Merv Griffin

Personal Info

Birthday

July 6, 1925

Day of Death

2007-08-12

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

San Mateo, California, USA

Also Known As

Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.

Merv Griffin

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

The Golden Girls

Hercules

Hope and Gloria

Fat Actress

Alice in Wonderland

The Man with Two Brains

Inside Daisy Clover

Two-Minute Warning

Filmography

2024
Faye
as Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
2022
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2019
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018
Whitney
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Game Changers
as Self (archive footage)
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2016
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
as Himself
2005
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
as Himself
2000
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
as Self
1986
Rickles... On the Loose
as Self
1984
The Lonely Guy
as Himself
1983
The Man with Two Brains
as The Elevator Killer
The Funny Farm
as The Voice Of... (Voice)
1982
Slapstick of Another Kind
as Anchorma
1980
One Trick Pony
as Acappella Singer
1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Himself
1976
Two-Minute Warning
as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
1969
Hello Down There
as Himself
1968
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
as Self
1966
Inside Daisy Clover
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Georges Brevert
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Steve
1953
Three Sailors and a Girl
as Sailor (uncredited)
So This Is Love
as Buddy Nash
Trouble Along the Way
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
1952
Cattle Town
as Governor's secretary