Merv Griffin: movies and TV shows
Merv Griffin has 98 credits in the archive: 35 films and 63 TV series, from 1949 to 2026. Highest rated: Wheel of Fortune (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1949 – 2026 · busiest year: 1979 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ESPN Jeopardy! | TV | — | 100 | |
| 2026 | Pop Culture Jeopardy! | TV | 3.3 | 100 | |
| 2024 | Pop Culture Jeopardy! | TV | 5.5 | 98 | |
| 2024 | DEVO | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 98 |
| 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.4 | 97 |
| 2023 | Jeopardy! Masters | TV | 7.0 | 97 | |
| 2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 96 |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 95 |
| 2021 | My Guest is Orson Welles | Film | — | 95 | |
| 2021 | Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | Film | 2.5 | 95 |
| 2020 | Lykkehjulet | TV | — | 94 | |
| 2020 | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 94 |
| 2019 | I Am Richard Pryor | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 93 |
| 2018 | Whitney | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 92 |
| 2018 | Game Changers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 92 |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | Film | 4.5 | 91 |
| 2017 | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 91 |
| 2014 | Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 88 |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 87 |
| 2008 | Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune | TV | — | 82 | |
| 2008 | Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon | Himself | Film | 4.5 | 82 |
| 2007 | Merv Griffin's Crosswords | TV | — | 81 | |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 80 |
| 2005 | Fat Actress | Merv Griffin | TV | 5.0 | 79 |
| 2005 | The Apprentice: Martha Stewart | TV | 10.0 | 79 | |
| 2005 | An-THOR-Logy 1976-1985 | Himself | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 78 |
| 2004 | Alf's Hit Talk Show | TV | 6.5 | 78 | |
| 2004 | TV Land Moguls | TV | 7.5 | 78 | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 77 |
| 2003 | Shade | Film | 6.2 | 77 | |
| 2003 | Dance Fever | TV | 9.0 | 77 | |
| 2003 | Roda a Roda | TV | — | 77 | |
| 2000 | Murder at the Cannes Film Festival | Self | Film | 8.0 | 74 |
| 1998 | Hercules | Merv Griffin (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 72 |
| 1998 | Rock & Roll Jeopardy! | TV | 9.5 | 72 | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 70 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 70 | |
| 1995 | Hope and Gloria | Merv Griffin | TV | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self (voice) (uncredited) | TV | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 66 | |
| 1990 | Monopoly | TV | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 1990 | Monopoly | TV | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 1990 | Super Jeopardy! | TV | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 1990 | Super Jeopardy! | TV | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 1988 | Wheel of Fortune | TV | 8.0 | 62 | |
| 1988 | Wheel of Fortune | TV | — | 62 | |
| 1987 | La Roue de la fortune | TV | 5.5 | 61 | |
| 1986 | Rickles... On the Loose | Self | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1986 | All Star Party for Clint Eastwood | Self | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Merv Griffin | TV | 7.6 | 59 |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland | Conductor | TV | 6.9 | 59 |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! | TV | 6.9 | 58 | |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! | TV | 6.9 | 58 | |
| 1984 | The Lonely Guy | Himself | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1983 | Wheel of Fortune | TV | 6.9 | 57 | |
| 1983 | Wheel of Fortune | TV | 6.9 | 57 | |
| 1983 | The Man with Two Brains | The Elevator Killer | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1983 | The Funny Farm | The Voice Of... (Voice) | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1982 | Newhart | TV | 7.1 | 56 | |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Anchorman | Film | 3.0 | 56 |
| 1981 | Wheel of Fortune | TV | 9.0 | 55 | |
| 1980 | One Trick Pony | Acappella Singer | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Himself | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1979 | Presenting Susan Anton | TV | 10.0 | 53 | |
| 1979 | Dance Fever | TV | 9.0 | 53 | |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Self | TV | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Merv Griffin - National Anthem Singer | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1974 | Wheel of Fortune (Daytime) | TV | 4.3 | 48 | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 46 | |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | TV | 6.7 | 45 | |
| 1971 | The Pet Set | Self | TV | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1971 | Memory Game | TV | — | 45 | |
| 1969 | Hello Down There | Himself | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1968 | Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? | Self | Film | — | 42 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self | TV | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1967 | Reach for the Stars | TV | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1966 | Inside Daisy Clover | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 40 |
| 1964 | Jeopardy! | TV | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self - Host | TV | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | TV | 6.6 | 36 | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self - Guest Host | TV | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Georges Brevert | Film | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1954 | The Boy from Oklahoma | Steve | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Football Broadcaster (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Buddy Nash | Film | 4.3 | 27 |
| 1953 | Three Sailors and a Girl | Sailor (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1952 | Cattle Town | Governor's secretary | Film | 7.6 | 26 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 23 |
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