McLean Stevenson

Actor

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).

Personal Info

Occupation Actor

Place of Birth Normal, Illinois, USA

Birthday 1927-11-14

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Filmography by Year

2002

1991

1989

1988

1985

1983

1979

1978

1976

1975

1973

1971