| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Briefly worked as an assistant Athletic Director for Notre Dame. |
| 2 | He appeared with Harry Morgan ((Col. Sherman Potter - his successor on M*A*S*H (1972)) in the 1978 film, The Cat from Outer Space (1978). |
| 3 | Good friend of Harry Morgan from 1974-1996. |
| 4 | Was press secretary for his cousin Adlai Stevenson during the latter's two presidential campaigns. |
| 5 | Spoke often at youth groups and organizations, promoting the acting field. |
| 6 | Originally auditioned for the role of "Hawkeye Pierce" on M*A*S*H (1972), before being convinced to take the role of "Henry Blake". |
| 7 | The unexpected death of Stevenson's "Henry Blake" character, from M*A*S*H (1972) at the end of the third season (1975), caused such a strong fan backlash, with countless letters of hate mail being received over the character's death, that the show's writers and producers all agreed that in the future, should one of their actors wish to leave, they would never give that actor's character a tragic send off. |
| 8 | One legacy of Stevenson is a word coined from his first name. "McLeaning" is a term used in media, especially television, to refer to cases when a character is killed off because the actor who played him decided to leave the show, as happened to "Henry Blake", when McLean Stevenson left M*A*S*H (1972). |
| 9 | After the news of Col. Blake's death on M*A*S*H (1972) (He left at the end of the third season) shocked the world, the very next night on The Carol Burnett Show (1967), the opening shot was of Henry Blake in a smoking raft, waving his arms, hollering, "I'm OK! I'm OK!". |
| 10 | Served in the Navy. |
| 11 | In the season finale of the first season of M*A*S*H (1972), the name of his character's (Henry Blake) wife is Mildred. In the second season, her name was changed to Lorraine. When he was replaced by Harry Morgan, Morgan's character, Colonel Potter, had a wife named Mildred. |
| 12 | Was still in the hospital recovering from surgery when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest and died. |
| 13 | Brother of Ann Whitney. |
| 14 | To research for his role as an army surgeon on M*A*S*H (1972), McLean Stevenson thoroughly studied a book on the history of medicine loaned from Alan Alda. Months later, that knowledge proved extremely useful when he came upon a person who was critically wounded in a car accident. Drawing on his research, he was able to keep the person alive until help arrived. |
| 15 | Interred at Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills), Hollywood, California, USA, in the Columbarium of Valor. |
| 16 | Stevenson died one day before Roger Bowen. Bowen played the role of "Col. Henry Blake" in the movie, MASH (1970); Stevenson played the role on TV's M*A*S*H (1972). |
| 17 | Cousin of Democratic presidential candidate (1952 and 1956) Adlai Stevenson. |
| 18 | Grandfather was Vice-President Adlai E. Stevenson, who served under President Grover Cleveland from 1893 to 1897. |
| 19 | McLean's father was Edgar McLean Stevenson, whose mother was named Lottie Bell McLean. He was born and raised in McLean County, Illinois. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City | 1993 | TV Mini-Series | Booter Manigault |
| Class Cruise | 1989 | TV Movie | Miles Gimrich |
| Dirty Dancing | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Max Kellerman |
| Square One Television | 1988 | TV Series | Mike Pliers |
| Mathnet | 1988 | TV Series | Mike Pliers |
| The Golden Girls | 1987 | TV Series | Ted |
| Tall Tales & Legends | 1986 | TV Series | Andrew Jackson |
| The Love Boat | 1981-1984 | TV Series | Bob Crawford / Michael Borden / Captain Donahue |
| Hotel | 1984 | TV Series | Harry Gilford |
| Condo | 1983 | TV Series | James Kirkridge |
| The Astronauts | 1982 | TV Movie | Colonel Michael C. Booker |
| Hello, Larry | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Larry Alder |
| Diff'rent Strokes | 1979 | TV Series | Larry Alder |
| The Cat from Outer Space | 1978 | | Link |
| In the Beginning | 1978 | TV Series | Father Daniel M. Cleary |
| The McLean Stevenson Show | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Mac Ferguson |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1975 | TV Series | Lt. Col. Henry Blake |
| M*A*S*H | 1972-1975 | TV Series | Lt. Col. Henry Blake |
| Win, Place or Steal | 1974 | | Mr. Hammond |
| Shirts/Skins | 1973 | TV Movie | Doctor Benny Summer |
| Insight | 1972 | TV Series | Mr. McAdams |
| This Week in Nemtim | 1972 | TV Movie | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones | 1971 | TV Movie | Minister |
| The Christian Licorice Store | 1971 | | Smallwood |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1971 | TV Series | George Caldwell |
| Love, American Style | 1971 | TV Series | Lt. Miller (segment "Love and the Penal Code") |
| My Wives Jane | 1971 | TV Movie | Dirk Bennett |
| The Doris Day Show | 1969-1971 | TV Series | Michael Nicholson |
| The Tim Conway Comedy Hour | 1970 | TV Series | |
| That Girl | 1969 | TV Series | Mr. McKorkle |
| Bing Crosby Special: Making Movies | 1968 | TV Movie | Steven Marshall |
| The Bing Crosby Show | 1968 | TV Movie | Steven Marshall - Producer (uncredited) |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Rich Little Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Evel Knievel | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| Match Game PM | 1975 | TV Series | Panelist |
| The $10,000 Pyramid | 1973-1975 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Sonny Comedy Revue | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah Shore: In Search of the Ideal Man | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
| All-Star Baffle | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Memories of M*A*S*H | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Lt. Col. Henry Blake |
| The New Hollywood Squares | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| Super Password | 1986-1988 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| Big City Comedy | 1986 | Video documentary | Himself |
| America | 1985 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1973-1985 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host / Himself / Himself - Guest / ... |
| Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan Thicke Show | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Match Game 73 | 1973-1982 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Password Plus | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Way They Were | 1981 | TV Special | |
| Thanksgiving Special | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1973-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Center Square |
| Dinah! | 1974-1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Drama Series |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| Battle of the Network Stars V | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - CBS Team Captain |
| America 2-Night | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| All-Star Salute to Women's Sports | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 2 | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself - Team Captain |
| Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| Donny and Marie | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself / Various Characters |
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