Merv Griffin
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1925-07-06
- Died
- 2007-08-12
- Place of birth
- San Mateo, California, USA
- Also known 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.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self - Host
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
The Golden Girls
1985
as Merv Griffin
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Sanford and Son
1972
Newhart
1982
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Hercules
1998
as Merv Griffin (voice)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Guest Host
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Merv Griffin
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Fat Actress
2005
as Merv Griffin
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Conductor
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
Presenting Susan Anton
1979
TV Land Moguls
2004
Movies (34)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Lonely Guy
1984
as Himself
Whitney
2018
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man with Two Brains
1983
as The Elevator Killer
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
as Anchorman
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
Hello Down There
1969
as Himself
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self (archive footage)
One Trick Pony
1980
as Acappella Singer
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
as Himself
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Georges Brevert
So This Is Love
1953
as Buddy Nash
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Sailor (uncredited)
DEVO
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
as Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Steve
Game Changers
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Funny Farm
1983
as The Voice Of... (Voice)
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000
as Self
My Guest is Orson Welles
2021
Cattle Town
1952
as Governor's secretary
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
2021
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2014
as Self (archive footage)
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
2005
as Himself
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
1968
as Self
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
2008
as Himself
About Merv Griffin
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. With 64 credits spanning from 1949 to 2024, Merv Griffin has appeared in 34 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Merv Griffin Movies
- Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Lonely Guy (1984) — as Himself
- Whitney (2018) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Man with Two Brains (1983) — as The Elevator Killer
- My Darling Vivian (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
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