Merv Griffin

Film & TV

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…

Known for

• DEVO — Self (archive footage)2024
• Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)2023
• Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Self (archive footage)2022
• Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation — Self - TV Host (archive footage)2021
• The Real Charlie Chaplin — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
• My Guest is Orson Welles2021
• My Darling Vivian — Self (archive footage)2020
• I Am Richard Pryor — Self - TV Host (archive footage)2019
• Whitney — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2018
• Game Changers — Self (archive footage)2018

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Edward

Family name

Griffin

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

San Mateo

Place of death

Los Angeles

Occupation

media proprietor

Educated at

College of San Mateo

Political party

Republican Party (United States)

Languages spoken

American English

Award

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Notable work

Wheel of Fortune

Instrument

voice

Record label

RCA Victor

Image

Merv Griffin.jpg

Number of children

1

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