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
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
as Steve Allen
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
Heart Beat (1980)
as Steve Allen
The Comic (1969)
as Steve Allen
Stone (1979)
as Steve Allen
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Warning Shot (1967)
as Steve Allen
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Ratings Game (1984)
as Steve Allen
The Funny Farm (1983)
as Self
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
Joys (1976)
as Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
as Benny Goodman
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)
The Big Circus (1959)
as Self
Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984)
as Self
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
as Self
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean and Me (1995)
as Self (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
College Confidential (1960)
as Steve MacInter
James Dean Remembered (1974)
as Self
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Host
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
I'll Get By (1950)
as Peter Pepper
The Vent Event (1978)
Actor
Down Memory Lane (1949)
as Steve Allen
Allen in Movieland (1955)
as Self
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)
as Martin Kaplan
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
as Self
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer (1984)
Actor
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (1991)
as Self
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
as Steve Allen
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972)
as Self / DJ (archive footage)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
as Self
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (1988)
as Self
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)
as Self
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)
as Herschel Lucas
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982)
as Self
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans (1966)
Actor
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (1997)
as Self
Lucy Calls the President (1977)
as Steve Allen
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill (2000)
as Himself
On the Road to Desolation (1997)
as Self
Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)
as Self
The Power of the Market (1980)
Actor
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996)
as Self
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)
The Making of the Stooges (1984)
as Self - Host
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
Actor