Merv Griffin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Merv Griffin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jul 6, 1925 In San Mateo, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 40
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Emmy Awards 1949-01-25
- Latest Project:
- Movie Faye 2024-05-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Faye | Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) | 2024-05-15 |
| Movie | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | Self (archive footage) | 2022-12-20 |
| Movie | Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | 2021-06-18 |
| Movie | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | 2020-04-27 |
| Movie | I Am Richard Pryor | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | 2019-03-12 |
| Movie | Game Changers | Self (archive footage) | 2018-06-29 |
| Movie | Whitney | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2018-07-05 |
| Movie | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
| Movie | Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-03-04 |
| Movie | Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | Self (archive footage) | 2015-08-27 |
| Movie | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Self (archive footage) | 2013-04-23 |
| Movie | Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon | Himself | 2008-03-05 |
| Series | Fat Actress | Unknown | 2005-03-07 |
| Series | The Apprentice: Martha Stewart | Unknown | 2005-09-21 |
| Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Movie | Rickles... On the Loose | Self | 1986-08-23 |
| Series | The Golden Girls | Unknown | 1985-09-14 |
| Series | Alice in Wonderland | The Conductor | 1985-12-09 |
| Movie | The Lonely Guy | Himself | 1984-01-27 |
| Movie | The Man with Two Brains | The Elevator Killer | 1983-06-10 |
| Series | Newhart | Unknown | 1982-10-02 |
| Movie | Slapstick of Another Kind | Anchorma | 1982-12-09 |
| Movie | One Trick Pony | Acappella Singer | 1980-10-03 |
| Series | CBS News Sunday Morning | Unknown | 1979-01-28 |
| Movie | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Himself | 1979-08-17 |
| Movie | Two-Minute Warning | Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer | 1976-11-12 |
| Series | Sanford and Son | Unknown | 1972-01-14 |
| Movie | Hello Down There | Himself | 1969-01-01 |
| Movie | Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? | Self | 1968-01-01 |
| Movie | Inside Daisy Clover | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 1965-12-22 |
| Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Self - Host | 1962-10-01 |
| Movie | The Boy from Oklahoma | Steve | 1954-02-27 |
| Movie | Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Georges Brevert | 1954-03-27 |
| Movie | Trouble Along the Way | Football Broadcaster (voice) | 1953-04-04 |
| Movie | So This Is Love | Buddy Nash | 1953-07-15 |
| Movie | Three Sailors and a Girl | Sailor (uncredited) | 1953-11-23 |
| Movie | Cattle Town | Governor's secretary | 1952-09-06 |
| Series | The Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1949-01-25 |