Merv Griffin
Acting • Born 1925-07-06 – Died 2007-08-12
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.
Filmography
63 credits
I Am Richard Pryor
Movie • 2019
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Hello Down There
Movie • 1969
Himself
The Lonely Guy
Movie • 1984
Himself
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Movie • 1954
Georges Brevert
Slapstick of Another Kind
Movie • 1982
Anchorma
Cattle Town
Movie • 1952
Governor's secretary
The Boy from Oklahoma
Movie • 1954
Steve
Inside Daisy Clover
Movie • 1966
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
So This Is Love
Movie • 1953
Buddy Nash
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Movie • 2000
Self
One Trick Pony
Movie • 1980
Acappella Singer
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
Movie • 2008
Himself
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Movie • 1968
Self
Trouble Along the Way
Movie • 1953
Football Broadcaster (voice)
The Man with Two Brains
Movie • 1983
The Elevator Killer
Three Sailors and a Girl
Movie • 1953
Sailor (uncredited)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Whitney
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rickles... On the Loose
Movie • 1986
Self
Game Changers
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
Movie • 2005
Himself
My Darling Vivian
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Two-Minute Warning
Movie • 1976
Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Movie • 2017
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Movie • 2021
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Movie • 1979
Himself
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Funny Farm
Movie • 1983
The Voice Of... (Voice)
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Movie • 1986
Self
DEVO
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV • 1971
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Golden Girls
TV • 1985
Merv Griffin
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self - Host
Fat Actress
TV • 2005
Merv Griffin
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Sanford and Son
TV • 1972
Newhart
TV • 1982
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
TV • 2005
TV Land Moguls
TV • 2004
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TV • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self - Guest Host
Hercules
TV • 1998
Merv Griffin (voice)
Presenting Susan Anton
TV • 1979
Alf's Hit Talk Show
TV • 2004
Hope and Gloria
TV • 1995
Merv Griffin
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Pet Set
TV • 1971
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Alice in Wonderland
TV • 1985
Conductor
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV • 1976
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self (voice) (uncredited)