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
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
as Steve Allen
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
as Self
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
as Radio Announcer
Warning Shot (1967)
as Steve Allen
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Heart Beat (1980)
as Steve Allen
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
The Big Circus (1959)
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of the Stooges (1984)
as Self - Host
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Joys (1976)
as Self
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982)
as Self
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
as Self
The Comic (1969)
as Steve Allen
James Dean and Me (1995)
as Self (uncredited)
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Ratings Game (1984)
as Steve Allen
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (1997)
as Self
Down Memory Lane (1949)
as Steve Allen
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
as Benny Goodman
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)
as Herschel Lucas
The Funny Farm (1983)
as Self
Lucy Calls the President (1977)
as Steve Allen
Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984)
as Self
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972)
as Self / DJ (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
as Self
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
as Steve Allen
Allen in Movieland (1955)
as Self
Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
as Self
Stone (1979)
as Steve Allen
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (1988)
as Self
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996)
as Self
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (1991)
as Self
The Vent Event (1978)
Actor
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley (2016)
as Self
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Host
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)
as Martin Kaplan
I'll Get By (1950)
as Peter Pepper
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)
as Self
On the Road to Desolation (1997)
as Self
College Confidential (1960)
as Steve MacInter
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
The Power of the Market (1980)
Actor
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean Remembered (1974)
as Self
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)
as Self
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer (1984)
Actor
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill (2000)
as Himself
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans (1966)
Actor
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
Actor
On Location: Myron Cohen (1976)
as Self - Host
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (1997)
as Self (archive footage)