Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Merv Griffin

  • Birthday:

    1925-07-06

  • Place of Birth: San Mateo, California, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Acting

  • Popularity: 0.9218
  • Also Known As

    Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.

Merv Griffin

Biography

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.

Top Movie Cast

I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryortrue- Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2019-03-12

6.9
Hello Down There
Hello Down Theretrue- Himself

1969-01-01

5.9
The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guytrue- Himself

1984-01-27

6.3
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morguetrue- Georges Brevert

1954-03-27

6.3
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Wordstrue- Self (archive footage)

2015-08-27

7.2
Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kindtrue- Anchorma

1982-12-09

2.7
Cattle Town
Cattle Towntrue- Governor's secretary

1952-09-06

6.7
The Boy from Oklahoma
The Boy from Oklahomatrue- Steve

1954-02-27

5.2
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clovertrue- Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1965-12-22

5.7
So This Is Love
So This Is Lovetrue- Buddy Nash

1953-07-15

4.5
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Murder at the Cannes Film Festivaltrue- Self

2000-12-17

0.0
One Trick Pony
One Trick Ponytrue- Acappella Singer

1980-10-03

5.4
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebodytrue- Self (archive footage)

2022-12-20

7.0
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?true- Self

1968-01-01

0.0
Faye
Fayetrue- Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)

2024-05-15

6.5
Trouble Along the Way
Trouble Along the Waytrue- Football Broadcaster (voice)

1953-04-04

5.9
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brainstrue- The Elevator Killer

1983-06-10

6.2
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girltrue- Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016-03-04

8.0
Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girltrue- Sailor (uncredited)

1953-11-23

6.0
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logictrue- Self (archive footage)

2013-04-23

7.1
Whitney
Whitneytrue- Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018-07-05

7.4
Rickles... On the Loose
Rickles... On the Loosetrue- Self

1986-08-23

0.0
Game Changers
Game Changerstrue- Self (archive footage)

2018-06-29

7.4
My Darling Vivian
My Darling Viviantrue- Self (archive footage)

2020-04-27

7.5
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warningtrue- Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer

1976-11-12

6.2
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywoodtrue- Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2017-03-19

7.3
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversationtrue- Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2021-06-18

3.0
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynantrue- Himself

1979-08-17

5.9
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplintrue

2021-11-19

7.5
The Funny Farm
The Funny Farmtrue- The Voice Of... (Voice)

1983-02-18

3.0

Top Movie Crew

Shade
Shadetrue

Production

2003-05-18

6.2

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