The Steve Allen Show (1956)
The Steve Allen Show (1956)
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The Steve Allen Show is an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to December 1961 on ABC, and in first-run syndication from 1962 to 1964. The first three seasons aired on Sunday nights at 8:00pm Eastern Time, then on Mondays at 10:00pm Eastern in the 1959-60 season. After a season's absence, the series briefly returned on Wednesdays at 7:30pm Eastern. The syndicated version aired mostly in late nights. The program, between September 1957 and June 1960 became one of the first programs to be telecast in "compatible color" Kinescopes of the NBC version were later rerun on Comedy Central in the early 1990s, with new introductions by Allen.
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Cast & Crew.
Leonard B. Stern
Writer
Steve Allen
Self - Host / Host / Self
Gene Rayburn
Self - Announcer / Self / Johnson Wax Pitchman
Louis Nye
Self
Skitch Henderson
Self - Conductor / Self - Bandleader / Self
Don Knotts
Self
Tom Poston
Self / Minor Role / Self - Comedian
Les Brown
Self - Conductor / Self - Bandleader / Self
Gabriel Dell
Self / Self - Count Dracula / Self - light-opera sketch
Pat Harrington, Jr.
Self / Self - Guido Panzini
Bill Dana
Self / Self - as Jose Jimenez / Self - the hotel front desk clerk
Dorothy Lamour
Self - Guest
Milt Kamen
Self - Comedian
Sam Cooke
Self - Singer
Carmen McRae
Self - Singer
Rory Calhoun
Self - Guest
Maurice Gosfield
Self - Guest
Barbara McNair
Self - Singer
Henry Fonda
Self - Guest
Ed Wynn
Self
Dave Brubeck
Self - Jazz Pianist
Mike Nichols
Self - Comedian
Harry Belafonte
Self - Singer
Joe Williams
Self - Singer
Pat Boone
Self - Singer
Esther Williams
Self - Swimmer
Woody Herman
Self - Jazz Clarinetist
David Nelson
Self - Recipient
Debra Paget
Self - Dancer
Carlos Montoya
Self - Guest
Connie Russell
Self
Richard Dawson
Self - cameo with fiance Diana Dors
Richard Kiley
Self - Singer
Marty Ingels
Self - Comedian
Lola Albright
Self - Singer
Chuck Connors
Self
Gertrude Berg
Comedian-Excited Fan
Billy Eckstine
Self - Singer
André Previn
Self - Pianist
Sheree North
Self - Dancer
Jimmy Durante
Self
Johnny Desmond
Self - Singer
Tommy Sands
Self - Singer
Edward G. Robinson
Self
Nick Adams
Self - Singer
Johnny Mercer
Self - Guest
Arlene Dahl
Self - Singer
Wally Cox
Self
Duke Ellington
Self - Guest
Imogene Coca
Self - Guest Performer
Jack Palance
Self - Guest
Tallulah Bankhead
Self - Guest
Pamela Mason
Self - Guest
Judy Holliday
Self - Guest
Jaye P. Morgan
Self - Singer
Irish McCalla
Self - Queen of the Jungle
Jack Carson
Self - Comedian - Various Quiz Show Hosts
Fran Allison
Self - Kukla Fran & Ollie
Doretta Morrow
Self - Singer
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self
Floyd Patterson
Self - Guest
Gypsy Rose Lee
Self
Anne Jeffreys
Self - Night Club Duo
Gordon Scott
Self
Marie McDonald
Self - Singer
Greta Thyssen
Self
Marty Robbins
Self - Singer
Pat Carroll
Self
Jerry Lee Lewis
Self - Singer
Abbey Lincoln
Self - Singer
Jeff Chandler
Self - Singer
Mamie Van Doren
Self - Singer
Barbara Nichols
Self
Broderick Crawford
Self - Guest
Alec Guinness
Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
Gloria Swanson
Self
Ann Sothern
Self - Guest
Dolores Hart
Self - Recipient
Dolores Gray
Self - Singer
Rocky Graziano
Self - Guest
Dean Jones
Self - Singer
Andy Williams
Self - Singer
Errol Flynn
Self - Guest
Jack Jones
Self - Singer
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Self - Song & Dance Man
Joni James
Self - Singer
Patrice Munsel
Self
Abe Burrows
Self - Comedian
Van Cliburn
Self - Pianist
Roy Hamilton
Self - SInger
Dorothy Collins
Self - Singer
Ronnie Burns
Self - Guest
Jimmie Rodgers
Self - Singer
Nancy Walker
Self
Don Cornell
Self - Singer
Hildegarde
Self - Singer
Carl Ballantine
Self - Comedian-Magician
Martha Raye
Self
Liberace
Self
Sandra Dee
Self - Recipient
Sarah Vaughan
Self - Singer
Vaughn Monroe
Self - Singer
Eli Mintz
Self - Comedian
Steve Lawrence
Self - Singer
Teresa Brewer
Self - Singer
Miriam Makeba
Self - Singer
Patti Page
Self - Singer
Garry Moore
