About
Merv Griffin
Overview
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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.
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Faye | Actor | Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 64 Fair |
| 2021 | Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation | Actor | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2020 | My Darling Vivian | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | I Am Richard Pryor | Actor | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Whitney | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | Game Changers | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Actor | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2005 | An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985 | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | TV Land Moguls | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2000 | Murder at the Cannes Film Festival | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1986 | Rickles... On the Loose | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | The Lonely Guy | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 1983 | The Man with Two Brains | Actor | The Elevator Killer | 60 Fair |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Actor | Anchorma | 58 Average |
| 1980 | One Trick Pony | Actor | Acappella Singer | 58 Average |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Actor | Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer | 59 Average |
| 1969 | Hello Down There | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1965 | Inside Daisy Clover | Actor | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Actor | Self - Host | 68 Fair |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Actor | Georges Brevert | 59 Average |
| 1954 | The Boy from Oklahoma | Actor | Steve | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Three Sailors and a Girl | Actor | Sailor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Actor | Buddy Nash | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Actor | Football Broadcaster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Cattle Town | Actor | Governor's secretary | 59 Average |
Writing |
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| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Writing | Writer | 68 Fair |
Production |
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| 2003 | Shade | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Super Jeopardy! | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Monopoly | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
| Click | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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