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