Введение
Эдгар Маклин Стивенсон-младший (14 ноября 1927 – 15 февраля 1996) – американский актер и комик. Наиболее известен ролью подполковника Генри Блейка в телесериале M*A*S*H, за которую он получил премию «Золотой глобус» в 1974 году. Стивенсон также снимался во множестве телевизионных шоу, в частности, в The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show и Match Game.
American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
Стивенсон родился в Нормале, штат Иллинойс (примечательно, что город расположен в округе Маклин). Он был праправнуком Уильяма Стивенсона (брата вице-президента США Аделая Э. Стивенсона), что делает его троюродным племянником дважды баллотировавшегося в президенты Аделая Э. Стивенсона II. Он также был братом актрисы Энн Уитни. Его отец, Эдгар, был кардиологом. Общее среднее имя, «Маклин», они получили в честь Лотти Маклин, бабушки Стивенсона по отцовской линии. Стивенсон учился в Bloomington High School и Lake Forest Academy. После окончания школы он поступил в ВМС США, где служил с января 1946 по ноябрь 1947 года в качестве фельдшера. После службы он поступил в Северо-Западный университет, где состоял в братстве Phi Gamma Delta и получил степень бакалавра в области театрального искусства. Затем он работал на радиостанции, играл клоуна в прямом эфире телешоу в Далласе, стал помощником спортивного директора в Северо-Западном университете, продавал медицинское оборудование и страховые полисы. Он также был пресс-секретарем своего кузена во время президентских выборов 1952 и 1956 годов и создал организацию «Молодые демократы за Стивенсона». После этого он выступал на сцене в Нью-Йорке и снимался в телевизионной рекламе. Он также играл на Бродвее и начал утверждаться как комедийный сценарист, работая над новаторским проектом That Was The Week That Was, в котором снимался Алан Алда, и The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, время от времени появляясь в обоих шоу. В 1970 году он был постоянным участником варьете-шоу The Tim Conway Comedy Hour на CBS. В конце 1960-х и начале 1970-х годов он также снимался в телевизионной рекламе таких продуктов, как Kellogg's, фруктовый коктейль Libby's, Dolly Madison и сигареты Winston, в одной из рекламных кампаний он бежал по парковке грузовиков Winston, закрашивая слоган продукта, заменяя слово «like» в фразе «like a cigarette should» на грамматически правильное «as».
American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
M*A*S*H
American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
После эпизодической роли в That Girl с Марло Томас, в 1969 году он был утвержден на роль в The Doris Day Show, где играл редактора журнала Майкла Николсона до 1971 года. Изначально он пробовался на роль Хоуки Пирса в M*A*S*H, но его убедили сыграть подполковника Генри Блейка. Наибольший успех пришел к Стивенсону в M*A*S*H. Сериал быстро стал одной из самых популярных комедий своего времени и в конечном итоге был признан одним из лучших ситкомов в истории телевидения. Он написал эпизод «Суд над Генри Блейком» и предложил сюжет для эпизода «Армейско-флотская игра», за который получил номинацию на премию «Эмми». Несмотря на успех шоу, Стивенсон (как и Уэйн Роджерс) начал испытывать недовольство тем, что играет второстепенную роль по сравнению с остроумным Хоуки (в исполнении Алана Алды), и попросил расторгнуть контракт в течение третьего сезона. Сценаристы неохотно написали ему выход в финальном эпизоде сезона 1974–1975 годов (под названием «Абиссиния, Генри»), в котором подполковник Блейк был уволен в запас, а затем сел на самолет, который был сбит над Японским морем, убив всех на борту – это развитие событий было добавлено после распространения сценариев, чтобы актеры шоу продемонстрировали искренние эмоции. В интервью актриса M*A*S*H Лоретта Свит отметила, что Стивенсон хотел быть звездой и чувствовал себя подавленным в составе восьми актеров. Она сказала, что перед уходом из сериала он сказал ей: «Я знаю, что больше не буду ни в чем так хорош, как в этом шоу, но я должен уйти и стать номером один». Хотя он несколько лет играл в ансамбле, он заявил, что основными причинами его ухода были системные проблемы с 20th Century Fox, особенно пренебрежение элементарным комфортом для актеров и съемочной группы на натуре, а также более выгодные возможности, которые ему были предложены в то время. Стивенсона в сериале заменил Гарри Морган, близкий друг Стивенсона, который ранее появился в качестве приглашенной звезды в премьерном эпизоде третьего сезона «Генерал сорвался на рассвете». Морган играл полковника Шермана Поттера в течение оставшихся восьми сезонов сериала и снялся в его короткоживущем спин-оффе AfterMASH.
