Steve Allen
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Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, writer, and advocate of scientific skepticism. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight Show, which was the first late night television talk show. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best known for his extensive network television career. He gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. After he hosted The Tonight Show, he went on to host numerous game and variety shows, including his own The Steve Allen Show, I've Got a Secret, and The New Steve Allen Show. He was a regular panel member on CBS's What's My Line?, and from 1977 until 1981 wrote, produced, and hosted the award-winning public broadcasting show Meeting of Minds, a series of historical dramas presented in a talk format. Allen was a pianist and a prolific composer. By his own estimate, he wrote more than 8,500 songs, some of which were recorded by numerous leading singers. Working as a lyricist, Allen won the 1964 Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition. He also wrote more than 50 books, including novels, children's books, and books of opinions, including his final book, Vulgarians at the Gate: Trash TV and Raunch Radio. In 1996 Allen was presented with the Martin Gardner Lifetime Achievement Award from the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSICOP). He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Hollywood theater named in his honor.
Known for
Credits
Casino (1995)
as Steve Allen
The Player (1992)
as Steve Allen
Joys (1976)
as Self
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
The Ratings Game (1984)
as Steve Allen
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley (2016)
as Self
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
as Steve Allen
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982)
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Circus (1959)
as Self
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972)
as Self / DJ (archive footage)
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill (2000)
as Himself
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean and Me (1995)
as Self (uncredited)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984)
as Self
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
as Radio Announcer
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
James Dean Remembered (1974)
as Self
The Comic (1969)
as Steve Allen
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Down Memory Lane (1949)
as Steve Allen
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
as Benny Goodman
The Making of the Stooges (1984)
as Self - Host
Warning Shot (1967)
as Steve Allen
On the Road to Desolation (1997)
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Lucy Calls the President (1977)
as Steve Allen
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)
as Martin Kaplan
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
as Self
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (1988)
as Self
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
as Self
On Location: Myron Cohen (1976)
as Self - Host
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (1997)
as Self
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
The Funny Farm (1983)
as Self
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
as Self
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
as Self
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self
Heart Beat (1980)
as Steve Allen
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996)
as Self
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (1991)
as Self
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
Actor
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)
as Self
Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)
as Herschel Lucas
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular (1976)
as Self
I'll Get By (1950)
as Peter Pepper
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
as Steve Allen
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)
as Self
The Power of the Market (1980)
Actor
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans (1966)
Actor
College Confidential (1960)
as Steve MacInter
Stone (1979)
as Steve Allen
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer (1984)
Actor
Allen in Movieland (1955)
as Self
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Host
The Vent Event (1978)
Actor