McLean Stevenson

McLean Stevenson

Actor

Normal, Illinois, USA
November 14, 1927

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).

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Representative Works

The Cat from Outer Space
The Cat from Outer Space
6.0
/ English
The Christian Licorice Store
The Christian Licorice Store
4.8
/ English
Memories of M*A*S*H
Memories of M*A*S*H
8.5
/ English
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
7.3
/ English
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett
10.0
/ English
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
6.3
/ English
Win, Place or Steal
Win, Place or Steal
8.0
/ English
Shirts/Skins
Shirts/Skins
10.0
/ English
Class Cruise
Class Cruise
5.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Cat from Outer Space
1978Nominee

Best Performance

The Cat from Outer Space

The Christian Licorice Store
1971Nominee

Best Performance

The Christian Licorice Store

Memories of M*A*S*H
1991Winner

Best Performance

Memories of M*A*S*H

Career Highlights

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
1971Highlight

Best Performance

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Davy Crockett
1986Highlight

Best Performance

Davy Crockett

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