Merv Griffin
Acting
July 6, 1925
San Mateo, California, USA
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.
Movies
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
Whitney
2018
DEVO
2024
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
The Lonely Guy
1984
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
The Man with Two Brains
1983
One Trick Pony
1980
Cattle Town
1952
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
So This Is Love
1953
Two-Minute Warning
1976
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
My Darling Vivian
2020
Game Changers
2018
Hello Down There
1969
Trouble Along the Way
1953
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
TV Shows
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Hercules
1998
The Golden Girls
1985
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
Newhart
1982
Sanford and Son
1972
Dinah!
1974
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Hope and Gloria
1995
The Pet Set
1971
The Emmy Awards
1949