Cast
Steve Allen
Acting
Cast
Steve Allen
Known for
Acting
Born
1921-12-26
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
2000-10-30
Also known as Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen, Steven Allen, Steve Allen Jr.
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.
★8.0
MOVIE1995
Casino
as Steve Allen
★7.2
MOVIE1992
The Player
as Steve Allen
★5.9
MOVIE1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
★6.3
MOVIE1989
Great Balls of Fire!
as Steve Allen
★6.7
MOVIE1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1997
On the Road to Desolation
as Self
★2.0
MOVIE1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
MOVIE1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1949
Down Memory Lane
as Steve Allen
MOVIE2001
50 Years of NBC Late Night
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1974
James Dean Remembered
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE1972
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self / DJ (archive footage)
★5.5
MOVIE2007
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE1975
The Sunshine Boys
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE1975
The Sunshine Boys
as Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
★5.7
MOVIE1984
The Ratings Game
as Steve Allen
★7.7
MOVIE2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE1976
Joys
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE1967
Warning Shot
as Steve Allen
★7.3
MOVIE2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive)
★5.8
MOVIE1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
★6.1
MOVIE2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as Self (archive footage)
★6.4
MOVIE1956
The Benny Goodman Story
as Benny Goodman
★6.6
MOVIE1959
The Big Circus
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1995
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self
★8.4
MOVIE1990
WWE WrestleMania VI
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE1996
Nichols and May: Take Two
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
★7.3
MOVIE1980
The Gossip Columnist
as Steve Allen
★7.0
MOVIE1986
Classic Comedy Teams
as Host
★9.0
MOVIE1984
The Making of the Stooges
as Self - Host
★8.8
MOVIE1991
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2000
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
as Himself
★6.1
MOVIE1969
The Comic
as Steve Allen
★5.6
MOVIE1980
Heart Beat
as Steve Allen
★8.8
MOVIE1995
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE1982
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
as Radio Announcer
★6.5
MOVIE2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
★7.7
MOVIE1998
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE1960
College Confidential
as Steve MacInter
★7.0
MOVIE1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Self
★4.5
MOVIE1955
Allen in Movieland
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1983
The Funny Farm
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1997
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
as Self
MOVIE1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1966
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
★7.5
MOVIE1977
Lucy Calls the President
as Steve Allen
★9.0
MOVIE1979
Stone
as Steve Allen
MOVIE1983
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
★6.0
MOVIE1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1988
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2001
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
MOVIE1976
On Location: Myron Cohen
as Self - Host
★7.0
MOVIE1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Herschel Lucas
★7.0
MOVIE1999
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
as Self
★5.2
MOVIE2002
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
★5.9
MOVIE1950
I'll Get By
as Peter Pepper
MOVIE1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You
as Martin Kaplan
MOVIE1978
The Vent Event
MOVIE1980
The Power of the Market
★6.0
MOVIE2003
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
as Self (archive footage)
★10.0
MOVIE2007
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self (archive footage)
★1.0
MOVIE1997
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1984
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
★7.0
MOVIE2013
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
as Self (archive footage)