Steve Allen
Acting
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.
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Radio Announcer
Age 46 (now 78)
The Sunshine Boys
as Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 78)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Age 100 (now 78)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 99 (now 78)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
Age 94 (now 78)
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
as Self (archive footage)
Age 91 (now 78)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
Age 88 (now 78)
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self (archive footage)
Age 85 (now 78)
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
as Self (archive footage)
Age 85 (now 78)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
Age 85 (now 78)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
Age 83 (now 78)
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
as Self (archive footage)
Age 81 (now 78)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 78)
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
as Self (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 78)
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
as Himself
Age 78
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
as Self
Age 77 (now 78)
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
as Self
Age 76 (now 78)
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
as Self (archive footage)
Age 75 (now 78)
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
as Self
Age 75 (now 78)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Self
Age 70 (now 78)
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
as Self
Age 69 (now 78)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
Age 66 (now 78)
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Age 65 (now 78)
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
Age 64 (now 78)
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
as Self
Age 60 (now 78)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 54 (now 78)
The Sunshine Boys
as Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 78)
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self / DJ (archive footage)
Age 50 (now 78)
Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Herschel Lucas
Age 46 (now 78) Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Radio Announcer
Age 46 (now 78)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 78)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 93 (now 78)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 71 (now 78)
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Mr. Cochran
Age 71 (now 78)
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
as Self - Host
Age 61 (now 78)
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
as Self - Host
Age 58 (now 78)
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Creator
Age 40 (now 78) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
Age 40 (now 78) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 40 (now 78)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Dr. Ben Ellison
Age 37 (now 78)
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
as Self - Host
Age 32 (now 78)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen, Steven Allen, Steve Allen Jr.
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