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Merv Griffin

Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. 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 is also known as the creator of the two most popular game shows in television syndication history, Wheel of Fortune (1983) and Jeopardy! (1984),

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  • Born In San Mateo, California, USA
  • Born July 6, 1925
  • Died August 12, 2007
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Trouble Along the Way

1953
as Football Broadcaster (voice)

Sing Your Song

2011
as Merv Griffin

The Man with Two Brains

1983
as The Elevator Killer

Whitney

2018
as Himself (archive footage)

Searching for Orson

2006
as Merv Griffin

So This Is Love

1953
as Buddy Nash

Three Sailors and a Girl

1953
as Submarine Crew

The Lonely Guy

1984
as Himself

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954
as Georges Brevert

Cattle Town

1952
as Governor's secretary

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013
as Himself (archive footage)

Producer

Movie Inside The Osmonds 2001

Guest Star

Episode To Tell the Truth
Richard Welby, Penny Coulian, Gene Connolly
1958
Episode The Red Skelton Show
Sappiness Is Just a Thing Called Clem
1967
Episode Late Night With David Letterman
Show #0144
1982
Episode The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Show 4 - Merv Griffin
1971
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Merv Griffin, Jonathan Katz, Leon Redbone
1991
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Merv Griffin, Linda Ronstadt
1987
Episode To Tell the Truth
Joe Gilmore, Nancy Hogan, Dr. Arthur Maxwell
1961
Episode E! True Hollywood Story
Elizabeth Taylor
1998
Episode To Tell the Truth
Reg Evans, Richard King & Peter King, Vivian Surrat
1961
Episode Newhart
Hi, Society
1989
Episode To Tell the Truth
Joe Abenda, Alexis Masheen, Jan Dietrich
1963
Episode The Golden Girls
Questions and Answers
1992
Episode I've Got a Secret
Merv Griffin
1961
Episode The Carol Burnett Show
with Andy Griffith, Merv Griffin
1969
Episode The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Show 19 - Merv Griffin, Georgina Rizk
1972
Episode The United States Steel Hour
A Wind From the South introduction
1970
Episode The Red Skelton Show
If At First You Don't Succeed, Forget It
1969
Episode The Daily Show
Merv Griffin
2003
Episode Hope and Gloria
A Star is Reborn
1995
Episode The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Show 66 - Merv Griffin, Ricardo Montalban, Joe Namath, Jim Nabors, Jeanette Nolan, Sally Struthers
1974
Episode ALF's Hit Talk Show
Joe Mantegna, Merv Griffin
2004
Episode The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Show 36 - Merv Griffin, Larry Storch, The Mike Curb Congregation
1973
Episode Sanford and Son
Earthquake II
1975
Episode E! True Hollywood Story
Joan Rivers (spoof)
2001
Episode To Tell the Truth
John Romanello, Ann Marsten, Jack Marx
1962
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Ryan Seacrest/Merv Griffin
2006
Episode E! True Hollywood Story
Karen Carpenter
1997
Episode To Tell the Truth
Gleneth Gordon, Betty Chadwick, Carlton Nash
1962
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Merv Griffin/Topher Grace
2004
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Merv Griffin/Rick Reilly
2006
Episode To Tell the Truth
Margaret Valconer, John Wilson, Mrs. J. Gordon Gost
1963
Episode To Tell the Truth
Lt. Ed Methat, Flora Gebhart, William Montanya
1962