

Dirty Dancing
TV · 12 eps

Mathnet
TV · as Mike Pliers · 1 ep

Davy Crockett
Movie · as Andrew Jackson

The Golden Girls
TV · as Ted · 1 ep

Tall Tales & Legends
TV · as Andrew Jackson · 1 ep
Condo
TV · as James Kirkridge · 13 eps

Hotel
TV · as Harry Gilford · 1 ep

American Playhouse
TV · as Booter Manigault · 1 ep

Hello, Larry
TV · as Larry Adler · 38 eps

The Cat from Outer Space
Movie · as Link

Diff'rent Strokes
TV · 2 eps

In the Beginning
TV · as Father Cleary · 9 eps

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

The Sonny and Cher Show
TV · 1 ep

Donny & Marie
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The McLean Stevenson Show
TV · 13 eps

Win, Place or Steal
Movie · as Mr. Hammond

Cher
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Dinah!
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Shirts/Skins
Movie · as Dr. Benny Summers

M*A*S*H
TV · as Henry Blake · 72 eps

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Movie · as Minister

The Christian Licorice Store
Movie · as Smallwood

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
TV · as George Caldwell · 1 ep

Love, American Style
TV · as Lt. Miller · 1 ep

The Doris Day Show
TV · as Michael Nicholson · 80 eps

That Girl
TV · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 14 eps

The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep