Merv Griffin
ActingBorn
July 6, 1925
Died
August 12, 2007
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
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 …
Known For
Filmography
DEVO
2024
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
2021
My Darling Vivian
2020
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
Whitney
2018
Game Changers
2018
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2014
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
2008
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
2005
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
The Lonely Guy
1984
The Man with Two Brains
1983
The Funny Farm
1983
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
One Trick Pony
1980
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
Two-Minute Warning
1976
Hello Down There
1969
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
1968
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
So This Is Love
1953
Trouble Along the Way
1953
Cattle Town
1952
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
Fat Actress
2005
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
TV Land Moguls
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Hercules
1998
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Daily Show
1996
Hope and Gloria
1995
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Alice in Wonderland
1985
The Golden Girls
1985
Newhart
1982
Presenting Susan Anton
1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Dinah!
1974
Sanford and Son
1972
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
The Pet Set
1971
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
The Emmy Awards
1949