American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
Match Game
American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
Стивенсон несколько недель выступал в качестве приглашенного участника в Match Game в 1973 и 1974 годах, а также в 1978 году в дневной и вечерней еженедельной синдицированной версии. В 1981 году он стал постоянным участником ежедневной синдицированной версии Match Game и оставался в шоу до его отмены годом позже. Он также время от времени появлялся в последующем шоу Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour в 1983 и 1984 годах.
American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
После ухода из M*A*S*H актерская карьера Стивенсона пошла на спад. Хотя он несколько раз заменял Джонни Карсона в качестве гостя в The Tonight Show, его первая попытка создать собственное шоу – специальное варьете-шоу NBC под названием The McLean Stevenson Show, вышедшее в эфир 20 ноября 1975 года – заняло 41-е место в рейтингах на той неделе, и запланированный сериал был отменен. Затем он снялся в серии ситкомов: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) и Condo (1983). Все четыре ситкома были отвергнуты зрителями, раскритикованы критиками и выходили в эфир, пока M*A*S*H все еще был в производстве. Только Hello Larry продержался два сезона, остальные были отменены в первый же год. Стивенсон сыграл роль брата Стэна Зборнака, Теда, в популярном ситкоме The Golden Girls в 1987 году, а также появлялся в таких шоу, как Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (в рамках кроссовера с его сериалом Hello, Larry) и Hollywood Squares. Он 58 раз заменял Джонни Карсона в качестве гостя в The Tonight Show, а во время своего появления в программе в 1982 году привел на съемочную площадку свою дочь Линдси, которой было всего 16 недель. В телевизионный сезон 1988–89 годов он вернулся к роли второго плана в ансамбле, сыграв Макса Келлермана в короткоживущей телевизионной адаптации CBS фильма Dirty Dancing. Упадок карьеры Стивенсона сделал его объектом шуток в индустрии. Стив Дейли писал в 1985 году, что он «износил свой телевизионный кредит доверия», а Дэвид Бьянкулли разработал «Ежегодную Мемориальную премию Маклина Стивенсона «Я собираюсь уйти из этого шоу и стать звездой» в начале своей карьеры критика. Стивенсон прокомментировал в 1990 году, что часть критики оправдана, признав, что уход из M*A*S*H был самой большой ошибкой в его карьере. В фильмографии Стивенсона есть фильм Disney The Cat from Outer Space, где он играет друга Фрэнка Уилсона (в исполнении Кена Берри), а также его замена в M*A*S*H, Гарри Моргана. Он также был соведущим синдицированного дневного ток-шоу America, которое просуществовало 16 недель с 16 сентября 1985 года по 3 января 1986 года.
American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
Стивенсон восстанавливался после операции по удалению рака мочевого пузыря в Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center 15 февраля 1996 года, когда у него случился внезапный сердечный приступ. Его кремировали, а прах захоронен на кладбище Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills в Лос-Анджелесе. Примечательно, что Роджер Боуэн, сыгравший Генри Блейка в фильме 1970 года MASH, умер от сердечного приступа на следующий день после смерти Стивенсона.
American actor (1927–1996)
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
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 Johnny Carson, The Doris Day Show and Match Game. Early life and career
Stevenson was born in Normal, Illinois (coincidentally, a town located in McLean County). He was the great grandson of William Stevenson (brother of US Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson), making him a second cousin once removed of two time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II. He was also the brother of actress Ann Whitney. His father, Edgar, was a cardiologist. Their shared middle name, "McLean", came from Lottie McLean, Stevenson's paternal grandmother. Stevenson attended Bloomington High School and Lake Forest Academy. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, and served from January 1946 to November 1947 as a hospital corpsman. After his service he attended Northwestern University, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Afterward, he worked at a radio station, played a clown on a live TV show in Dallas, became an assistant athletic director at Northwestern, and sold medical supplies and insurance. He also worked as a press secretary for his cousin in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956. He formed the "Young Democrats for Stevenson." After this he appeared in New York City on stage, and in television commercials. He also performed on Broadway, and began to establish himself as a comedy writer, writing for the seminal That Was The Week That Was—in which Alan Alda appeared—and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing occasionally on both shows. He also was a regular on the 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour variety show on CBS. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also appeared in TV commercials for products such as Kellogg's, Libby's fruit cocktail, Dolly Madison and Winston cigarettes, in which he was shown sprinting around a parking lot of Winston delivery trucks and painting over the product slogan, replacing the "like" in "like a cigarette should" with the grammatically correct "as". M*A*S*H
