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Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr. (November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in the television series M*A*S*H, which earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1974. Stevenson also appeared on a number of television series, notably The Tonight Show Starring ...
McLean Stevenson. Actor: M*A*S*H. 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.
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- Normal, Illinois, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Mar 10, 2022 · McLean Stevenson played Lt. Colonel Henry Blake, the commanding officer of the 4077th, in the first three seasons of MASH. He left the show after disagreeing with his diminishing role and was killed off in a shocking finale.
Feb 17, 1996 · McLean Stevenson, who played the amiable, slipshod Lieut. Col. Henry Blake on the television series "M*A*S*H" for three seasons, died on Thursday at the Tarzana Regional Medical Center in Tarzana ...
Learn about the life and career of McLean Stevenson, the actor who played Lt. Colonel Henry Blake on M*A*S*H (1972). Find out his birth and death dates, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- November 14, 1927
- February 15, 1996
Nov 10, 2020 · McLean Stevenson, who played Henry Blake on 'M*A*S*H', wanted to end his contract with the show and become the starring male lead. He died in a plane crash at the end of Season 3, shocking the cast, crew, and viewers.
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Jul 20, 2022 · Gene Reynolds reveals how McLean Stevenson, who played Henry Blake, wanted to leave the show and how they wrote his death as a realistic outcome of war. He also recounts the angry phone call he received from a viewer after the episode aired.