Self - Recipient
Tony Bennett
Self
Jan Murray
Self - Comedian
Claudette Colbert
Self - Guest / Self - Party Host
Charles Laughton
Self - Guest
Mahalia Jackson
Self - Gospel Singer
Sabrina
Self - English Glamor Girl
Kim Novak
Self
James Mason
Self - Guest
Peter Gennaro
Self - Dancing Duo
Arthur Murray
Self - Guest
Alfred Drake
Self - Singer
Anthony Steel
Self - Guest
Georgia Gibbs
Self - Singer
Archie Moore
Self - Guest
Ethel Waters
Self - Singer
Lena Horne
Self - Singer
Peggy Cass
Self
Hedy Lamarr
Self - Match Game Wife
Buddy Hackett
Self - Guest / Self - Comedian
Aldo Ray
Self
Bert Lahr
Self
Erroll Garner
Self - Jazz Pianist
Sal Mineo
Self
Shelley Winters
Self - Guest
Edward Everett Horton
Self - Guest
Joan Collins
Self - Recipient; Motion Picture Magazine Award
Corinne Calvet
Self - Singer
Margaret O'Brien
Self - Singer
Anthony Perkins
Self - Singer
Judy Canova
Country Girl
Dennis Day
Self - Singer
Joan Caulfield
Self - Guest
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Self - Singer / Self
Vic Damone
Self - Singer
Orson Welles
Self
Dody Goodman
Self
Paul Mazursky
Comedy Team
Lionel Hampton
Self - Vipraphonist
Jack Lemmon
Self - Pianist
Ward Bond
Self - Wagon Train / Self - Western Skit
Art Linkletter
Self - Guest
Lloyd Bridges
Self - Guest
Earl Grant
Self - Singer
Annie Ross
Self - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Jill Corey
Self - 1920 'I Got Rhythm 'Singer / Self
Don Adams
Self - Comedian
Edd Byrnes
Self - Recipient
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Self - Guest
George Jessel
Self
Roger Williams
Self - Pianist
Ann Blyth
Self - Singer
Jane Russell
Self - Singer / Self - Guest
Gene Nelson
Self - Dancer
Gogi Grant
Self - Singer
Irwin Corey
Self
Guy Lombardo
Self - Conductor
Bob Hope
Self - Guest
Robert Sterling
Self - Night Club Duo
Chuck McCann
Self - Laurel & Hardy / Self - Comedian
Dinah Shore
Self - Guest / Self - Singer
Eydie Gormé
Self - Singer / Self
Deborah Kerr
Self - Recipient
Buddy Knox
Self - Singer
Yehudi Menuhin
Self - violinist virtuoso
Fernando Lamas
Self - Guest
Billy Graham
Self - Evangelist
Greer Garson
Self - Guest
Joey Forman
Self - Comedy Duo / Self - Comedian
Larry Storch
Self - Comedian
Don Rondo
Self - Singer
Joanne Dru
Self - Guest
Dale Robertson
Self - Tales of Wells Fargo / Self - Guest
Jimmy Dean
Self - Singer
Diahann Carroll
Self - Guest / Self - Singer
Edgar Bergen
Self - Ventriloquist
Rosemary Clooney
Self - Singer / Self - Guest
Julie Newmar
Self - Dancer
Louis Armstrong
Self - Jazz Trumpeter
Jon Hall
Self - Guest / Self
Gene Barry
Self - Bat Masterson
Milton Berle
Self
Elaine May
Self - Comedian
William Bendix
Self / Self - Guest
Jayne Mansfield
Self / Self - Guest
Clara Ward
Self
Joyce Jameson
Self / Self - Cast Regular
James Darren
Self - Singer
David Ladd
Self - Recipient
Robert Young
Self - Guest / Self - Recipient
Julie London
Self - Singer / Self - Recipient
Sandra Warner
Self - Singer
Keenan Wynn
Self / Self - Guest
Sugar Ray Robinson
Self - Boxer / Self - Guest
Maurice Evans
British General
Mort Sahl
Self - Comedian
Jane Powell
Self / Self - Singer
Tim Conway
Self
Chic Johnson
Self - Olsen & Johnson
Stan Freberg
Self - Satirist
Elvis Presley
Self
Margaret Truman Daniel
Self - Guest
Peter Ustinov
Self - Guest / Self
Robert Cummings
Self - Love That Bob / Self - Guest
Sammy Davis Sr.
Self - member of Will Maston Trio
Mickey Mantle
Self - Guest
Hank Aaron
Self - Guest
Joel Grey
Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Robert Ryan
Self
Jackie Cooper
Self - Singer / Self - Guest
John Payne
Self - Guest
Pearl Bailey
Self - Singer
Dean Martin
Self - Cameo
Fred Gwynne
Self
Sam Levenson
Self - Comedian
Robert Evans
Self - Recipient
Anita Ekberg
Self - Guest / Self - Singer / Self - Snow White
Diana Dors
Self - Singer
Keith Larsen
Self - Northwest Passage
Shelley Berman
Self - Drunk on Telephone / Self
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Self
Tony Randall
Self - Guest / Self
Phil Silvers
Self
Walter Cronkite
Self - Recipient
June Haver
Self - Appearing
Dayton Allen
Self
Peggy Lee
Self / Self - Singer
Bud Abbott
Self - 'Who's On First?'
