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 (Daytime) (1965).

Writer

The Love Boat(1977)

M*A*S*H(1972)

Actor

Tales of the City(1993)as Booter Manigault

Class Cruise(1989)as Miles Gimrich

Dirty Dancing(1988)as Max Kellerman

Square One Television(1987)as Mike Pliers

Mathnet(1987)as Mike Pliers

Thanks

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television(2024)

'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion(2002)

Memories of M*A*S*H(1991)

M*A*S*H(1972)

Soundtrack

M*A*S*H(1972)

The Doris Day Show(1968)

Self

Memories of M*A*S*H(1991)as Self, Lt. Col. Henry Blake

Family Feud(1988)as Self - Celebrity Contestant

Super Password(1984)as Self - Celebrity Contestant

The New Hollywood Squares(1986)as Self - Panelist

CBS Mornings(1987)as Self

Archive Footage

TV We Love(2025)as Self

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television(2024)as Self

Arnold(2023)as Self - Guest Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

History of the Sitcom(2021)as Col. Henry Blake

The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blanks(2006)as Self

Known for

M*A*S*H1972 · Actor Diff'rent Strokes1978 · Actor The Doris Day Show1968 · Actor The Golden Girls1985 · Actor

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Bea Arthur and McLean Stevenson in The Golden Girls (1985)

Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Patricia Stevens, and McLean Stevenson in M*A*S*H (1972)

Gary Burghoff and McLean Stevenson in M*A*S*H (1972)

McLean Stevenson and Todd Susman in M*A*S*H (1972)

Gary Burghoff, Louie Elias, McLean Stevenson, and Todd Susman in M*A*S*H (1972)

Credit Score: McLean Stevenson

1098765

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M*A*S*H

Lt. Col. Henry Blake

Sun Sep 17 1972 – Mon Feb 28 1983

#	Name	Score	Year	Nom	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	MAS*H	500.00	1972	•	•	8.5	14	109	69227
2	The Golden Girls	80.00	1985		•	8.2	11	68	52817
3	Mathnet	12.50	1987		•	8.5	0	0	486
4	Tall Tales & Legends	3.75	1985		•	7.2	0	1	284
5	The Doris Day Show	3.75	1968		•	7.2	0	0	996
6	Condo	3.25	1983		•	6.9	0	0	45
7	Hello, Larry	3.09	1979		•	5.7	0	0	388
8	The McLean Stevenson Show	3.09	1976		•	5.8	0	0	53
9	In the Beginning	2.60	1978		•	4.9	0	0	31
10	Diff'rent Strokes	2.50	1978		•	6.7	0	0	13581