Steve Allen
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.
Mitzi & 100 Guys
(Self)
The Movie Orgy
(Self (archive footage))
The Player
(Steve Allen)
Allen in Movieland
(Self)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
(Radio Announcer)
The Benny Goodman Story
(Benny Goodman)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
(Himself)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
(Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited))
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
(Self)
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
(Himself / DJ (archive footage))
College Confidential
(Steve MacInter)
Warning Shot
(Steve Allen)
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
(Self)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
(Self (archive footage))
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(Self)
The Big Circus
(Himself - Cameo appearance)
Casino
(Himself)
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
(Self (archive footage))
I'll Get By
(Peter Pepper)
The Power of the Market
The Sunshine Boys
(Himself)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
(Self (archive footage))
Stone
(Steve Allen)
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
On Location: Myron Cohen
(Himself - Host)
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
(Self)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
(Self (archive footage))
The Making of the Stooges
(Himself / Presenter)
Lucy Calls the President
(Steve Allen)
Great Balls of Fire!
(himself)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
([Self])
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
(Self (voice) (archive sound))
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
(Self)
The Comic
(Steve Allen)
The Sunshine Boys
(Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited))
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(Self (archive footage))
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
(Self (archive footage))
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
(Self (archive footage))
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
Heart Beat
(Himself)
James Dean and Me
(Self (uncredited))
Joys
(Self)
The Gossip Columnist
(Steve Allen)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
(Himself (Archive Footage))
The Ratings Game
(Steve Allen)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More
(Self (archive footage))
James Dean Remembered
(Self)
The Funny Farm
(Himself)
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
(Self)
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
Now You See It, Now You Don't
(Herschel Lucas)
Have I Got a Christmas for You
(Martin Kaplan)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
(Self)
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
(Self)
WWE WrestleMania VI
(Himself)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
(Self (archive footage))
Nichols and May: Take Two
(Self)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
(Self (archive footage))
Down Memory Lane
(Self)
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
Something's Got to Give
(Psychiatrist)
Amazon Women on the Moon
(Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One"))
St. Elsewhere
The Love Boat
(Durwood Moss)
The Critic
Batman
(Allen Stevens)
Taggart
The David Susskind Show
(Self)
Hotel
Solid Gold
(Self)
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
(Host)
Medical Center
General Electric Theater
(Andy Fletcher)
Get Smart
Homicide: Life on the Street
(Mr. Cochran)
I've Got a Secret
(Self - Host)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Martin Kaplan)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
American Masters
(Self)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
(Self)
McCloud
The Thin Man
Meeting of Minds
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(Self)
Rich Man, Poor Man
The Steve Allen Show
(Self - Host)
The Oscars
(Self)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
(Dr. Ben Ellison)
Nurse
(Barney Ambler)
The Emmy Awards
(Self)
What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
Alice in Wonderland
(Gentleman in Paper Suit)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self - Guest Host)
The Simpsons
(Bart's Altered Voice (voice))
The Simpsons
(Steve Allen (voice))
Diagnosis: Murder
(Ray Masters)
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
(Self - Host)
Pinky and the Brain
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
(Fear)
Behind the Music
(Self)
The Judy Garland Show
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
I've Got a Secret
(Self - Host)
WWF Wrestling Challenge
(Himself)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Comedian)
The New Steve Allen Show
(Self - Host)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Hart to Hart
(Himself)
St. Elsewhere
(Lech oseransky)
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
(Himself - Host)
What's My Line?
(Self - Panelist)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Wil Shriner Show
(Self)
The Snoop Sisters
(Steve Allen)
Kraft Music Hall
(Self)
Kraft Music Hall
(Self - Host)