Merv Griffin

Known for: Acting

Born: 1925-07-06 – 2007-08-12 (aged 82)

From: 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 (64)

MOVIE★ 7.6
DEVO
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.4
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
My Guest is Orson Welles
2021
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 2.5
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
2021
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.1
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.9
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Whitney
2018
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Game Changers
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
MOVIE★ 7.3
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 2.0
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.5
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
2008
as Himself
TV★ 4.7
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
TV★ 10.0
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
TV★ 5.0
Fat Actress
2005
as Merv Griffin
MOVIE
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
2005
as Himself
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
TV★ 7.5
TV Land Moguls
2004
TV★ 5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Hercules
1998
as Merv Griffin (voice)
TV★ 8.2
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
TV★ 6.3
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Merv Griffin
TV★ 6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
TV★ 5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MOVIE★ 6.0
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
as Self
TV★ 6.7
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Conductor
TV★ 7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
as Merv Griffin
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Lonely Guy
1984
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Man with Two Brains
1983
as The Elevator Killer
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Funny Farm
1983
as The Voice Of... (Voice)
MOVIE★ 3.0
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
as Anchorman
TV★ 7.1
Newhart
1982
MOVIE★ 5.5
One Trick Pony
1980
as Acappella Singer
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
as Himself
TV★ 10.0
Presenting Susan Anton
1979
TV★ 7.0
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
TV★ 7.3
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
Dinah!
1974
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Sanford and Son
1972
TV★ 6.7
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
TV★ 6.7
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Hello Down There
1969
as Himself
MOVIE
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
1968
as Self
TV★ 7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Guest Host
MOVIE★ 6.2
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Georges Brevert
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Steve
MOVIE★ 7.0
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Sailor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.3
So This Is Love
1953
as Buddy Nash
MOVIE★ 6.1
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.6
Cattle Town
1952
as Governor's secretary
TV★ 7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self