Acting
Steve Allen
EN cinema · 73 credits
Born
26 December 1921
Died
30 October 2000 (aged 78)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen · Steven Allen · Steve Allen Jr.
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
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive)
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
as Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
as Self (archive footage)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
as Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
as Self (archive footage)
50 Years of NBC Late Night
as Self (archive footage)
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
as Self (archive footage)
Casino
as Steve Allen
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
The Player
as Steve Allen
Great Balls of Fire!
as Steve Allen
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
The Making of the Stooges
as Self - Host
The Ratings Game
as Steve Allen
The Funny Farm
as Self
Heart Beat
as Steve Allen
The Gossip Columnist
as Steve Allen
Stone
as Steve Allen
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Lucy Calls the President
as Steve Allen
Have I Got a Christmas for You
as Martin Kaplan
Joys
as Self
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
The Sunshine Boys
as Self, as Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self / DJ (archive footage)
The Comic
as Steve Allen
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Radio Announcer
Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Herschel Lucas
Warning Shot
as Steve Allen
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
College Confidential
as Steve MacInter, Songs
The Big Circus
as Self
The Benny Goodman Story
as Benny Goodman
I'll Get By
as Peter Pepper
Down Memory Lane
as Steve Allen, Writer