Merv Griffin
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Faye
2024
as Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
2021
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Whitney
2018
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Game Changers
2018
as Self (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
2008
as Himself
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
Fat Actress
2005
as Merv Griffin
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
2005
as Himself
TV Land Moguls
2004
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000
as Self
Hercules
1998
as Merv Griffin (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Merv Griffin
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
as Self
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Conductor
The Golden Girls
1985
as Merv Griffin
The Lonely Guy
1984
as Himself
The Man with Two Brains
1983
as The Elevator Killer
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
as Anchorma
Newhart
1982
One Trick Pony
1980
as Acappella Singer
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
as Himself
Two-Minute Warning
1976
as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer
Sanford and Son
1972
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Hello Down There
1969
as Himself
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
1968
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
Inside Daisy Clover
1965
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Georges Brevert
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Steve
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Sailor (uncredited)
So This Is Love
1953
as Buddy Nash
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
Cattle Town
1952
as Governor's secretary
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self