Buster Crabbe
Self - Guest
William Holden
Self - Set of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
Alan Young
Self - Comedian / Self / Volunteer Santa Claus
Lilli Palmer
Self - Singer
Brenda Lee
Self - Singer
Eddie Fisher
Self - Singer
Johnny Carson
Self - Comedian / Self - Comedian-Quiz Show Host / Self - Guest
Johnny Haymer
Self - Pantonime Comedian / Self - Comedian
Ralph Edwards
Self - This Is Your Life
Debbie Reynolds
Self - Recipient
Fred Astaire
Self - Recipient
Anita Louise
Self - Appearing
Vincent Price
Self
Groucho Marx
Self - Guest
Count Basie
Self - Conductor / Self - Bandleader / Self - Pianist
Buddy Adler
Self
Larry Fine
Self / Self (The Three Stooges) / Self - Operating Room Attendant
Dane Clark
Self - Guest
Arnold Stang
Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Tommy Leonetti
Self - Singer / Self - 1930 'I Got Rhythm 'Singer
Dennis O'Keefe
Self - Singer
George Nader
Self - Ellery Queen
Jerry Lewis
Self - Guest / Self / Self - Cameo
Juliet Prowse
Self - Dancer
Henny Youngman
Self - Comedian
Hedda Hopper
Self
Gisele MacKenzie
Self
Jimmy Van Heusen
Self
Hy Averback
Self - Guest
Xavier Cugat
Self / Self - Singer
Peter Lawford
Self / Self - The Thin Man / Self - Singer / Self - Guest
Mickey Hargitay
Self
Abbe Lane
Self - Singer / Self / Self - Singer-Western Skit
George Montgomery
Self - Cimarron City
Fred MacMurray
Self
Jo Stafford
Self - Singer / Self - Guest
Nancy Sinatra
Self
Buddy Ebsen
Self - Northwest Passage
Tom Tryon
Self
Shirley MacLaine
Self - Guest
Tony Martin
Self - Singer
Nanette Fabray
Self
Louella Parsons
Self
Jan Peerce
Self - Singer
Dave Allen
Self - Singer
Margaret Whiting
Self - Singer
Moe Howard
Self (The Three Stooges) / Self / Self - Operating Room Attendant
Julius La Rosa
Self / Self - cameo as a basketball Player / Self - Singer
Joan Davis
Self - Guest
Mickey Rooney
Self / Self - Comedian / Self - Guest
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self - Guest
Gene Autry
Self - Singer / Self - Guest
Ingrid Bergman
Self - Recipient / Self - appearing on film
Frank Parker
Self - Singer
Kirk Douglas
Self - Guest / Self - Recipient
Bobby Hackett
Self - trumpet player
Charlton Heston
Self - Guest / Self - Actor
Red Skelton
Self - Recipient / Self - Cameo / Clem Kadiddlehopper
Lou Costello
Self / Self - Comedian / Self - House of the Monster Sketch / Self - 'Who's On First?'
Rocky Graziano
Self
George Gobel
Self - Guest / Self - Comedian
Frankie Laine
Self - Singer
Risë Stevens
Self - Guest / Self - Singer
Joe DeRita
Self / Self - Operating Room Attendant / Self (The Three Stooges)
Lenny Bruce
Self / Self - Comedian
Peggy King
Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' / Self - Singer
Cyril Ritchard
Self - Dr. Frankenstien / Self - Guest / Self - rehearsing for 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Tony Curtis
Self - Recipient / Self - Guest
Frank Gorshin
Self - Impressionist / Self - Comedian
Robert Horton
Self - Guest / Self - Western Skit / Self - Wagon Train
Jerry Vale
Self - Singer / Self / Self - Guest
Audrey Meadows
Self / Self - Guest / Self - cameo
Lee Marvin
Self - Guest / Self - M-Squad / Self - Detective
Tab Hunter
Self - Singer / Self - Guest
Ginger Rogers
Self - Guest / Self - SInger
Belle Montrose
Self - Billboard Girl / Self - Guest / Self - Vaudvillian
Jayne Meadows
Self / Self - Guest / Self - Comedian / Self - Singer / Self - cameo
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The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to December 1961 on ABC, and in first-run syndication from 1962 to 1964.
The first three seasons aired on Sunday nights at 8:00pm Eastern Time, directly opposite The Ed Sullivan Show. It moved to Mondays at 10:00pm Eastern in the 1959–60 season under the name The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (sponsored by Plymouth automobile). After a season's absence, the series briefly returned on Wednesdays at 7:30pm Eastern.
The syndicated version aired mostly in late nights. The program, between September 1957 and June 1960, became one of the first programs to be telecast in "compatible color". Kinescopes of the NBC version were later edited into 104 half-hour episodes and rerun on the short-lived "HA!" channel and Comedy Central in the early 1990s, with new introductions by Allen.
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