Merv Griffin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1925
- Died
- August 12, 2007 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- San Mateo, California, USA
Biography
Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television host, singer, and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway. During the 1960s, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show, and created the game shows Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Click, and Merv Griffin's Crosswords. He is considered an entertainment business magnate.
Known For
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Filmography
DEVO
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Movie · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Guest is Orson Welles
Movie
My Darling Vivian
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor
Movie · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Whitney
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Game Changers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Movie · as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
Movie · as Himself
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
Movie · as Himself
Fat Actress
TV · as Merv Griffin · 1 ep
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
TV · 1 ep
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TV Land Moguls
TV · 6 eps
Alf's Hit Talk Show
TV · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Movie · as Self
Hercules
TV · as Merv Griffin (voice) · 2 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Hope and Gloria
TV · as Merv Griffin · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Rickles... On the Loose
Movie · as Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Movie · as Self
The Golden Girls
TV · as Merv Griffin · 1 ep
Alice in Wonderland
TV · as Conductor · 1 ep
The Lonely Guy
Movie · as Himself
The Man with Two Brains
Movie · as The Elevator Killer
The Funny Farm
Movie · as The Voice Of... (Voice)
Slapstick of Another Kind
Movie · as Anchorman
Newhart
TV · as Merv Griffin
One Trick Pony
Movie · as Acappella Singer
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Movie · as Himself
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Presenting Susan Anton
TV · 1 ep
Two-Minute Warning
Movie · as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sanford and Son
TV · 1 ep
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV · 2 eps
The Pet Set
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hello Down There
Movie · as Himself
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Movie · as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Inside Daisy Clover
Movie · as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self - Host · 1085 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self - Guest Host · 5 eps
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Movie · as Georges Brevert
The Boy from Oklahoma
Movie · as Steve
So This Is Love
Movie · as Buddy Nash
Trouble Along the Way
Movie · as Football Broadcaster (voice)
Three Sailors and a Girl
Movie · as Sailor (uncredited)
Cattle Town
Movie · as Governor's secretary
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep