Merv Griffin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-07-06

Day of death

2007-08-12 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

San Mateo, California, USA

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • Whitney

    Whitney

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

  • Cattle Town

    Cattle Town

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

    Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

    The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

  • I Am Richard Pryor

    I Am Richard Pryor

  • Hello Down There

    Hello Down There

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • The Lonely Guy

    The Lonely Guy

  • One Trick Pony

    One Trick Pony

  • Hope and Gloria

    Hope and Gloria

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • Fat Actress

    Fat Actress

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

  • The Man with Two Brains

    The Man with Two Brains

  • Three Sailors and a Girl

    Three Sailors and a Girl

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

    The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  • Alf's Hit Talk Show

    Alf's Hit Talk Show

  • Inside Daisy Clover

    Inside Daisy Clover

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

    Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

  • John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

    John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

    All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

  • Trouble Along the Way

    Trouble Along the Way

  • Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

  • Game Changers

    Game Changers

  • DEVO

    DEVO

  • The Seduction of Joe Tynan

    The Seduction of Joe Tynan

  • Presenting Susan Anton

    Presenting Susan Anton

  • Slapstick of Another Kind

    Slapstick of Another Kind

  • The Funny Farm

    The Funny Farm

  • Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    Phantom of the Rue Morgue

  • TV Land Moguls

    TV Land Moguls

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

  • Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

    Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

  • Rickles... On the Loose

    Rickles... On the Loose

  • Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

    Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

  • Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

  • Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

    Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

  • An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985

    An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985