Merv Griffin
- Acting
- July 6, 1925 · San Mateo, California, USA
- August 12, 2007
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
Filmography
- ESPN Jeopardy! · Creator
- Pop Culture Jeopardy! · Original Series Creator
- Pop Culture Jeopardy! · Original Series Creator
- DEVO · Self
- Jeopardy! Masters · Creator
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields · Self
- Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody · Self
- My Guest is Orson Welles
- The Real Charlie Chaplin · Self
- Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation · Self
- My Darling Vivian · Self
- Lykkehjulet · Creator
- I Am Richard Pryor · Self
- Whitney · Self
- Game Changers · Self
- The Fabulous Allan Carr · Self
- John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood · Self
- Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger · Self
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic · Self
- Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune · Creator
- Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon · Self
- Merv Griffin's Crosswords · Creator
- The Megan Mullally Show · Self
- The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
- Fat Actress · Merv Griffin
- An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985 · Self
- The Tony Danza Show · Self
- Alf's Hit Talk Show
- TV Land Moguls
- Roda a Roda · Creator
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Dance Fever · Creator
- Shade · Producer
- Murder at the Cannes Film Festival · Self
- Hercules · Merv Griffin (Voice)
- Rock & Roll Jeopardy! · Creator
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Daily Show · Self
- Hope and Gloria · Merv Griffin
- Late Show with David Letterman · Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Super Jeopardy! · Producer, Creator
- Monopoly · Producer, Creator
- Wheel of Fortune · Creator
- Wheel of Fortune · Creator
- La Roue de la fortune · Creator
- All Star Party for Clint Eastwood · Self
- Rickles... On the Loose · Self
- Alice in Wonderland · Conductor
- The Golden Girls · Merv Griffin
- Jeopardy! · Executive producer, Creator
- The Lonely Guy · Self
- Wheel of Fortune · Producer, Creator
- The Man with Two Brains · The Elevator Killer
- The Funny Farm · The Voice Of... (Voice)
- Slapstick of Another Kind · Anchorman
- Newhart · Merv Griffin
- Wheel of Fortune · Creator
- One Trick Pony · Acappella Singer
- The Seduction of Joe Tynan · Self
- Dance Fever · Creator
- 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
- Dinah! · Self
- Wheel of Fortune (Daytime) · Creator
- Sanford and Son
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
- Memory Game · Creator
- The Pet Set · Self
- Hello Down There · Self
- Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? · Self
- The Carol Burnett Show · Self
- Reach for the Stars · Creator
- Inside Daisy Clover · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Jeopardy! · Creator
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self, Writer
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self