Steve Allen

Steve Allen

ActorWriterSound Dec 26 (died age 78) New York City, New York, USA 1948–2022 (74 year career)
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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 Sco…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (121)

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Movies (68)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

as Self (voice) (archive sound)

6.7
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.2
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

2007

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

2007

as Self (archive footage)

9.0
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

2007

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King

Elvis: Rare Moments with the King

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

2002

as Self (archive footage)

5.2
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

2001

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill

On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill

2000

as Himself

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

1999

as Self

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

1998

as Self

7.7
On the Road to Desolation

On the Road to Desolation

1997

as Self

No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

1997

as Self (archive footage)

1.0
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast

Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast

1997

as Self

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996

as Self

Nichols and May: Take Two

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996

as Self

6.5
Casino

Casino

1995

as Steve Allen

8.0
James Dean and Me

James Dean and Me

1995

as Self (uncredited)

8.7
James Dean: A Portrait

James Dean: A Portrait

1995

as Self

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

as Self

6.7
The Player

The Player

1992

as Steve Allen

7.2
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show

Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show

1991

as Self

8.7
WWE WrestleMania VI

WWE WrestleMania VI

1990

as Self

8.4
Great Balls of Fire!

Great Balls of Fire!

1989

as Steve Allen

6.3
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self

6.0
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

1988

as Self

8.0
Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

5.9
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

1986

as Self

Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

as Host

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer

1984
The Ratings Game

The Ratings Game

1984

as Steve Allen

5.6
Don't Ask Me, Ask God

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984

as Self

The Making of the Stooges

The Making of the Stooges

1984

as Self - Host

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

1983
The Funny Farm

The Funny Farm

1983

as Self

3.0
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Heart Beat

Heart Beat

1980

as Steve Allen

5.4
The Gossip Columnist

The Gossip Columnist

1980

as Steve Allen

7.5
The Power of the Market

The Power of the Market

1980
Stone

Stone

1979

as Steve Allen

The Muppets Go Hollywood

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Self

6.2
The Vent Event

The Vent Event

1978
Lucy Calls the President

Lucy Calls the President

1977

as Steve Allen

5.0
Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

as Martin Kaplan

Joys

Joys

1976

as Self

4.0
On Location: Myron Cohen

On Location: Myron Cohen

1976

as Self - Host

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

as Self

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

1975

as Self

6.8
James Dean Remembered

James Dean Remembered

1974

as Self

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

1972

as Self / DJ (archive footage)

3.3
The Comic

The Comic

1969

as Steve Allen

5.9
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968

as Radio Announcer

4.9
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

6.3
Now You See It, Now You Don't

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968

as Herschel Lucas

Warning Shot

Warning Shot

1967

as Steve Allen

6.3
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans

The Universal Mind of Bill Evans

1966
10.0
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

1966

as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)

3.5
Something's Got to Give

Something's Got to Give

1962

as Psychiatrist

7.7
College Confidential

College Confidential

1960

as Steve MacInter

5.8
The Big Circus

The Big Circus

1959

as Self

6.5
The Benny Goodman Story

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

as Benny Goodman

6.3
Allen in Movieland

Allen in Movieland

1955

as Self

4.5
I'll Get By

I'll Get By

1950

as Peter Pepper

5.6
Down Memory Lane

Down Memory Lane

1949

as Self

Television (53)

Behind the Music

Behind the Music

1997

as Self

7.2
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

as Fear

7.8
Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain

1995

as Steve Allen (voice)

7.7
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994
7.8
The Critic

The Critic

1994

as Steve Allen (voice)

7.3
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

as Ray Masters

7.1
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

as Mr. Cochran

8.1
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

as Bart's Altered Voice (voice)

8.0
The People Next Door

The People Next Door

1989

as Self

5.0
The Wil Shriner Show

The Wil Shriner Show

1987

as Self

American Masters

American Masters

1986

as Self

7.2
WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

as Self

6.8
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1985

as Gentleman in Paper Suit

6.8
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments

Life's Most Embarrassing Moments

1983

as Self - Host

6.0
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments

Life's Most Embarrassing Moments

1983

as Self - Host

6.0
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982

as Lech Oseransky

5.6
Hotel

Hotel

1982
6.8
Nurse

Nurse

1981

as Barney Ambler

5.0
Solid Gold

Solid Gold

1980

as Self

6.0
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour

The Steve Allen Comedy Hour

1980

as Self - Host

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979

as Himself

6.9
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

as Durwood Moss

6.3
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

1977
4.5
Meeting of Minds

Meeting of Minds

1977

as Self - Host

9.5
Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

1976
7.8
The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

1973

as Steve Allen

7.2
I've Got a Secret

I've Got a Secret

1972

as Self - Host

McCloud

McCloud

1970

as Doug King

7.1
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

as Johny

6.1
Medical Center

Medical Center

1969
6.1
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

as Self

6.6
Batman

Batman

1966

as Allen Stevens

7.3
Get Smart

Get Smart

1965
7.9
The Judy Garland Show

The Judy Garland Show

1963

as Self

8.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self - Guest

5.4
The New Steve Allen Show

The New Steve Allen Show

1961

as Self - Host

7.0
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

as Dr. Ben Ellison

6.3
The David Susskind Show

The David Susskind Show

1959

as Self

5.0
Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

1958

as Self - Host

4.7
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1957
7.5
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956

as Self - Host

5.6
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

as Self

6.0
Tonight Starring Steve Allen

Tonight Starring Steve Allen

1954

as Self - Host

6.4
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Andy Fletcher

6.4
I've Got a Secret

I've Got a Secret

1952

as Self - Host

7.4
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Martin Kaplan

8.6
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

as Self

6.9
The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

1949

as Self

7.9
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

6.8