McLean Stevenson

Stevenson will always be Henry Blake to me, and that is no small legacy. There is something quietly impressive about a Northwestern-educated man who worked as a clown and a salesman before finding the role that defined him. His Blake was warm, fumbling, and unexpectedly moving, the kind of performance that only works when real humanity leaks through the comedy. He earned a Golden Globe in 1974, but I think his truest talent was making people feel at ease, a skill no award fully measures. He left us in 1996, yet his disarming presence still lingers in those reruns, and I value that gentle warmth highly.

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Name (English)

McLean Stevenson

Name (Japanese)

マクリーン・スティーヴンソン

Reading

まくりーん・すてぃーゔんそん

Born

November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996

Origin

Normal, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / clown / spokesperson / salesperson / screenwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

University

Northwestern University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLean%20Stevenson
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961610

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• clown
• spokesperson

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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