Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 6, 1925
Died
August 12, 2007 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Also Known As
- Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.
Merv Griffin
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
Acting
7.5
DEVO
2024
7.4
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
7.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
7.5
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
6.9
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
7.3
Whitney
2018
7.0
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
6.9
Hercules
1998
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
6.8
Alice in Wonderland
1985
7.5
The Golden Girls
1985
6.2
The Lonely Guy
1984
6.2
The Man with Two Brains
1983
2.7
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
7.1
Newhart
1982
5.1
One Trick Pony
1980
5.7
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
6.9
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
6.2
Two-Minute Warning
1976
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.4
Sanford and Son
1972
