Personal Info
Birthday
July 6, 1925
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (57)
7.7
DEVO
Movie2024
7.4
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TV Series2023
7.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Movie2022
0.0
My Guest is Orson Welles
Movie2021
7.6
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie2021
2.5
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Movie2021
7.1
My Darling Vivian
Movie2020
6.9
I Am Richard Pryor
Movie2019
7.3
Whitney
Movie2018
7.4
Game Changers
Movie2018
4.5
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie2017
7.3
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Movie2017
No Backdrop
2.0
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Movie2014
7.1
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Movie2013
No Backdrop
4.7
The Megan Mullally Show
TV Series2006
5.0
Fat Actress
TV Series2005
No Backdrop
6.5
Alf's Hit Talk Show
TV Series2004
5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV Series2003
No Backdrop
8.0
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Movie2000
6.9
Hercules
TV Series1998
8.2
E! True Hollywood Story
TV Series1996
6.4
The Daily Show
TV Series1996
No Backdrop
6.3
Hope and Gloria
TV Series1995
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
TV Series1993
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV Series1992
7.0
Rickles... On the Loose
Movie1986
6.7
Alice in Wonderland
TV Series1985
7.6
The Golden Girls
TV Series1985
6.2
The Lonely Guy
Movie1984
6.2
The Man with Two Brains
Movie1983
No Backdrop
6.0
The Funny Farm
Movie1983
3.0
Slapstick of Another Kind
Movie1982
7.1
Newhart
TV Series1982
5.5
One Trick Pony
Movie1980
5.9
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Movie1979
10.0
Presenting Susan Anton
TV Series1979
6.8
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV Series1979
6.3
Two-Minute Warning
Movie1976
7.3
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV Series1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
TV Series1975
7.0
Dinah!
TV Series1974
7.5
Sanford and Son
TV Series1972
6.7
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV Series1971
6.7
The Pet Set
TV Series1971
5.9
Hello Down There
Movie1969
No Backdrop
0.0
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Movie1968
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
TV Series1967
5.6
Inside Daisy Clover
Movie1966
No Backdrop
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
TV Series1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
6.2
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Movie1954
5.7
The Boy from Oklahoma
Movie1954
7.0
Three Sailors and a Girl
Movie1953
4.3
So This Is Love
Movie1953
6.1
Trouble Along the Way
Movie1953
7.6
Cattle Town
Movie1952
7.9
The Emmy Awards
TV Series1949