Acting
Steve Allen
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.
Filmography
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Film · 2022
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Film · 2021
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Film · 2016
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
Film · 2016
Tab Hunter Confidential
Film · 2015
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
Film · 2013
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Film · 2010
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Film · 2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Film · 2007
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
Film · 2007
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Film · 2005
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
Film · 2003
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Film · 2002
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Film · 2001
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Film · 2001
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
Film · 2000
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Film · 1999
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Film · 1998
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
Film · 1997
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Film · 1997
On the Road to Desolation
Film · 1997
Behind the Music
Series · 1997
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Film · 1996
Nichols and May: Take Two
Film · 1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Series · 1996
Casino
Film · 1995
James Dean and Me
Film · 1995
James Dean: A Portrait
Film · 1995
Pinky and the Brain
Series · 1995
The Critic
Series · 1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Series · 1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
The Player
Film · 1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Film · 1992
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
Film · 1991
WWE WrestleMania VI
Film · 1990
Great Balls of Fire!
Film · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
The People Next Door
Series · 1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Film · 1988
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
Film · 1988
Amazon Women on the Moon
Film · 1987
The Wil Shriner Show
Series · 1987
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Film · 1986
Classic Comedy Teams
Film · 1986
American Masters
Series · 1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Series · 1986
Alice in Wonderland
Series · 1985
The Making of the Stooges
Film · 1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Film · 1984
The Ratings Game
Film · 1984
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
Film · 1984
The Funny Farm
Film · 1983
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Film · 1983
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
Series · 1983
Night of 100 Stars
Film · 1982
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
Film · 1982
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
Hotel
Series · 1982
Nurse
Series · 1981
The Power of the Market
Film · 1980
Heart Beat
Film · 1980
The Gossip Columnist
Film · 1980
Solid Gold
Series · 1980
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
Series · 1980
Stone
Film · 1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Film · 1979
Hart to Hart
Series · 1979
The Vent Event
Film · 1978
Lucy Calls the President
Film · 1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Film · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Meeting of Minds
Series · 1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Series · 1977
On Location: Myron Cohen
Film · 1976
Joys
Film · 1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Film · 1976
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
Film · 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
Series · 1976
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Film · 1975
The Sunshine Boys
Film · 1975
The Sunshine Boys
Film · 1975
James Dean Remembered
Film · 1974
The Snoop Sisters
Series · 1973
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Film · 1972
I've Got a Secret
Series · 1972
McCloud
Series · 1970
The Comic
Film · 1969
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
The Movie Orgy
Film · 1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Film · 1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Film · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
Warning Shot
Film · 1967
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Film · 1966
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
Film · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Hollywood Squares
Series · 1966
Get Smart
Series · 1965
The Judy Garland Show
Series · 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The New Steve Allen Show
Series · 1961
College Confidential
Film · 1960
The Big Circus
Film · 1959
The David Susskind Show
Series · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
Kraft Music Hall
Series · 1958
Kraft Music Hall
Series · 1958
The Thin Man
Series · 1957
The Benny Goodman Story
Film · 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
Allen in Movieland
Film · 1955
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Series · 1954
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
I've Got a Secret
Series · 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
I'll Get By
Film · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
Down Memory Lane
Film · 1949
The Emmy Awards
Series · 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948