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Actor
Merv Griffin
- Born July 6, 1925 in San Mateo, California, USA
- 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
The Man with Two Brains1983
The Golden Girls1985
Hercules1998
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
Two-Minute Warning1976
Sanford and Son1972
E! True Hollywood Story1996
Newhart1982
Filmography
- TBAKoło FortunySeriesCreator
- TBAWheel of FortuneSeriesCreator
- TBAPole ChudesSeriesCreator
- TBAWheel of FortuneSeriesCreator
- 2026Pop Culture Jeopardy!SeriesOriginal Series Creator
- 2026ESPN Jeopardy!SeriesCreator
- 2024DEVOFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Pop Culture Jeopardy!SeriesOriginal Series Creator
- 2023Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Jeopardy! MastersSeriesCreator
- 2022Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with SomebodyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021The Real Charlie ChaplinFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate ConversationFilmSelf - TV Host (archive footage)
- 2021My Guest is Orson WellesFilm
- 2020My Darling VivianFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020LykkehjuletSeriesCreator
- 2019I Am Richard PryorFilmSelf - TV Host (archive footage)
- 2018WhitneyFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2018Game ChangersFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodFilmSelf - TV Host (archive footage)
- 2017The Fabulous Allan CarrFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-RogerFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2013Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2008Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack SheldonFilmHimself
- 2008Million Dollar Wheel of FortuneSeriesCreator
- 2007Merv Griffin's CrosswordsSeriesCreator
- 2006The Megan Mullally ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2005Fat ActressSeriesMerv Griffin
- 2005The Apprentice: Martha StewartSeries
- 2005An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985FilmHimself
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSeriesSelf
- 2004TV Land MogulsSeries
- 2004Alf's Hit Talk ShowSeries
- 2003ShadeFilmProducer
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeriesSelf
- 2003Dance FeverSeriesCreator
- 2003Roda a RodaSeriesCreator
- 2000Murder at the Cannes Film FestivalFilmSelf
- 1998HerculesSeriesMerv Griffin (voice)
- 1998Rock & Roll Jeopardy!SeriesCreator
- 1996The Daily ShowSeriesSelf
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1995Hope and GloriaSeriesMerv Griffin
- 1993Late Show with David LettermanSeriesSelf (voice) (uncredited)
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries
- 1990Super Jeopardy!SeriesProducer, Creator
- 1990MonopolySeriesProducer, Creator
- 1988Wheel of FortuneSeriesCreator
- 1988Wheel of FortuneSeriesCreator
- 1987La Roue de la fortuneSeriesCreator
- 1986Rickles... On the LooseFilmSelf
- 1986All Star Party for Clint EastwoodFilmSelf
- 1985The Golden GirlsSeriesMerv Griffin
- 1985Alice in WonderlandSeriesConductor
- 1984Jeopardy!SeriesExecutive Producer, Creator
- 1984The Lonely GuyFilmHimself
- 1983The Man with Two BrainsFilmThe Elevator Killer
- 1983Wheel of FortuneSeriesProducer, Creator
- 1983The Funny FarmFilmThe Voice Of... (Voice)
- 1982NewhartSeriesMerv Griffin
- 1982Slapstick of Another KindFilmAnchorman
- 1981Wheel of FortuneSeriesCreator
- 1980One Trick PonyFilmAcappella Singer
- 1979The Seduction of Joe TynanFilmHimself
- 1979CBS News Sunday MorningSeriesSelf
- 1979Presenting Susan AntonSeries
- 1979Dance FeverSeriesCreator
- 1976Two-Minute WarningFilmMerv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
- 1976Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanSeriesSelf
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf (uncredited)
- 1974Dinah!SeriesSelf
- 1974Wheel of Fortune (Daytime)SeriesCreator
- 1972Sanford and SonSeries
- 1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourSeries
- 1971The Pet SetSeriesSelf
- 1971Memory GameSeriesCreator
- 1969Hello Down ThereFilmHimself
- 1968Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?FilmSelf
- 1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeriesSelf
- 1967Reach for the StarsSeriesCreator