- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1925
- Place of Birth
- San Mateo, California, USA
- Died
- August 12, 2007
Merv Griffin
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
tvPop Culture Jeopardy!
2026 · Original Series Creator
tvPop Culture Jeopardy!
2024 · Original Series Creator
movieDEVO
2024 · Self (archive footage)
tvJeopardy! Masters
2023 · Creator
tvPretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieTruman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
2021 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
movieMy Darling Vivian
2020 · Self (archive footage)
tvLykkehjulet
2020 · Creator
movieI Am Richard Pryor
2019 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
movieWhitney
2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieGame Changers
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive)
movieJohn Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017 · Self - TV Host (archive footage)
movieMystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieRichard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune
2008 · Creator
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
2008 · Himself
Merv Griffin's Crosswords
2007 · Creator
tvThe Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
tvFat Actress
2005 · Merv Griffin
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
2005 · Himself
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
tvAlf's Hit Talk Show
2004
TV Land Moguls
2004
tvRoda a Roda
2003 · Creator
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Dance Fever
2003 · Creator
movieShade
2003 · Producer
movieMurder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000 · Self
tvHercules
1998 · Merv Griffin (voice)
Rock & Roll Jeopardy!
1998 · Creator
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvHope and Gloria
1995 · Merv Griffin
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self (voice) (uncredited)
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
tvSuper Jeopardy!
1990 · Producer, Creator
tvMonopoly
1990 · Producer, Creator
tvWheel of Fortune
1988 · Creator
Wheel of Fortune
1988 · Creator
La Roue de la fortune
1987 · Creator
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986 · Self
movieRickles... On the Loose
1986 · Self
tvAlice in Wonderland
1985 · Conductor
tvThe Golden Girls
1985 · Merv Griffin
tvJeopardy!
1984 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieThe Lonely Guy
1984 · Himself
tvWheel of Fortune
1983 · Producer, Creator
movieThe Man with Two Brains
1983 · The Elevator Killer
movieThe Funny Farm
1983 · The Voice Of... (Voice)
movieSlapstick of Another Kind
1982 · Anchorman
tvNewhart
1982
Wheel of Fortune
1981 · Creator
movieOne Trick Pony
1980 · Acappella Singer
movieThe Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979 · Himself
Dance Fever
1979 · Creator
tvPresenting Susan Anton
1979
tvCBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
movieTwo-Minute Warning
1976 · Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
tvMary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
Wheel of Fortune (Daytime)
1974 · Creator
tvSanford and Son
1972
tvThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Memory Game
1971 · Creator
tvThe Pet Set
1971 · Self
movieHello Down There
1969 · Himself
movieWill the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
1968 · Self
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self
Reach for the Stars
1967 · Creator
movieInside Daisy Clover
1966 · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
tvJeopardy!
1964 · Creator
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self - Host, Writer
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self - Guest Host
moviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 · Georges Brevert
movieThe Boy from Oklahoma
1954 · Steve
movieThree Sailors and a Girl
1953 · Sailor (uncredited)
movieSo This Is Love
1953 · Buddy Nash
movieTrouble Along the Way
1953 · Football Broadcaster (voice)
movieCattle Town
1952 · Governor's secretary
tvThe Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
tvKoło Fortuny
— · Creator
Wheel of Fortune
— · Creator
Pole Chudes
— · Creator
Wheel of Fortune
— · Creator