Merv Griffin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

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

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

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

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

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

    Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

    John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

    All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

  • Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

    Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

  • Whitney

    Whitney

  • Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

    Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

  • DEVO

    DEVO

  • Two-Minute Warning

    Two-Minute Warning

  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

    The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

  • Hope and Gloria

    Hope and Gloria

  • Fat Actress

    Fat Actress

  • Cattle Town

    Cattle Town

  • The Man with Two Brains

    The Man with Two Brains

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

    Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

  • Trouble Along the Way

    Trouble Along the Way

  • Inside Daisy Clover

    Inside Daisy Clover

  • The Seduction of Joe Tynan

    The Seduction of Joe Tynan

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • One Trick Pony

    One Trick Pony

  • Slapstick of Another Kind

    Slapstick of Another Kind

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    Phantom of the Rue Morgue

  • Hello Down There

    Hello Down There

  • Alf's Hit Talk Show

    Alf's Hit Talk Show

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • The Lonely Guy

    The Lonely Guy

  • An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985

    An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985

  • The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

    The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • Rickles... On the Loose

    Rickles... On the Loose

  • I Am Richard Pryor

    I Am Richard Pryor

  • Presenting Susan Anton

    Presenting Susan Anton

  • Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

  • TV Land Moguls

    TV Land Moguls

  • Game Changers

    Game Changers

  • Three Sailors and a Girl

    Three Sailors and a Girl

  • The Funny Farm

    The Funny Farm

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

    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon