Merv Griffin
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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
Credits
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Lonely Guy (1984)
as Himself
Whitney (2018)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
as The Elevator Killer
My Darling Vivian (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
as Anchorman
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
Hello Down There (1969)
as Himself
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
One Trick Pony (1980)
as Acappella Singer
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
as Himself
I Am Richard Pryor (2019)
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
as Georges Brevert
So This Is Love (1953)
as Buddy Nash
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
as Sailor (uncredited)
DEVO (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Rickles... On the Loose (1986)
as Self
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)
as Self
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
as Steve
Game Changers (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Funny Farm (1983)
as The Voice Of... (Voice)
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival (2000)
as Self
My Guest is Orson Welles (2021)
Actor
Cattle Town (1952)
as Governor's secretary
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021)
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985 (2005)
as Himself
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? (1968)
as Self
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008)
as Himself