Acting
McLean Stevenson
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
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Film · 2002
Tales of the City
Series · 1993
Memories of M*A*S*H
Film · 1991
Class Cruise
Film · 1989
Dirty Dancing
Series · 1988
Mathnet
Series · 1987
Davy Crockett
Film · 1986
The Golden Girls
Series · 1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Series · 1985
Condo
Series · 1983
Hotel
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Hello, Larry
Series · 1979
The Cat from Outer Space
Film · 1978
Diff'rent Strokes
Series · 1978
In the Beginning
Series · 1978
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Sonny and Cher Show
Series · 1976
Donny & Marie
Series · 1976
The McLean Stevenson Show
Series · 1976
Win, Place or Steal
Film · 1975
Cher
Series · 1975
Dinah!
Series · 1974
Shirts/Skins
Film · 1973
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Film · 1971
The Christian Licorice Store
Film · 1971
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
The Doris Day Show
Series · 1968
That Girl
Series · 1966
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962