Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 26, 1921
Died
Oct 30, 2000
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
123 titles
Steve Allen
Biography
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
Filmography
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
Self (archive footage)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Self (archive footage)
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
Himself
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Self
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Self
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
On the Road to Desolation
Self
Behind the Music
Self
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Self
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Fear
Nichols and May: Take Two
Self
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self
Casino
Steve Allen
James Dean: A Portrait
Self
Pinky and the Brain
Steve Allen (voice)
James Dean and Me
Self (uncredited)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Critic
Steve Allen (voice)
Diagnosis: Murder
Ray Masters
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Homicide: Life on the Street
Mr. Cochran
The Player
Steve Allen
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Self
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
Self
WWE WrestleMania VI
Self
The Simpsons
Bart's Altered Voice (voice)
The People Next Door
Self
Great Balls of Fire!
Steve Allen
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Amazon Women on the Moon
Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
The Wil Shriner Show
Self
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Self
American Masters
Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Classic Comedy Teams
Host
Alice in Wonderland
Gentleman in Paper Suit
The Ratings Game
Steve Allen