Merv Griffin
ActingAlso Known As
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.
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.
Movies
(32 total)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Self (archive footage)
The Man with Two Brains
as The Elevator Killer
Whitney
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Lonely Guy
as Himself
Two-Minute Warning
as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Daisy Clover
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Himself
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Slapstick of Another Kind
as Anchorma
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Georges Brevert
Hello Down There
as Himself
DEVO
as Self (archive footage)
One Trick Pony
as Acappella Singer
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Steve
Game Changers
as Self (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
TV Shows
(31 total)
The Daily Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
The Golden Girls
as Merv Griffin
Hercules
as Merv Griffin (voice)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage)
Alice in Wonderland
as Conductor
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self - Host
The Emmy Awards
as Self
Fat Actress
as Merv Griffin