Personal Info
Known Credits
30
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1925-07-06 (100 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Also Known For
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. ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Faye
| Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
2022 --
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
| Self (archive footage)
2021 --
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
| Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2020 --
My Darling Vivian
| Self (archive footage)
2019 --
I Am Richard Pryor
| Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018 --
Whitney
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018 --
Game Changers
| Self (archive footage)
2017 --
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
| Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2016 --
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015 --
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
| Self (archive footage)
2013 --
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
| Self (archive footage)
2008 --
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
| Himself
2005 --
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
| Himself
2000 --
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
| Self
1986 --
Rickles... On the Loose
| Self
1984 --
The Lonely Guy
| Himself
1983 --
The Man with Two Brains
| The Elevator Killer
1982 --
Slapstick of Another Kind
| Anchorma
1980 --
One Trick Pony
| Acappella Singer
1979 --
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
| Himself
1976 --
Two-Minute Warning
| Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
1969 --
Hello Down There
| Himself
1968 --
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
| Self
1965 --
Inside Daisy Clover
| Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1954 --
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
| Georges Brevert
1954 --
The Boy from Oklahoma
| Steve
1953 --
Three Sailors and a Girl
| Sailor (uncredited)
1953 --
So This Is Love
| Buddy Nash
1953 --
Trouble Along the Way
| Football Broadcaster (voice)
1952 --
Cattle Town
| Governor's secretary