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Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Acting·1921–2000·65 films

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.

As Actor

Casino
Casino (1995)Steve Allen
The Player
The Player (1992)Steve Allen
Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)Steve Allen
Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys (1975)Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)Self (archive)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)Self (voice) (archive sound)
Warning Shot
Warning Shot (1967)Steve Allen
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)Self (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)Self
The Ratings Game
The Ratings Game (1984)Steve Allen
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)Self
Heart Beat
Heart Beat (1980)Steve Allen
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy (1968)Self (archive footage)
The Big Circus
The Big Circus (1959)Self
The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)Benny Goodman
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)Radio Announcer
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)Self
The Comic
The Comic (1969)Steve Allen
I'll Get By
I'll Get By (1950)Peter Pepper
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)Self (archive footage)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002)Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)Self
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972)Self / DJ (archive footage)
James Dean and Me
James Dean and Me (1995)Self (uncredited)
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (1991)Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)Self
The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist (1980)Steve Allen
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
College Confidential
College Confidential (1960)Steve MacInter
Joys
Joys (1976)Self
Allen in Movieland
Allen in Movieland (1955)Self
The Funny Farm
The Funny Farm (1983)Self
Nichols and May: Take Two
Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)Self
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001)Self (archive footage)
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read (2013)Self (archive footage)
Lucy Calls the President
Lucy Calls the President (1977)Steve Allen
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007)Self (archive footage)
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (1997)Self (archive footage)
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans (1966)
Stone
Stone (1979)Steve Allen
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)Host
James Dean: A Portrait
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)Self
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (1988)Self
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)Self
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll (2007)Self (archive footage)
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane (1949)Steve Allen
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (1997)Self
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)Herschel Lucas
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King (2003)Self (archive footage)
James Dean Remembered
James Dean Remembered (1974)Self
The Making of the Stooges
The Making of the Stooges (1984)Self - Host
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill (2000)Himself
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)Self
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer (1984)
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Have I Got a Christmas for You (1977)Martin Kaplan
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Don't Ask Me, Ask God (1984)Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)Self
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996)Self
The Power of the Market
The Power of the Market (1980)

As Writer