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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. M*A*S*H (1972) — Henry Blake
2. The Golden Girls (1985) — Ted
3. Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
4. The Love Boat (1977) — Bob Crawford
5. The Cat from Outer Space (1978) — Link
6. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
7. That Girl (1966)
8. Tales of the City (1993) — Booter Manigault
9. Hotel (1982) — Harry Gilford
10. Love, American Style (1969) — Lt. Miller
11. The Doris Day Show (1968) — Michael Nicholson
12. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
13. Donny & Marie (1976) — Self
14. The Christian Licorice Store (1971) — Smallwood
15. Tall Tales & Legends (1985) — Andrew Jackson
16. American Playhouse (1982) — Booter Manigault
17. The Sonny and Cher Show (1976)
18. Dirty Dancing (1988)
19. Class Cruise (1989) — Miles Gimrich
20. Cher (1975) — Self
21. M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002) — Archive footage
22. Dinah! (1974) — Self
23. The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969) — George Caldwell
24. Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971) — Minister
25. Hello, Larry (1979) — Larry Adler
26. Memories of M*A*S*H (1991) — Self / Henry Blake
27. Mathnet (1987) — Mike Pliers
28. The McLean Stevenson Show (1976)
29. In the Beginning (1978) — Father Cleary
30. Davy Crockett (1986) — Andrew Jackson
31. Win, Place or Steal (1975) — Mr. Hammond
32. Shirts/Skins (1973) — Dr. Benny Summers
33. Condo (1983) — James Kirkridge