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Portrait of Merv Griffin

Acting

Merv Griffin

Career

Active from 1953 to 2026, with a break from 2009 to 2019, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Merv Griffin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.0, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    1.8, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    2.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Game Show 7
  • Family-Friendly 6
  • Game Show 5
  • Wholesome Entertainment 4
  • Pop Culture 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Family-Friendly Entertainment 3
  • Low-Stakes Competition 3
  • Showbiz 3
  • Light Entertainment 2
  • Family-Friendly Competition 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

5 titles · average score 45
Fat Actress
Fat Actress (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show · as Merv Griffin

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

TV Land Moguls
TV Land Moguls (2004)

TV show

Alf's Hit Talk Show
Alf's Hit Talk Show (2004)

TV show

Shade
Shade (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

1990s

4 titles · average score 57
Hercules
Hercules (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Merv Griffin (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Hope and Gloria
Hope and Gloria (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Merv Griffin

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

1980s

7 titles · average score 63
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Merv Griffin

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Conductor

The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

as The Elevator Killer

The Funny Farm
The Funny Farm (1983)

as The Voice Of... (Voice)

Newhart
Newhart (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Merv Griffin

Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
GoodWatch score 23

as Anchorman

One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as Acappella Singer

1970s

4 titles · average score 45
Presenting Susan Anton
Presenting Susan Anton (1979)

TV show

Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
GoodWatch score 39

as Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer

Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

1960s

1 title · average score 43
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
GoodWatch score 43

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1950s

6 titles · average score 52
The Boy from Oklahoma
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Steve

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

as Georges Brevert

So This Is Love
So This Is Love (1953)
GoodWatch score 34

as Buddy Nash

Trouble Along the Way
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Football Broadcaster (voice)

Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sailor (uncredited)

Cattle Town
Cattle Town (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

as Governor's secretary