Steve Allen
Acting
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
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movieLouis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Self (voice) (archive sound)
movieBoulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieEat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieTab Hunter Confidential
2015
Self (archive)
movieErroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
2013
Self (archive footage)
movie2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieElvis: #1 Hit Performances
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieElvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieTasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieElvis: Rare Moments with the King
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieNobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001
Self (archive footage)
movie50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieNo More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieCasino
1995
Steve Allen
tvPinky and the Brain
1995
Steve Allen (voice)
movieJames Dean and Me
1995
Self (uncredited)
tvThe Critic
1994
Steve Allen (voice)
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Ray Masters
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
Mr. Cochran
movieThe Player
1992
Steve Allen
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Bart's Altered Voice (voice) / Steve Allen (voice)
movieGreat Balls of Fire!
1989
Steve Allen
movieAmazon Women on the Moon
1987
Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
tvAlice in Wonderland
1985
Gentleman in Paper Suit
movieThe Ratings Game
1984
Steve Allen
movieThe Making of the Stooges
1984
Self - Host
tvLife's Most Embarrassing Moments
1983
Self - Host
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Lech Oseransky
tvNurse
1981
Barney Ambler
tvSolid Gold
1980
Self
movieHeart Beat
1980
Steve Allen
movieThe Gossip Columnist
1980
Steve Allen
tvHart to Hart
1979
Himself
movieStone
1979
Steve Allen
movieHave I Got a Christmas for You
1977
Martin Kaplan
movieLucy Calls the President
1977
Steve Allen
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Durwood Moss
tvMeeting of Minds
1977
Self - Host
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieJoys
1976
Self
movieThe Sunshine Boys
1975
Self / Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
tvThe Snoop Sisters
1973
Steve Allen
I've Got a Secret
1972
Self - Host
movieLenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
Self / DJ (archive footage)
tvMcCloud
1970
Doug King
movieThe Comic
1969
Steve Allen
movieNow You See It, Now You Don't
1968
Herschel Lucas
movieWhere Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
Radio Announcer
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
movieWarning Shot
1967
Steve Allen
movieDon't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966
Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
tvBatman
1966
Allen Stevens
tvGet Smart
1965
Prime Minister's Aide (uncredited)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self - Guest Host / Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Guest
tvThe New Steve Allen Show
1961
Self - Host
movieCollege Confidential
1960
Steve MacInter
tvThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Dr. Ben Ellison
tvKraft Music Hall
1958
Self / Self - Host
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Host
movieThe Benny Goodman Story
1956
Benny Goodman
tvTonight Starring Steve Allen
1954
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Andy Fletcher
tvI've Got a Secret
1952
Self - Host
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Martin Kaplan
movieI'll Get By
1950
Peter Pepper
movieDown Memory Lane
1949
Steve Allen
