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McLean Stevenson

Nov 14, 1927 - Feb 15, 1996 (68 years old) in Normal, Illinois, USA

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

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M*A*S*H
Henry Blake
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The Golden Girls
Ted
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The Doris Day Show
Michael Nicholson
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The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
George Caldwell
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The Love Boat
Bob Crawford
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Hello, Larry
Larry Adler
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Love, American Style
Lt. Miller
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Hotel
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Tales of the City
Booter Manigault
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Condo
James Kirkridge

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