Biography
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. was an American television show host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show. Griffin also created several game shows, including Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, through his production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment.
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Awards & recognition
- Daytime Emmy Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography41 titles
Devo
The Carol Burnett Show
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Golden Girls
Cattle Town
Sanford and Son
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Game Changers
Whitney
My Darling Vivian
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Three Sailors and a Girl
I Am Richard Pryor
Hercules
Jeopardy!
Wheel of Fortune
Saturday Night Live
CBS News Sunday Morning
The Pet Set
The Daily Show
Two-Minute Warning
Shade
The Lonely Guy
The Man with Two Brains
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Trouble Along the Way
The Funny Farm
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Hello Down There
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Inside Daisy Clover
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
One Trick Pony
Fat Actress
The Fabulous Allan Carr
So This Is Love
Slapstick of Another Kind
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger