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Merv Griffin

Acting
Known For

82 Years Old

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.

Born

San Mateo, California, USA on 6th July 1925

Died

12th August 2007

All Credits

The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
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The Tony Danza Show
Self
The Merv Griffin Show Image
The Merv Griffin Show
Self - Host
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Image
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Carol Burnett Show Image
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
The Megan Mullally Show Image
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
Newhart Image
Newhart
The Golden Girls Image
The Golden Girls
Merv Griffin
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The Pet Set Image
The Pet Set
Self
Hope and Gloria Image
Hope and Gloria
Merv Griffin
Hercules Image
Hercules
Merv Griffin (voice)
CBS News Sunday Morning Image
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Image
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
Dinah! Image
Dinah!
Self
Fat Actress Image
Fat Actress
Merv Griffin
Alf's Hit Talk Show Image
Alf's Hit Talk Show
The Emmy Awards Image
The Emmy Awards
Self
Alice in Wonderland Image
Alice in Wonderland
Conductor
Sanford and Son Image
Sanford and Son
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
No Image
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Guest Host
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody Image
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Self (archive footage)
No Image
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
The Man with Two Brains Image
The Man with Two Brains
The Elevator Killer
Faye Image
Faye
Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
The Lonely Guy Image
The Lonely Guy
Himself
Inside Daisy Clover Image
Inside Daisy Clover
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Hello Down There Image
Hello Down There
Himself
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words Image
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Image
Whitney
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Presenting Susan Anton Image
Presenting Susan Anton
The Real Charlie Chaplin Image
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Trouble Along the Way Image
Trouble Along the Way
Football Broadcaster (voice)
Two-Minute Warning Image
Two-Minute Warning
Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
My Darling Vivian Image
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
The Funny Farm Image
The Funny Farm
The Voice Of... (Voice)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic Image
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor Image
I Am Richard Pryor
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Game Changers Image
Game Changers
Self (archive footage)
The Boy from Oklahoma Image
The Boy from Oklahoma
Steve
Slapstick of Another Kind Image
Slapstick of Another Kind
Anchorma
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl Image
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue Image
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Georges Brevert
The Seduction of Joe Tynan Image
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Himself
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood Image
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
No Image
TV Land Moguls
Three Sailors and a Girl Image
Three Sailors and a Girl
Sailor (uncredited)
So This Is Love Image
So This Is Love
Buddy Nash
One Trick Pony Image
One Trick Pony
Acappella Singer
Cattle Town Image
Cattle Town
Governor's secretary
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival Image
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Self
Rickles... On the Loose Image
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation Image
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? Image
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Self
No Image
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
Himself
No Image
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
Himself