Merv Griffin
Birthday
1925/07/06
Day of death
2007/08/12 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Also know as
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.
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.
Acting
(2019) I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
(1969) Hello Down There
as Himself
(1984) The Lonely Guy
as Himself
(1954) Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Georges Brevert
(2015) Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) Slapstick of Another Kind
as Anchorma
(1952) Cattle Town
as Governor's secretary
(1954) The Boy from Oklahoma
as Steve
(1965) Inside Daisy Clover
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
(1953) So This Is Love
as Buddy Nash
(2000) Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
as Self
(1980) One Trick Pony
as Acappella Singer
(2008) Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
as Himself
(2022) Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
as Self
(2024) Faye
as Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
(1953) Trouble Along the Way
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
(1983) The Man with Two Brains
as The Elevator Killer
(2016) Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1953) Three Sailors and a Girl
as Sailor (uncredited)
(2013) Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) Whitney
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1986) Rickles... On the Loose
as Self
(2018) Game Changers
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
as Himself
(2020) My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Two-Minute Warning
as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
(2017) John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
(2021) Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
(1979) The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Himself
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self
(1971) The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
as ---
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1985) The Golden Girls
as Merv Griffin
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self - Host
(2005) Fat Actress
as Merv Griffin
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(1982) Newhart
as ---
(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
(2005) The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
as ---
(2004) TV Land Moguls
as ---
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self
(2023) Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage)
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Guest Host
(1998) Hercules
as Merv Griffin (voice)
(1979) Presenting Susan Anton
as ---
(2004) Alf's Hit Talk Show
as ---
(1995) Hope and Gloria
as Merv Griffin
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1971) The Pet Set
as Self
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(2006) The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
(1985) Alice in Wonderland
as Conductor