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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Love Boat

M*A*S*H

Love, American Style

The Golden Girls

All Movies (9)

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion2002 · as Archive footage
Memories of M*A*S*H1991 · as Self / Henry Blake
Class Cruise1989 · as Miles Gimrich
Davy Crockett1986 · as Andrew Jackson
The Cat from Outer Space1978 · as Link
Win, Place or Steal1975 · as Mr. Hammond
Shirts/Skins1973 · as Dr. Benny Summers
The Christian Licorice Store1971 · as Smallwood
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones1971 · as Minister

All TV Shows (26)

Tales of the City1993 · as Booter Manigault
Dirty Dancing1988
Mathnet1987 · as Mike Pliers
Tall Tales & Legends1985 · as Andrew Jackson
The Golden Girls1985 · as Ted
Condo1983 · as James Kirkridge
Hotel1982 · as Harry Gilford
Hello, Larry1979 · as Larry Adler
Diff'rent Strokes1978
In the Beginning1978 · as Father Cleary
The Love Boat1977 · as Bob Crawford
The Love Boat1977 · as Captain Donahue
The Love Boat1977 · as Michael Borden
The McLean Stevenson Show1976
The Sonny and Cher Show1976
Donny & Marie1976 · as Self
Cher1975 · as Self
Dinah!1974 · as Self
M*A*S*H1972 · as Henry Blake
Love, American Style1969 · as Lt. Miller
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors1969 · as George Caldwell
The Doris Day Show1968 · as Michael Nicholson
That Girl1966
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self - Guest Host
The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self