Merv Griffin
Actor
Born July 6, 1925 in San Mateo, California, USA
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
Koło Fortuny
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
DEVO
Self (archive footage)
Jeopardy! Masters
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Self (archive footage)
My Guest is Orson Welles
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Lykkehjulet
I Am Richard Pryor
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Whitney
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Game Changers
Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
Fat Actress
Merv Griffin
Alf's Hit Talk Show
Roda a Roda
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Shade
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Self
Hercules
Merv Griffin (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
Self
Hope and Gloria
Merv Griffin
Late Show with David Letterman
Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Super Jeopardy!
Monopoly
Wheel of Fortune
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
Alice in Wonderland
Conductor
The Golden Girls
Merv Griffin
Jeopardy!
The Lonely Guy
Himself
Wheel of Fortune
The Man with Two Brains
The Elevator Killer
The Funny Farm
The Voice Of... (Voice)
Slapstick of Another Kind
Anchorman
Newhart
One Trick Pony
Acappella Singer
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Himself
Presenting Susan Anton
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Two-Minute Warning
Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Dinah!
Self
Sanford and Son
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Pet Set
Self
Hello Down There
Himself
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
Inside Daisy Clover
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Jeopardy!
The Merv Griffin Show
Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Georges Brevert
The Boy from Oklahoma
Steve
Three Sailors and a Girl
Sailor (uncredited)
So This Is Love
Buddy Nash
Trouble Along the Way
Football Broadcaster (voice)
Cattle Town
Governor's secretary
The Emmy Awards
Self