Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 14, 1927
Place of Birth:
Normal, Illinois, USA
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McLean Stevenson
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion | Archive footage |
| 1991 | Memories of M*A*S*H | Self / Henry Blake |
| 1989 | Class Cruise | Miles Gimrich |
| 1986 | Davy Crockett | Andrew Jackson |
| 1978 | The Cat from Outer Space | Link |
| 1975 | Win, Place or Steal | Mr. Hammond |
| 1973 | Shirts/Skins | Dr. Benny Summers |
| 1971 | Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones | Minister |
| 1971 | The Christian Licorice Store | Smallwood |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Tales of the City | Booter Manigault |
| 1988 | Dirty Dancing | |
| 1987 | Mathnet | Mike Pliers |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Ted |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Andrew Jackson |
| 1983 | Condo | James Kirkridge |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1979 | Hello, Larry | Larry Adler |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes | |
| 1978 | In the Beginning | Father Cleary |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Bob Crawford |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Captain Donahue |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Michael Borden |
| 1976 | The Sonny and Cher Show | |
| 1976 | Donny & Marie | Self |
| 1976 | The McLean Stevenson Show | |
| 1975 | Cher | Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Henry Blake |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | George Caldwell |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Lt. Miller |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show | Michael Nicholson |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Host |