Merv Griffin
Born
July 6, 1925
Died
August 12, 2007 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
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
Faye
Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
2024
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2023
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2021
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020
I Am Richard Pryor
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2019
Whitney
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Game Changers
Self (archive footage)
2018
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2017
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2015
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
2013
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
Himself
2008
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
(1 episode)
2005
Fat Actress
Merv Griffin · (1 episode)
2005
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
Himself
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Alf's Hit Talk Show
(1 episode)
2004
TV Land Moguls
(6 episodes)
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Self
2000
Hercules
Merv Griffin (voice) · (2 episodes)
1998
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
Hope and Gloria
Merv Griffin · (1 episode)
1995
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
1986
Alice in Wonderland
Conductor · (1 episode)
1985
The Golden Girls
Merv Griffin · (1 episode)
1985
The Lonely Guy
Himself
1984
The Man with Two Brains
The Elevator Killer
1983
The Funny Farm
The Voice Of... (Voice)
1983
Slapstick of Another Kind
Anchorma
1982
Newhart
(1 episode)
1982
One Trick Pony
Acappella Singer
1980
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Himself
1979
Presenting Susan Anton
(1 episode)
1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Two-Minute Warning
Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
1976
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Sanford and Son
(1 episode)
1972
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
(2 episodes)
1971
The Pet Set
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Hello Down There
Himself
1969
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Self
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1967
Inside Daisy Clover
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
Self - Host · (975 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Guest Host · (5 episodes)
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (2 episodes)
1957
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Georges Brevert
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
Steve
1954
Three Sailors and a Girl
Sailor (uncredited)
1953
So This Is Love
Buddy Nash
1953
Trouble Along the Way
Football Broadcaster (voice)
1953
Cattle Town
Governor's secretary
1952
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1949