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Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

Acting·July 6, 1925·† August 12, 2007 — 82 years old·San Mateo, California, USA

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
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996·6.4
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022·7.0
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975·6.9
The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains

1983·6.2
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

1985·7.6
Hercules

Hercules

1998·6.9
Shade

Shade

2003·6.2
Whitney

Whitney

2018·7.3
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003·5.5
Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993·6.4
Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

1984·6.9
The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

1984·6.2
Filmography · 92
—Koło FortunyTV—Wheel of FortuneTV—Pole ChudesTV—Wheel of FortuneTV2026ESPN Jeopardy!TV2026Pop Culture Jeopardy!TV2024Pop Culture Jeopardy!TV2024DEVO2023Jeopardy! MastersTV2023Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsTV2022Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody2021My Guest is Orson Welles2021The Real Charlie Chaplin2021Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation2020My Darling Vivian2020LykkehjuletTV2019I Am Richard Pryor2018Whitney2018Game Changers2017The Fabulous Allan Carr2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood2014Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic2008Million Dollar Wheel of FortuneTV2008Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon2007Merv Griffin's CrosswordsTV2006The Megan Mullally ShowTV2005The Apprentice: Martha StewartTV2005Fat ActressTV2005An-THOR-Logy 1976-19852004The Tony Danza ShowTV2004Alf's Hit Talk ShowTV2004TV Land MogulsTV2003Roda a RodaTV2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV2003Dance FeverTV2003Shade2000Murder at the Cannes Film Festival1998HerculesTV1998Rock & Roll Jeopardy!TV1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV1996The Daily ShowTV1995Hope and GloriaTV1993Late Show with David LettermanTV1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV1990Super Jeopardy!TV1990MonopolyTV1988Wheel of FortuneTV1988Wheel of FortuneTV1987La Roue de la fortuneTV1986All Star Party for Clint Eastwood1986Rickles... On the Loose1985Alice in WonderlandTV1985The Golden GirlsTV1984Jeopardy!TV1984The Lonely Guy1983Wheel of FortuneTV1983The Man with Two Brains1983The Funny Farm1982Slapstick of Another Kind1982NewhartTV1981Wheel of FortuneTV1980One Trick Pony1979The Seduction of Joe Tynan1979Dance FeverTV1979Presenting Susan AntonTV1979CBS News Sunday MorningTV1976Two-Minute Warning1976Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanTV1975Saturday Night LiveTV1974Dinah!TV1974Wheel of Fortune (Daytime)TV1972Sanford and SonTV1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourTV1971Memory GameTV1971The Pet SetTV1969Hello Down There1968Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?1967The Carol Burnett ShowTV1967Reach for the StarsTV1966Inside Daisy Clover1964Jeopardy!TV1962The Merv Griffin ShowTV1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV1954Phantom of the Rue Morgue1954The Boy from Oklahoma1953Three Sailors and a Girl1953So This Is Love1953Trouble Along the Way1952Cattle Town1949The Emmy AwardsTV
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