Steve Allen

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Dec 26, 1921
Died	Oct 30, 2000 (78)
Birthplace	New York City, New York, USA
Popularity	0.3 (history)
Updated	Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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 nig ... ht 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.

Known For

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

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Filmography

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

as archival footage

The Player

1992

as Steve Allen

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

as Host

The Ratings Game

1984

as Steve Allen

The Gossip Columnist

1980

as Steve Allen

Stone

1979

as Steve Allen

Lucy Calls the President

1977

as Steve Allen

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

as Martin Kaplan

The Sunshine Boys

1975

as Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)

The Comic

1969

as Steve Allen

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968

as Herschel Lucas

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968

as Radio Announcer

Warning Shot

1967

as Steve Allen

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

1966

as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)

College Confidential

1960

as Steve MacInter

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

as Benny Goodman

I'll Get By

1950

as Peter Pepper

College Confidential

1960

Songs

Down Memory Lane

1949

Writer

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Organization	Category	Movie

Batman

as Allen Stevens

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1966

The Love Boat

as Durwood Moss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

General Electric Theater

as Andy Fletcher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Mr. Cochran

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Martin Kaplan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Dr. Ben Ellison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

Nurse

as Barney Ambler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1981

Alice in Wonderland

as Gentleman in Paper Suit

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 09, 1985

The Simpsons

as Steve Allen (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Simpsons

as Bart's Altered Voice (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Diagnosis: Murder

as Ray Masters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Fear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1996

St. Elsewhere

as Lech oseransky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

The Snoop Sisters

as Steve Allen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 19, 1973

Love, American Style

as Johny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Host

Episodes: 163

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

I've Got a Secret

as Self - Host

Episodes: 115

First Aired: Jun 19, 1952

What's My Line?

as Self

Episodes: 106

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Tonight Starring Steve Allen

as Self - Host

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Sep 27, 1954

Meeting of Minds

as Self - Host

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Jan 10, 1977

The New Steve Allen Show

as Self - Host

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Life's Most Embarrassing Moments

as Self - Host

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 27, 1983

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Steve Allen Comedy Hour

as Self - Host

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 09, 1980

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Guest Host

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 07, 1986

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Solid Gold

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1980

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 25, 1949

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Critic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1994

Taggart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1983

The David Susskind Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1959

Hotel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Get Smart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

The Thin Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1957

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Rich Man, Poor Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1976

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1977

Pinky and the Brain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1995

Behind the Music

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 17, 1997

The Judy Garland Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1963

I've Got a Secret

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1994

Hart to Hart

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

The Wil Shriner Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1987

Kraft Music Hall

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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