Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin

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.

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TV Series

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

6.1
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

6.5
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.354
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

7.5
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

5.75
Fat Actress

Fat Actress

6.2
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.103
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.411
Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

7.4
Newhart

Newhart

7.106
CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning

6.8
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

0
TV Land Moguls

TV Land Moguls

6
The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

7.875
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

7.3
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7
Hercules

Hercules

6.799
Presenting Susan Anton

Presenting Susan Anton

0
Alf's Hit Talk Show

Alf's Hit Talk Show

5
Hope and Gloria

Hope and Gloria

5
The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

7.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4
The Pet Set

The Pet Set

5.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7
The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

4.2
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

6.9
Dinah!

Dinah!

6.667

Movies

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

6.8
Hello Down There

Hello Down There

5.9
The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

6.3
Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

6.3
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

7.2
Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

2.675
Cattle Town

Cattle Town

6.7
The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

5.2
Inside Daisy Clover

Inside Daisy Clover

5.7
So This Is Love

So This Is Love

4.5
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

0
One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony

5.4
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

4.5
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

7
Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?

0
Faye

Faye

6.7
Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way

5.885
The Man with Two Brains

The Man with Two Brains

6.234
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

8
Three Sailors and a Girl

Three Sailors and a Girl

6
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

7.1
Whitney

Whitney

7.4
Rickles... On the Loose

Rickles... On the Loose

0
Game Changers

Game Changers

7.4
An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985

An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985

0
My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian

7.5
Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning

6.2
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

7.3
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

3
The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

5.9
The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

7.5