Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

Acting

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.

Filmography

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DEVO ★ 7.6 DEVO 2024 Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields ★ 7.4 Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields 2023 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody ★ 7.0 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody 2022 The Real Charlie Chaplin ★ 7.6 The Real Charlie Chaplin 2021 Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation ★ 2.5 Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation 2021 My Darling Vivian ★ 7.1 My Darling Vivian 2020 I Am Richard Pryor ★ 6.9 I Am Richard Pryor 2019 Whitney ★ 7.3 Whitney 2018 Game Changers ★ 7.4 Game Changers 2018 The Fabulous Allan Carr ★ 4.5 The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood ★ 7.3 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood 2017 Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger ★ 2.0 Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger 2014 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic ★ 7.0 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 2013 Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon ★ 4.5 Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon 2008 The Megan Mullally Show ★ 4.7 The Megan Mullally Show 2006 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart ★ 10.0 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart 2005 Fat Actress ★ 5.0 Fat Actress 2005 An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985 An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985 2005 The Tony Danza Show ★ 6.4 The Tony Danza Show 2004 Alf's Hit Talk Show ★ 6.5 Alf's Hit Talk Show 2004 TV Land Moguls ★ 7.5 TV Land Moguls 2004 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ★ 5.6 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 Murder at the Cannes Film Festival ★ 8.0 Murder at the Cannes Film Festival 2000 Hercules ★ 6.9 Hercules 1998 E! True Hollywood Story ★ 8.2 E! True Hollywood Story 1996 The Daily Show ★ 6.4 The Daily Show 1996 Hope and Gloria ★ 6.3 Hope and Gloria 1995 Late Show with David Letterman ★ 6.4 Late Show with David Letterman 1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ★ 5.4 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992 All Star Party for Clint Eastwood ★ 6.0 All Star Party for Clint Eastwood 1986 Rickles... On the Loose ★ 7.0 Rickles... On the Loose 1986 Alice in Wonderland ★ 6.9 Alice in Wonderland 1985 The Golden Girls ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985 The Lonely Guy ★ 6.2 The Lonely Guy 1984 The Man with Two Brains ★ 6.2 The Man with Two Brains 1983 The Funny Farm ★ 6.0 The Funny Farm 1983 Slapstick of Another Kind ★ 3.0 Slapstick of Another Kind 1982 Newhart ★ 7.1 Newhart 1982 One Trick Pony ★ 5.5 One Trick Pony 1980 The Seduction of Joe Tynan ★ 5.9 The Seduction of Joe Tynan 1979 Presenting Susan Anton ★ 10.0 Presenting Susan Anton 1979 CBS News Sunday Morning ★ 7.0 CBS News Sunday Morning 1979 Two-Minute Warning ★ 6.3 Two-Minute Warning 1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ★ 7.3 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 1976 Saturday Night Live ★ 6.9 Saturday Night Live 1975 Dinah! ★ 7.0 Dinah! 1974 Sanford and Son ★ 7.5 Sanford and Son 1972 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ★ 6.7 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 1971 The Pet Set ★ 6.7 The Pet Set 1971 Hello Down There ★ 5.9 Hello Down There 1969 Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? 1968 The Carol Burnett Show ★ 7.7 The Carol Burnett Show 1967 Inside Daisy Clover ★ 5.6 Inside Daisy Clover 1966 The Merv Griffin Show ★ 6.6 The Merv Griffin Show 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ★ 7.5 Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957 Phantom of the Rue Morgue ★ 6.3 Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954 The Boy from Oklahoma ★ 5.7 The Boy from Oklahoma 1954 Three Sailors and a Girl ★ 7.0 Three Sailors and a Girl 1953 So This Is Love ★ 4.3 So This Is Love 1953 Trouble Along the Way ★ 6.1 Trouble Along the Way 1953 Cattle Town ★ 7.6 Cattle Town 1952 The Emmy Awards ★ 7.9 The Emmy Awards 1949