About
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...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries • 1996
Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
Get SmartSeries • 1965
BatmanSeries • 1966
St. ElsewhereSeries • 1982
HotelSeries • 1982
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
McCloudSeries • 1970
Pinky and the BrainSeries • 1995
The CriticSeries • 1994
The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries • 1959
The Thin ManSeries • 1957
CasinoMovie • 1995
Rich Man, Poor ManSeries • 1976
The PlayerMovie • 1992
Alice in WonderlandSeries • 1985
Amazon Women on the MoonMovie • 1987
Great Balls of Fire!Movie • 1989
Warning ShotMovie • 1967
The Sunshine BoysMovie • 1975