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
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
On the Road to Desolation (1997)
as Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Down Memory Lane (1949)
as Steve Allen
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean Remembered (1974)
as Self
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972)
as Self / DJ (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984)
as Self
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
as Self
The Ratings Game (1984)
as Steve Allen
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Joys (1976)
as Self
Warning Shot (1967)
as Steve Allen
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
as Benny Goodman
The Big Circus (1959)
as Self
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
as Self
Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
as Self
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
as Steve Allen
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Host
The Making of the Stooges (1984)
as Self - Host
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (1991)
as Self
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill (2000)
as Himself
The Comic (1969)
as Steve Allen
Heart Beat (1980)
as Steve Allen
James Dean and Me (1995)
as Self (uncredited)
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982)
as Self
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
as Radio Announcer
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)
as Self
College Confidential (1960)
as Steve MacInter
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
as Self
Allen in Movieland (1955)
as Self
The Funny Farm (1983)
as Self
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (1997)
as Self
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996)
as Self
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans (1966)
Actor
Lucy Calls the President (1977)
as Steve Allen
Stone (1979)
as Steve Allen
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
Actor
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (1988)
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
On Location: Myron Cohen (1976)
as Self - Host
Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)
as Herschel Lucas
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)
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)
I'll Get By (1950)
as Peter Pepper
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)
as Martin Kaplan
The Vent Event (1978)
Actor
The Power of the Market (1980)
Actor
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
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)