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Steve Allen
Born · December 26, 1921
Died · October 30, 2000 (78 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (voice) (archive sound)
6.9
2022
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
4.5
2021
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2020
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Self (archive footage)
7.9
2018
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2016
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
7.0
2013
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Self (archive footage)
6.6
2010
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Self (archive footage)
5.5
2007
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Himself (Archive Footage)
9.0
2007
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2005
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2003
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
5.2
2002
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
Self
6.0
2001
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Self
0.0
1999
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Self
7.7
1998
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
1.0
1997
Behind the Music
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1997
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
0.0
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Fear · (1 episode)
7.8
1996
Nichols and May: Take Two
Self
6.5
1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
0.0
1996
Casino
Himself
8.0
1995
Pinky and the Brain
(1 episode)
7.7
1995
James Dean and Me
Self (uncredited)
8.7
1995
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
(1 episode)
7.8
1994
The Critic
(1 episode)
7.3
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Ray Masters · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Mr. Cochran · (1 episode)
8.0
1993
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Himself
6.5
1992
The Player
Steve Allen
7.2
1992
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
Self
7.0
1991
WWE WrestleMania VI
Himself
8.4
1990
The Power of the Market
0.0
1990
The Simpsons
Steve Allen (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The Simpsons
Bart's Altered Voice (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Great Balls of Fire!
himself
6.3
1989
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
Self
8.0
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
6.0
1988
Amazon Women on the Moon
Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
5.9
1987
The Wil Shriner Show
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1987
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Himself · (3 episodes)
6.8
1986
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
0.0
1986
Alice in Wonderland
Gentleman in Paper Suit · (1 episode)
6.9
1985
The Ratings Game
Steve Allen
5.7
1984
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
0.0
1984
The Making of the Stooges
Himself / Presenter
0.0
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
[Self]
0.0
1984
Taggart
(1 episode)
6.3
1983
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
Self - Host · (10 episodes)
6.0
1983
The Funny Farm
Himself
3.0
1983
St. Elsewhere
(2 episodes)
5.4
1982
St. Elsewhere
Lech oseransky · (1 episode)
5.4
1982
Hotel
(1 episode)
6.8
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
6.5
1982
Nurse
Barney Ambler · (1 episode)
5.0
1981
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
Himself - Host · (4 episodes)
0.0
1980
Solid Gold
Self · (2 episodes)
6.0
1980
Heart Beat
Himself
5.6
1980
The Gossip Columnist
Steve Allen
7.5
1980
Hart to Hart
Himself · (1 episode)
6.8
1979
Stone
Steve Allen
0.0
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
6.3
1979
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Martin Kaplan
0.0
1977
What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
(1 episode)
4.5
1977
Lucy Calls the President
Steve Allen
5.0
1977
The Love Boat
Durwood Moss · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
Meeting of Minds
(24 episodes)
10.0
1977
On Location: Myron Cohen
Himself - Host
0.0
1976
Joys
Self
4.0
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
(1 episode)
7.8
1976
The Sunshine Boys
Himself
6.8
1975
The Sunshine Boys
Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
6.8
1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
0.0
1975
James Dean Remembered
Self
0.0
1974
The Snoop Sisters
Steve Allen · (1 episode)
7.2
1973
I've Got a Secret
Self - Host · (1 episode)
0.0
1972
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Himself / DJ (archive footage)
3.3
1972
McCloud
(1 episode)
7.1
1970
The Comic
Steve Allen
5.9
1969
Love, American Style
Johny · (1 episode)
5.8
1969
Medical Center
(1 episode)
6.1
1969
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Herschel Lucas
0.0
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Radio Announcer
5.2
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
6.2
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (3 episodes)
6.4
1967
Warning Shot
Steve Allen
6.4
1967
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
3.5
1966
Batman
Allen Stevens · (2 episodes)
7.3
1966
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
0.0
1966
Get Smart
(1 episode)
7.9
1965
The Judy Garland Show
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · (1 episode)
7.4
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (7 episodes)
7.4
1962
Something's Got to Give
Psychiatrist
8.5
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
5.1
1961
The New Steve Allen Show
Self - Host · (14 episodes)
7.0
1961
College Confidential
Steve MacInter
5.8
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dr. Ben Ellison · (1 episode)
6.3
1959
The Big Circus
Himself - Cameo appearance
6.5
1959
The David Susskind Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1959
Kraft Music Hall
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1958
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host · (1 episode)
4.4
1958
The Thin Man
(1 episode)
7.6
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Host · (163 episodes)
5.0
1956
The Benny Goodman Story
Benny Goodman
6.3
1956
Allen in Movieland
Self
5.0
1955
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Host · (27 episodes)
6.5
1954
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Andy Fletcher · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
I've Got a Secret
Self - Host · (115 episodes)
7.7
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Martin Kaplan · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
I'll Get By
Peter Pepper
5.5
1950
What's My Line?
Self · (106 episodes)
6.7
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (5 episodes)
6.7
1950
Down Memory Lane
Self
0.0
1949
The Emmy Awards
Self · (2 episodes)
7.5
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
1948