Singer ("I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"),
Talk Show host (
The Merv Griffin Show), and television producer who created several
Game Shows and wrote almost all the music they used. Merv passed away in 2007.
Shows originally produced by Merv:
- Word for Word (1963-64, as "Milbarn Productions"; only show Merv created that he also hosted)
- Jeopardy! (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984-Present; originally piloted under What's the Question?) and its spinoffs, Super Jeopardy! (1990), Jep! (1998-99), and Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (1998-2001)
- Let's Play Post Office (1965-66)
- Reach for the Stars (1967)
- One in a Million (1967)
- Joe Garagiola's Memory Game (1971)
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-Present; pilots were attempted in 1973 *
{as Shopper's Bazaar}
and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, Wheel 2000 (1997-98) - Headline Chasers (1985-86, in association with Wink Martindale Productions)
- Monopoly (1990; pilots were made in 1987 with Marc Summers and 1989 with Peter Tomarken)
- Ruckus (1991-92)
- Click (1997-99)
- Merv Griffin's Crosswords (2007-08; originally piloted under Let's Play Crosswords, then Let's Do Crosswords)
According to the movie
The Man with Two Brains, he led a secret double-life as
The Elevator Killer.
"Merv Griffin!" is also a common cry of comic book characters
Milk & Cheese.
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