Merv Griffin
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-07-06
- Died:
- 2007-08-12
- Place of birth:
- San Mateo, California, USA
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
Filmography
DEVO
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
My Guest is Orson Welles
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
My Darling Vivian
I Am Richard Pryor
Whitney
Game Changers
The Fabulous Allan Carr
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
The Megan Mullally Show
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Fat Actress
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
The Tony Danza Show
Alf's Hit Talk Show
TV Land Moguls
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Hercules
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
Hope and Gloria
Late Show with David Letterman
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Rickles... On the Loose
Alice in Wonderland
The Golden Girls
The Lonely Guy
The Man with Two Brains
The Funny Farm
Slapstick of Another Kind
Newhart
One Trick Pony
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Presenting Susan Anton
CBS News Sunday Morning
Two-Minute Warning
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Saturday Night Live
Dinah!
Sanford and Son
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Pet Set
Hello Down There
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
The Carol Burnett Show
Inside Daisy Clover
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
The Boy from Oklahoma
Three Sailors and a Girl
So This Is Love
Trouble Along the Way
Cattle Town
The Emmy Awards