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