Merv Griffin

Known for: Acting
Born: July 6, 1925, San Mateo, California, USA
Died: August 12, 2007
Movies: 35

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.0

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022

6.2

The Man with Two Brains

1983

6.2

Shade

2003

7.3

Whitney

2018

6.2

The Lonely Guy

1984

6.3

Two-Minute Warning

1976

7.1

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013

5.6

Inside Daisy Clover

1966

7.7

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

6.1

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Filmography

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

Directing, Writing & Producing

2003

Shade

Producer

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