Merv Griffin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-07-06
Day of Death
2007-08-12 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Merv Griffin
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
Acting
(2024)
Faye
as Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
(2022)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
(2021)
(2020)
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
(2018)
Whitney
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2018)
Game Changers
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
(2016)
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2015)
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
(2005)
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
as Himself
(2000)
(1986)
Rickles... On the Loose
as Self
(1984)
The Lonely Guy
as Himself
(1983)
The Man with Two Brains
as The Elevator Killer
(1982)
Slapstick of Another Kind
as Anchorma
(1980)
One Trick Pony
as Acappella Singer
(1979)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Himself
(1976)
Two-Minute Warning
as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
(1969)
Hello Down There
as Himself
(1968)
(1965)
Inside Daisy Clover
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
(1954)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Georges Brevert
(1954)
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Steve
(1953)
Trouble Along the Way
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
(1953)
So This Is Love
as Buddy Nash
(1953)
Three Sailors and a Girl
as Sailor (uncredited)
(1952)
Cattle Town
as Governor's secretary
Crew
(2003)
Shade
Producer