About
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 Love BoatSeries • 1977
M*A*S*HSeries • 1972
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
The Golden GirlsSeries • 1985
HotelSeries • 1982
The Doris Day ShowSeries • 1968
That GirlSeries • 1966
Hello, LarrySeries • 1979
The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeries • 1969
The Sonny and Cher ShowSeries • 1976
Tall Tales & LegendsSeries • 1985
Tales of the CitySeries • 1993
The Cat from Outer SpaceMovie • 1978
Diff'rent StrokesSeries • 1978