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Merv Griffin

Cast & creator

Merv Griffin

1925-07-06 (died at 82) San Mateo, California, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Daily Show, Late Show with David Letterman

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.

Also known as: Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.

Movies

35

film credits

Series

64

television credits

Career

65

1949–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self · 1996

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

Self (voice) (uncredited) · 1993

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self (uncredited) · 1975

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

Executive Producer · 1984

Across film & television

Filmography (99)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self (uncredited)

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

Executive Producer

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

Creator

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self - Host

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Writer

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

Self

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

Merv Griffin

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self - Guest Host

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

The Tony Danza Show

Self

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Self

Newhart

Newhart

Dinah!

Dinah!

Self

Hercules

Hercules

Merv Griffin (voice)

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

Self - Guest

Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune

Producer

Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune

Creator

Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune

Creator

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria

Merv Griffin

Wheel of Fortune

Creator

The Pet Set

The Pet Set

Self

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Self (archive footage)

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Conductor

Fat Actress

Fat Actress

Merv Griffin

ESPN Jeopardy!

ESPN Jeopardy!

Creator

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

Self

Jeopardy! Masters

Jeopardy! Masters

Creator

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Self (archive footage)

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

Wheel of Fortune

Creator

La Roue de la fortune

Creator

Alf's Hit Talk Show

Alf's Hit Talk Show

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

Pop Culture Jeopardy!

Pop Culture Jeopardy!

Original Series Creator

Shade

Shade

Producer

The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains

The Elevator Killer

The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

Himself

Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune

Creator

Whitney

Whitney

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Presenting Susan Anton

Presenting Susan Anton

Monopoly

Monopoly

Producer

Monopoly

Monopoly

Creator

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Himself

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer

Pop Culture Jeopardy!

Pop Culture Jeopardy!

Original Series Creator

Wheel of Fortune (Daytime)

Creator

Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Three Sailors and a Girl

Three Sailors and a Girl

Sailor (uncredited)

TV Land Moguls

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Georges Brevert

Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way

Football Broadcaster (voice)

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

Anchorman

The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self (archive footage)

Super Jeopardy!

Super Jeopardy!

Producer

Super Jeopardy!

Super Jeopardy!

Creator

The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

Steve

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Self (archive footage)

Lykkehjulet

Lykkehjulet

Creator

Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

Self (archive footage)

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

Himself

So This Is Love

So This Is Love

Buddy Nash

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

Self

Game Changers

Game Changers

Self (archive footage)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage)

One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony

Acappella Singer

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

Self

DEVO

DEVO

Self (archive footage)

Merv Griffin's Crosswords

Creator

Memory Game

Creator

Rickles... On the Loose

Rickles... On the Loose

Self

Dance Fever

Creator

Roda a Roda

Roda a Roda

Creator

My Guest is Orson Welles

My Guest is Orson Welles

Cattle Town

Cattle Town

Governor's secretary

Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

Himself

Dance Fever

Creator

The Funny Farm

The Funny Farm

The Voice Of... (Voice)

Rock & Roll Jeopardy!

Creator

Koło Fortuny

Koło Fortuny

Creator

Wheel of Fortune

Creator

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

Creator

Reach for the Stars

Creator

Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune

Creator

Pole Chudes

Creator

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

Self

An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985

Himself

Wheel of Fortune

Creator