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