Merv Griffin
Born: 1925-07-06
• 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.
Filmography
DEVO
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
My Darling Vivian
I Am Richard Pryor
Whitney
Game Changers
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
No Image
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
No Image
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
No Image
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Rickles... On the Loose
The Lonely Guy
The Man with Two Brains
The Funny Farm
Slapstick of Another Kind
One Trick Pony
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Two-Minute Warning
Hello Down There
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?
Inside Daisy Clover
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
The Boy from Oklahoma
Three Sailors and a Girl
So This Is Love
Trouble Along the Way
Cattle Town