McLean Stevenson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1927-11-14

Deathday 1996-02-15 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Normal, Illinois, USA

Also Known As Эдгар Маклин Стивенсон, Маклин Стивенсон

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

Actor

2002
1993
Tales of the City

as Booter Manigault

1991
Memories of M*A*S*H

as Self / Henry Blake

1989
Class Cruise

as Miles Gimrich

1987
Mathnet

as Mike Pliers

1986
Davy Crockett

as Andrew Jackson

1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Andrew Jackson

1985
1983
Condo

as James Kirkridge

1982
1979
Hello, Larry

as Larry Adler

1978
In the Beginning

as Father Cleary

1977
The Love Boat

as Bob Crawford

1977
The Love Boat

as Captain Donahue

1977
The Love Boat

as Michael Borden

1976
1975
Win, Place or Steal

as Mr. Hammond

1975
Cher

as Self

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1973
Shirts/Skins

as Dr. Benny Summers

1972
M*A*S*H

as Henry Blake

1971
1969
Love, American Style

as Lt. Miller

1969
1968
The Doris Day Show

as Michael Nicholson

Writer

1977
The Love Boat

as Story

1972
M*A*S*H

as Writer