10.0
10.0
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
1966
Steve Allen
Acting
Born:December 26, 1921
Died:October 30, 2000(aged 78)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
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CommunityBiography
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 (60 movies)
10.0
10.0
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
2007
as Self (archive footage)
8.7
8.7
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
1991
as Self
8.7
8.7
James Dean and Me
1995
as Self (uncredited)
8.5
8.5
Something's Got to Give
1962
as Psychiatrist
8.0
8.0
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
1988
as Self
7.7
7.7
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
1998
as Self
7.5
7.5
The Gossip Columnist
1980
as Steve Allen
7.3
7.3
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
2013
as Self (archive footage)
6.8
6.8
The Sunshine Boys
1975
as Self
6.7
6.7
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as Self
6.7
6.7
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
6.6
6.6
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
6.5
6.5
The Big Circus
1959
as Self
6.5
6.5
Nichols and May: Take Two
1996
as Self
6.3
6.3
The Benny Goodman Story
1956
as Benny Goodman
6.3
6.3
Warning Shot
1967
as Steve Allen
6.3
6.3
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
as himself
6.2
6.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
6.1
6.1
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
2003
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
5.9
5.9
The Comic
1969
as Steve Allen
5.8
5.8
College Confidential
1960
as Steve MacInter
5.6
5.6
The Ratings Game
1984
as Steve Allen
5.6
5.6
I'll Get By
1950
as Peter Pepper
5.5
5.5
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
2007
as Self (archive footage)
5.5
5.5
Heart Beat
1980
as Steve Allen
5.2
5.2
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
5.0
5.0
Lucy Calls the President
1977
as Steve Allen
5.0
5.0
Allen in Movieland
1955
as Self
4.9
4.9
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Radio Announcer
4.0
4.0
Joys
1976
as Self
3.5
3.5
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
3.3
3.3
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
as Self / DJ (archive footage)
3.0
3.0
The Funny Farm
1983
as Self
1.0
1.0
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
1984
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968
as Herschel Lucas
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977
as Martin Kaplan
The Vent Event
1978
The Power of the Market
1980
Stone
1979
as Steve Allen
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
as Self
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
1997
as Self
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
as Self
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
2000
as Himself
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Host
On the Road to Desolation
1997
as Self
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999
as Self
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
as Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
The Making of the Stooges
1984
as Self - Host
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
James Dean Remembered
1974
as Self
Down Memory Lane
1949
Writer
On Location: Myron Cohen
1976
as Self - Host
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996
as Self
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