Merv Griffin
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-07-06
- Died:
- 2007-08-12
- Place of birth:
- San Mateo, California, USA
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
Filmography
ESPN Jeopardy!
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
DEVO
Jeopardy! Masters
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
My Guest is Orson Welles
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
My Darling Vivian
Lykkehjulet
I Am Richard Pryor
Whitney
Game Changers
The Fabulous Allan Carr
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
Merv Griffin's Crosswords
The Megan Mullally Show
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Fat Actress
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
The Tony Danza Show
Alf's Hit Talk Show
TV Land Moguls
Roda a Roda
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Dance Fever
Shade
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Hercules
Rock & Roll Jeopardy!
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
Hope and Gloria
Late Show with David Letterman
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Super Jeopardy!
Monopoly
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
La Roue de la fortune
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Rickles... On the Loose
Alice in Wonderland
The Golden Girls
Jeopardy!
The Lonely Guy
Wheel of Fortune
The Man with Two Brains
The Funny Farm
Slapstick of Another Kind
Newhart
Wheel of Fortune
One Trick Pony
The Seduction of Joe Tynan