After guest starring in That Girl with Marlo Thomas, he was cast in The Doris Day Show in 1969, playing magazine editor boss Michael Nicholson until 1971. Originally, he auditioned for the role of Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, but was persuaded to play Lt. Col. Henry Blake instead. Stevenson found his greatest success in M*A*S*H. The series quickly became one of the most popular situation comedies of its time, and was eventually recognized as one of the top sitcoms in television history. He wrote the episode "The Trial of Henry Blake", and provided the story for another, "The Army Navy Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination. Despite the show's success, Stevenson began to resent (as did Wayne Rogers) playing a supporting role to the wisecracking Hawkeye (played by Alan Alda), and asked to be released from his contract during the show's third season. The show's writers reluctantly penned him an exit in the final episode of the 1974–1975 season (entitled "Abyssinia, Henry"), in which Lt. Colonel Blake was discharged, only to board a plane that was shot down over the Sea of Japan, killing everyone on board—a development added after scripts were distributed so the show's actors would display genuine emotion. In an interview, M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit commented that Stevenson wanted to be the star and felt oppressed as one of an ensemble of eight. She said that before Stevenson left the series he told her, "I know I will not be in anything as good as this show, but I have to leave and be number one." Although he had played ensemble parts for several years, he stated that the primary reasons for his departure were systemic problems with 20th Century Fox, especially disregard for simple comforts for cast and crew on location, and the more lucrative opportunities presented to him at the time. Stevenson was replaced in the series by Harry Morgan, a best friend of Stevenson who had guest starred opposite him in the Season Three premiere episode "The General Flipped at Dawn". Morgan portrayed Colonel Sherman Potter for the show's remaining eight seasons and starred in its short lived spin off AfterMASH. Match Game
Stevenson appeared as a guest panelist for several weeks on Match Game in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1978 on the daytime and nighttime weekly syndicated version. In 1981, he became a regular panelist on the daily syndicated version of Match Game, staying with the show until its cancellation a year later. He would make occasional appearances on the subsequent Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour in 1983 and 1984. Later career
After his departure from M*A*S*H, Stevenson's acting career declined. While occasionally filling in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show, Stevenson's first attempt at his own show was an NBC variety show special titled The McLean Stevenson Show on November 20, 1975. The program finished 41st in the ratings that week and the planned series was ultimately scuttled. He then starred in a series of sitcoms: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976–77), In the Beginning (1978), Hello, Larry (1979–80) and Condo (1983). All four sitcoms were dismissed by audiences, lambasted by critics and all aired while M*A*S*H was still in production. Only Hello Larry lasted two seasons, all the others were cancelled in their first. Stevenson guest starred as Stan Zbornak's brother Ted in the hit sitcom The Golden Girls in 1987, in addition to guest starring in shows such as Square One TV, The Love Boat, Diff'rent Strokes (as part of a cross over with his series Hello, Larry), and Hollywood Squares. He filled in for Johnny Carson as guest host of The Tonight Show 58 times, and as a guest on the program in 1982, he brought his daughter Lindsey onto the set when she was just 16 weeks old. During the 1988–89 television season, he returned to a supporting TV role in an ensemble, playing Max Kellerman in the short lived CBS series adaptation of Dirty Dancing. Stevenson's career decline resulted in his becoming a target for industry jokes. Steve Daley wrote in 1985 that he had "worn out his television welcome", while David Bianculli drafted "The Annual McLean Stevenson Memorial 'I'm Gonna Quit This Show and Become a Big Star' Award" early in his career as a critic. Stevenson commented in 1990 that some of the criticism was justified, conceding that leaving M*A*S*H was the biggest mistake of his career. Stevenson's screen credits include the Disney movie The Cat from Outer Space as a friend of Frank Wilson (played by Ken Berry) along with his M*A*S*H replacement Harry Morgan. He also was a co host of the syndicated daytime talk show America, which lasted 16 weeks between September 16, 1985, and January 3, 1986. Death
Stevenson was recovering from bladder cancer surgery at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center on February 15, 1996, when he suffered a sudden fatal heart attack. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. By coincidence, Roger Bowen, who portrayed Henry Blake in the 1970 movie MASH'', died of a heart attack the day after Stevenson's death.
