Steve Allen
Acting
Born: December 26, 1921 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: October 30, 2000 (aged 78)
Highest Rated
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
The Simpsons
1989
Casino
1995
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
The Player
1992
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Batman
1966
Get Smart
1965
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
The Love Boat
1977
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Hart to Hart
1979
Photos (3)
Movies (25)
Casino
Steve Allen
The Player
Steve Allen
Amazon Women on the Moon
Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Great Balls of Fire!
Steve Allen
The Sunshine Boys
Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
Warning Shot
Steve Allen
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Radio Announcer
The Comic
Steve Allen
Heart Beat
Steve Allen
The Ratings Game
Steve Allen
Down Memory Lane
Steve Allen
The Benny Goodman Story
Benny Goodman
Lucy Calls the President
Steve Allen
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Herschel Lucas
The Gossip Columnist
Steve Allen
College Confidential
Steve MacInter
I'll Get By
Peter Pepper
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Martin Kaplan
Stone
Steve Allen
The Power of the Market
1980
Classic Comedy Teams
Host
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
1984
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
TV Shows (25)
The Simpsons
Bart's Altered Voice (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Steve Allen (voice) · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Durwood Moss · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Ray Masters · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Mr. Cochran · 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Fear · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Lech Oseransky · 3 eps
Love, American Style
Johny · 1 eps
Batman
Allen Stevens · 2 eps
Get Smart
Prime Minister's Aide (uncredited) · 1 eps
Hotel
1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1 eps
Pinky and the Brain
Steve Allen (voice) · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
McCloud
Doug King · 1 eps
The Critic
Steve Allen (voice) · 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dr. Ben Ellison · 1 eps
The Thin Man
1 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man
1 eps
Alice in Wonderland
Gentleman in Paper Suit · 1 eps
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Andy Fletcher · 1 eps
The Snoop Sisters
Steve Allen · 1 eps
Nurse
Barney Ambler · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Martin Kaplan · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (71)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 11 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Hart to Hart
Himself · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
American Masters
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Self · 3 eps
I've Got a Secret
Self - Host · 115 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 111 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Host · 163 eps
Behind the Music
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 3 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 1 eps
Solid Gold
Self · 2 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self · 1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host · 1 eps
The David Susskind Show
Self · 1 eps
The Judy Garland Show
Self · 1 eps
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (voice) (archive sound)
The Emmy Awards
Self · 2 eps
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
Meeting of Minds
Self - Host · 24 eps
The Sunshine Boys
Self
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Self - Host · 27 eps
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Allen in Movieland
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Big Circus
Self
WWE WrestleMania VI
Self
The Making of the Stooges
Self - Host
Joys
Self
The New Steve Allen Show
Self - Host · 14 eps
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
Self
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Self (archive footage)
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
Self - Host · 10 eps
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Self (archive footage)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Self
The People Next Door
Self · 1 eps
James Dean and Me
Self (uncredited)
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
Self (archive footage)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Self
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Self / DJ (archive footage)
The Funny Farm
Self
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Self
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
Self
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
Self
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
Self
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Self
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Self
Nichols and May: Take Two
Self
James Dean Remembered
Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Self
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
Self (archive footage)
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
Himself
James Dean: A Portrait
Self
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
Self (archive footage)
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)