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Merv Griffin

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1925-07-06

Deathday: 2007-08-12 (82 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 91

TV Shows 56

self 43

Movies 35

Creator 15

Writer 10

Producer 4

Voice 2

Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)

Merv Griffin

Biography

Filmography

all 91

TV Shows 56

self 43

Movies 35

Creator 15

Writer 10

Producer 4

Voice 2

Faye (2024)

Jeopardy! Masters (2023)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)

Groucho & Cavett (2022)

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022)

Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022)

Jeopardy! National College Championship (2022)

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021)

My Darling Vivian (2020)

Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (2020)

Lykkehjulet (2020)

I Am Richard Pryor (2019)

Whitney (2018)

Game Changers (2018)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl (2016)

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)

Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune (2008)

Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008)

Merv Griffin's Crosswords (2007)

The Megan Mullally Show (2006)

Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show (2005)

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (2005)

I Married a Princess (2005)

Fat Actress (2005)

An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985 (2005)

The Tony Danza Show (2004)

Alf's Hit Talk Show (2004)

TV Land Moguls (2004)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

Shade (2003)

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival (2000)

Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (2000)

Hercules (1998)

Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (1998)

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

The Daily Show (1996)

Hope and Gloria (1995)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Super Jeopardy! (1990)

Monopoly (1990)

Wheel of Fortune (1988)

Wheel of Fortune (1988)

Rickles... On the Loose (1986)

Alice in Wonderland (1985)

The Golden Girls (1985)

Jeopardy! (1984)

The Lonely Guy (1984)

Wheel of Fortune (1983)

The Man with Two Brains (1983)

Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)

Newhart (1982)

Wheel of Fortune (1981)

One Trick Pony (1980)

The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)

Dance Fever (1979)

Presenting Susan Anton (1979)

CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Wheel of Fortune (Daytime) (1974)

Sanford and Son (1972)

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)

Memory Game (1971)

The Pet Set (1971)

Hello Down There (1969)

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? (1968)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1925-07-06

Deathday
2007-08-12 (82 years old)

Birth Name
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.

Birth Place
San Mateo, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Daytime Emmy Award