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Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

Known for: Acting

Born: July 6, 1925

Died: August 12, 2007

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

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
1968
So This Is Love
So This Is Love
1953
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
2005
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
2008
The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy
1984
Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
The Boy from Oklahoma
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
2021
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
Rickles... On the Loose
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
Cattle Town
Cattle Town
1952
Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2014
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover
1966
DEVO
DEVO
2024
Hello Down There
Hello Down There
1969
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
Trouble Along the Way
Trouble Along the Way
1953
Whitney
Whitney
2018
One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony
1980
My Darling Vivian
My Darling Vivian
2020
Game Changers
Game Changers
2018
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains
1983
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
1976
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Tony Danza Show
2004
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
1996
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
1985
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Fat Actress
Fat Actress
2005
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Funny Farm
The Funny Farm
1983
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
1972
Newhart
Newhart
1982
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
TV Land Moguls
2004
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
1949
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Hercules
Hercules
1998
Presenting Susan Anton
Presenting Susan Anton
1979
Alf's Hit Talk Show
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
Hope and Gloria
Hope and Gloria
1995
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Pet Set
The Pet Set
1971
The Megan Mullally Show
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Dinah!
Dinah!
1974
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017