Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

Birthday: 1925-07-06

Deathday: 2007-08-12

Place of birth: San Mateo, California, USA

Also known as: Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.

imdb_id: nm0341311

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

DEVO

Score: 7.5

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Score: 7.5

Game Changers

Score: 7.4

Whitney

Score: 7.3

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Score: 7.3

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Score: 7.0

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Score: 7.0

I Am Richard Pryor

Score: 6.9

My Darling Vivian

Score: 6.8

Cattle Town

Score: 6.7

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Score: 6.4

The Man with Two Brains

Score: 6.2

Two-Minute Warning

Score: 6.2

The Lonely Guy

Score: 6.2

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

Score: 6.0

Three Sailors and a Girl

Score: 6.0

Trouble Along the Way

Score: 5.9

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Score: 5.7

Hello Down There

Score: 5.7

Inside Daisy Clover

Score: 5.6

The Boy from Oklahoma

Score: 5.2

One Trick Pony

Score: 5.1

Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

Score: 4.5

So This Is Love

Score: 3.8

The Funny Farm

Score: 3.0

Slapstick of Another Kind

Score: 2.7

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Score: 2.5

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

Score: 2.0

An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985

Score: 0.0

Rickles... On the Loose

Score: 0.0

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

Score: 0.0

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

E! True Hollywood Story

Score: 8.1

The Emmy Awards

Score: 7.9

The Carol Burnett Show

Score: 7.7

The Golden Girls

Score: 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Score: 7.4

Sanford and Son

Score: 7.4

Newhart

Score: 7.1

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Score: 7.0

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Score: 7.0

Hercules

Score: 6.9

CBS News Sunday Morning

Score: 6.9

Alice in Wonderland

Score: 6.8

Dinah!

Score: 6.7

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Score: 6.5

The Daily Show

Score: 6.4

The Merv Griffin Show

Score: 6.2

The Tony Danza Show

Score: 6.1

TV Land Moguls

Score: 6.0

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Score: 5.6

The Pet Set

Score: 5.5

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Score: 5.4

Fat Actress

Score: 5.2

Hope and Gloria

Score: 5.0

Alf's Hit Talk Show

Score: 5.0

The Megan Mullally Show

Score: 4.2

Presenting Susan Anton

Score: 0.0

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

Score: 0.0