Фильм
Год Название Роль Заметки 1971 Мои жены Джейн Дирк Беннетт Телефильм 1971 Магазин христианской солодки Смолвуд 1971 Мистер и миссис Бо Джо Джонс Пастор Телефильм 1972 Эта неделя в Немтиме Телефильм 1973 Комоды/Кожи Доктор Бенни Саммер Телефильм 1975 Выиграть, поставить или украсть Мистер Хэммонд 1978 Кошка из космоса Линк 1982 Астронавты Полковник Майкл К. Букер Телефильм
Year Title Role Notes 1971 My Wives Jane Dirk Bennett TV movie 1971 The Christian Licorice Store Smallwood 1971 Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones Minister TV movie 1972 This Week in Nemtim TV movie 1973 Shirts/Skins Doctor Benny Summer TV movie 1975 Win, Place or Steal Mr. Hammond 1978 The Cat from Outer Space Link 1982 The Astronauts Colonel Michael C. Booker TV movie
Телевидение
Год Название Роль Заметки 1969–1971 Шоу Дорис Дэй Майкл Николсон 33 эпизода 1969 Эта девушка Мистер МакКоркл Эпизод: "Хранитель моей сестры" 1970 Комедийный час Тима Конвея – Эпизод: "#1.9" 1971 Любовь, американский стиль Лейтенант Миллер Эпизод: "Любовь и Уголовный кодекс" 1971 Смелые: Новые врачи Джордж Колдуэлл Эпизод: "Один одинокий шаг" 1972 Взгляд Мистер МакАдамс Эпизод: "Система" 1972–1975 M*A*S*H Лейтенант-полковник Генри Блейк 71 эпизод 1974 The Flip Wilson Show Он сам Эпизод: #4.17, 21 февраля 1974 1973–1981 Match Game Он сам Участник игрового шоу / Знаменитый гость 1975 Шер Лейтенант-полковник Генри Блейк Эпизод: "#8.22" 1975 Шоу Маклина Стивенсона – Специальный эпизод NBC, 1 эпизод 1976–1977 Шоу Маклина Стивенсона Мак Фергюсон 12 эпизодов 1978 В начале Отец Дэниел М. Клири 9 эпизодов 1979–1980 Привет, Ларри Ларри Алдер 38 эпизодов 1979 Разные удары Ларри Алдер 3 эпизода 1981 Лодка любви Боб Кроуфорд Эпизод: "Модельный брак" 1983 Лодка любви Капитан Донахью Эпизод: "Замена капитана" 1983 Кондо Джеймс Киркридж 13 эпизодов 1984 Отель Гарри Гилфорд Эпизод: "Размышления" 1984 Лодка любви Майкл Борден Эпизод: "Ответственность лежит на..." 1986 Высокие сказки и легенды Эндрю Джексон Эпизод: "Дэви Крокетт" 1987 Золотые девушки Теодор 'Тед' Зборнак Эпизод: "Братская любовь" 1988 Mathnet Майк Плиерс Эпизод: "Дело об обманных данных" 1988 Square One TV Майк Плиерс 3 эпизода 1988–1989 Dirty Dancing Макс Келлерман 11 эпизодов 1993 Tales of the City Бутер Манигальт 2 эпизода (последнее появление)
Year Title Role Notes 1969–1971 The Doris Day Show Michael Nicholson 33 episodes 1969 That Girl Mr. McKorkle Episode: "My Sister's Keeper" 1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour Episode: "#1.9" 1971 Love, American Style Lt. Miller Episode: "Love and the Penal Code" 1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors George Caldwell Episode: "One Lonely Step" 1972 Insight Mr. McAdams Episode: "The System" 1972–1975 M*A*S*H Lt. Colonel Henry Blake 71 episodes 1974 The Flip Wilson Show Himself Episode: #4.17 Feb. 21, 1974 1973–1981 Match Game Himself Game Show Participant / Celebrity Guest Star 1975 Cher Lt. Colonel Henry Blake Episode: "#8.22"1975 The McLean Stevenson Show NBC variety show special, 1 episode 1976–1977 The McLean Stevenson Show Mac Ferguson 12 episodes 1978 In the Beginning Father Daniel M. Cleary 9 episodes 1979–1980 Hello, Larry Larry Alder 38 episodes 1979 Diff'rent Strokes Larry Alder 3 episodes 1981 The Love Boat Bob Crawford Episode: "A Model Marriage" 1983 The Love Boat Captain Donahue Episode: "The Captain's Replacement" 1983 Condo James Kirkridge 13 episodes 1984 Hotel Harry Gilford Episode: "Reflections" 1984 The Love Boat Michael Borden Episode: "The Buck Stops Here" 1986 Tall Tales & Legends Andrew Jackson Episode: "Davy Crockett" 1987 The Golden Girls Theodore 'Ted' Zbornak Episode: "Brotherly Love" 1988 Mathnet Mike Pliers Episode: "The Case of the Deceptive Data" 1988 Square One TV Mike Pliers 3 episodes 1988–1989 Dirty Dancing Max Kellerman 11 episodes 1993 Tales of the City Booter Manigault 2 episodes, (final appearance)