Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

🎂 6th July 1925 (100 yrs) 📍 San Mateo, California, USA

Known For

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.

Merv Griffin

Movies Featuring Merv Griffin

DEVO

DEVO (2024)

as Self (archive footage)

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

as Self (archive footage)

The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021)

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian (2020)

as Self (archive footage)

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor (2019)

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Whitney

Whitney (2018)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Game Changers

Game Changers (2018)

as Self (archive footage)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger (2014)

as Self (archive footage)

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)

as Self (archive footage)

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Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008)

as Himself

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An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985 (2005)

as Himself

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival (2000)

as Self

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All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)

as Self

Rickles... On the Loose

Rickles... On the Loose (1986)

as Self

The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy (1984)

as Himself

The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains (1983)

as The Elevator Killer

The Funny Farm

The Funny Farm (1983)

as The Voice Of... (Voice)

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)

as Anchorman

One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony (1980)

as Acappella Singer

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)

as Himself

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning (1976)

as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer

Hello Down There

Hello Down There (1969)

as Himself

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? (1968)

as Self

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover (1966)

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

as Georges Brevert

The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)

as Steve

Three Sailors and a Girl

Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)

as Sailor (uncredited)

So This Is Love

So This Is Love (1953)

as Buddy Nash

Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way (1953)

as Football Broadcaster (voice)

Cattle Town

Cattle Town (1952)

as Governor's secretary