Acting

Merv Griffin

Born: 1925-07-06
Died: 2007-08-12
Birthplace: 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

92 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits

ESPN Jeopardy!

2026 · TV Show

Creator

Pop Culture Jeopardy!

2026 · TV Show

Original Series Creator

DEVO

2024 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Pop Culture Jeopardy!

2024 · TV Show

Original Series Creator

Jeopardy! Masters

2023 · TV Show

Creator

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023 · TV Show

Self (archive footage)

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

My Guest is Orson Welles

2021 · Movie

Cast

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021 · Movie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

2021 · Movie

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Lykkehjulet

2020 · TV Show

Creator

My Darling Vivian

2020 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

I Am Richard Pryor

2019 · Movie

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Game Changers

2018 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Whitney

2018 · Movie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017 · Movie

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

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

2014 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013 · Movie

Self (archive footage)

Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune

2008 · TV Show

Creator

Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

2008 · Movie

Himself

Merv Griffin's Crosswords

2007 · TV Show

Creator

The Megan Mullally Show

2006 · TV Show

Self - Guest

An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985

2005 · Movie

Himself

Fat Actress

2005 · TV Show

Merv Griffin

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

2005 · TV Show

Cast

Alf's Hit Talk Show

2004 · TV Show

Cast

The Tony Danza Show

2004 · TV Show

Self

TV Land Moguls

2004 · TV Show

Cast

Dance Fever

2003 · TV Show

Creator

Roda a Roda

2003 · TV Show

Creator

Shade

2003 · Movie

Producer

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · TV Show

Self

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

2000 · Movie

Self

Hercules

1998 · TV Show

Merv Griffin (voice)

Rock & Roll Jeopardy!

1998 · TV Show

Creator

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · TV Show

Cast

The Daily Show

1996 · TV Show

Self

Hope and Gloria

1995 · TV Show

Merv Griffin

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · TV Show

Self (voice) (uncredited)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 · TV Show

Cast

Monopoly

1990 · TV Show

Producer · Creator

Super Jeopardy!

1990 · TV Show

Producer · Creator

Wheel of Fortune

1988 · TV Show

Creator

Wheel of Fortune

1988 · TV Show

Creator

La Roue de la fortune

1987 · TV Show

Creator

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986 · Movie

Self

Rickles... On the Loose

1986 · Movie

Self

Alice in Wonderland

1985 · TV Show

Conductor

The Golden Girls

1985 · TV Show

Merv Griffin

Jeopardy!

1984 · TV Show

Executive Producer · Creator

The Lonely Guy

1984 · Movie

Himself

The Funny Farm

1983 · Movie

The Voice Of... (Voice)

The Man with Two Brains

1983 · Movie

The Elevator Killer

Wheel of Fortune

1983 · TV Show

Producer · Creator

Newhart

1982 · TV Show

Cast

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982 · Movie

Anchorman

Wheel of Fortune

1981 · TV Show

Creator

One Trick Pony

1980 · Movie

Acappella Singer

CBS News Sunday Morning

1979 · TV Show

Self

Dance Fever

1979 · TV Show

Creator

Presenting Susan Anton

1979 · TV Show

Cast

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979 · Movie

Himself

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

1976 · TV Show

Self

Two-Minute Warning

1976 · Movie

Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer

Saturday Night Live

1975 · TV Show

Self (uncredited)

Dinah!

1974 · TV Show

Self

Wheel of Fortune (Daytime)

1974 · TV Show

Creator

Sanford and Son

1972 · TV Show

Cast

Memory Game

1971 · TV Show

Creator

The Pet Set

1971 · TV Show

Self

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971 · TV Show

Cast

Hello Down There

1969 · Movie

Himself

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

1968 · Movie

Self

Reach for the Stars

1967 · TV Show

Creator

The Carol Burnett Show

1967 · TV Show

Self

Inside Daisy Clover

1966 · Movie

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Jeopardy!

1964 · TV Show

Creator

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · TV Show

Self - Host · Writer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · TV Show

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · TV Show

Self - Guest Host · Self

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954 · Movie

Georges Brevert

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954 · Movie

Steve

So This Is Love

1953 · Movie

Buddy Nash

Three Sailors and a Girl

1953 · Movie

Sailor (uncredited)

Trouble Along the Way

1953 · Movie

Football Broadcaster (voice)

Cattle Town

1952 · Movie

Governor's secretary

The Emmy Awards

1949 · TV Show

Self

Koło Fortuny

Date unknown · TV Show

Creator

Pole Chudes

Date unknown · TV Show

Creator

Wheel of Fortune

Date unknown · TV Show

Creator

Wheel of Fortune

Date unknown · TV Show

Creator