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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Character:Self (voice) (archive sound)
Release Date:08/09/2022
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/08/2021
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/05/2016
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/04/2013
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/08/2010
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/11/2007
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/11/2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/10/2007
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/04/2005
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/08/2003
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/03/2002
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/2001
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2000
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Character:Self
Release Date:26/10/1999
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/1998
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/11/1997
On the Road to Desolation
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/1997
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/1997
Nichols and May: Take Two
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Character:Self
Release Date:29/04/1996
Casino
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:22/11/1995
James Dean: A Portrait
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/1995
James Dean and Me
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1995
The Player
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:08/05/1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Character:Self
Release Date:05/04/1992
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
Character:Self
Release Date:03/08/1991
WWE WrestleMania VI
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/1990
Great Balls of Fire!
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:30/06/1989
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1988
Amazon Women on the Moon
Character:Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Release Date:18/09/1987
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Character:Self
Release Date:16/04/1986
Classic Comedy Teams
Character:Host
Release Date:01/01/1986
The Ratings Game
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:15/12/1984
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
Character:
Release Date:05/06/1984
The Making of the Stooges
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/01/1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1984
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Character:
Release Date:06/05/1983
The Funny Farm
Character:Self
Release Date:18/02/1983
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Heart Beat
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:25/04/1980
The Gossip Columnist
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:21/03/1980
The Power of the Market
Character:
Release Date:11/01/1980
Stone
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:26/08/1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1979
The Vent Event
Character:
Release Date:03/03/1978
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Character:Martin Kaplan
Release Date:16/12/1977
Lucy Calls the President
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:21/11/1977
On Location: Myron Cohen
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:16/10/1976
Joys
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/1976
The Sunshine Boys
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/1975
The Sunshine Boys
Character:Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
Release Date:06/11/1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/1975
James Dean Remembered
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1974
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Character:Self / DJ (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1972
The Comic
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:19/11/1969
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Character:Herschel Lucas
Release Date:11/11/1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Character:Radio Announcer
Release Date:19/06/1968
The Movie Orgy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1968
Warning Shot
Character:Steve Allen
Release Date:18/01/1967
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Character:Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1966
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1966
Something's Got to Give
Character:Psychiatrist
Release Date:01/01/1962
College Confidential
Character:Steve MacInter
Release Date:26/08/1960
The Big Circus
Character:Self
Release Date:05/07/1959
The Benny Goodman Story
Character:Benny Goodman
Release Date:02/02/1956
Allen in Movieland
Character:Self
Release Date:02/07/1955
I'll Get By
Character:Peter Pepper
Release Date:02/10/1950
Down Memory Lane
Character:Self
Release Date:01/08/1949
Television Appearances
Behind the Music
Character:Self
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Character:Fear
Pinky and the Brain
Character:
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character:
The Critic
Character:Steve Allen (voice)
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Ray Masters
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Homicide: Life on the Street
Character:Mr. Cochran
The Simpsons
Character:Steve Allen (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Bart's Altered Voice (voice)
The Wil Shriner Show
Character:Self
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Character:Self
American Masters
Character:Self
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Gentleman in Paper Suit
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
Character:Self - Host
St. Elsewhere
Character:Lech Oseransky
Hotel
Character:
Nurse
Character:Barney Ambler
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
Character:Self - Host
Solid Gold
Character:Self
Hart to Hart
Character:Himself
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Durwood Moss
Meeting of Minds
Character:Self - Host
Rich Man, Poor Man
Character:
The Snoop Sisters
Character:Steve Allen
I've Got a Secret
Character:Self - Host
McCloud
Character:Doug King
Love, American Style
Character:Johny
Medical Center
Character:
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
Batman
Character:Allen Stevens
Get Smart
Character:
The Judy Garland Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self - Guest Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The New Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Host
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Dr. Ben Ellison
The David Susskind Show
Character:Self
Kraft Music Hall
Character:Self
Kraft Music Hall
Character:Self - Host
The Thin Man
Character:
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Host
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Andy Fletcher
I've Got a Secret
Character:Self - Host
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Martin Kaplan
What's My Line?
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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