Steve Allen
ActingBorn
December 26, 1921
Died
October 30, 2000
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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 ne…
Known For
Filmography
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
2013
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
2007
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
2003
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
2000
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
1998
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
1997
On the Road to Desolation
1997
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
1997
Nichols and May: Take Two
1996
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
Casino
1995
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
James Dean and Me
1995
The Player
1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
1991
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
The Ratings Game
1984
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
1984
The Making of the Stooges
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
The Funny Farm
1983
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Heart Beat
1980
The Gossip Columnist
1980
The Power of the Market
1980
Stone
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
The Vent Event
1978
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977
Lucy Calls the President
1977
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
On Location: Myron Cohen
1976
Joys
1976
The Sunshine Boys
1975
The Sunshine Boys
1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
James Dean Remembered
1974
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
The Comic
1969
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
The Movie Orgy
1968
Warning Shot
1967
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
1966
Something's Got to Give
1962
College Confidential
1960
The Big Circus
1959
The Benny Goodman Story
1956
Allen in Movieland
1955
I'll Get By
1950
Down Memory Lane
1949
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Behind the Music
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
The Critic
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
The Simpsons
1989
The Simpsons
1989
The People Next Door
1989
The Wil Shriner Show
1987
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
American Masters
1986
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982
Hotel
1982
Nurse
1981
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
1980
Solid Gold
1980
Hart to Hart
1979
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Meeting of Minds
1977
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
The Snoop Sisters
1973
I've Got a Secret
1972
McCloud
1970
Love, American Style
1969
Medical Center
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Batman
1966
Get Smart
1965
The Judy Garland Show
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The New Steve Allen Show
1961
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
The David Susskind Show
1959
Kraft Music Hall
1958
Kraft Music Hall
1958
The Thin Man
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
1954
The Oscars
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
I've Got a Secret
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
What's My Line?
1950
The Emmy Awards
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948