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