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Merv Griffin (1925–2007)
Producer, Writer, Music Department
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The Merv Griffin Show: 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time (2006)
(Video) - Executive Producer |
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| Past Television (75 titles) | Episodes |
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6,676
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Wheel of Fortune (1983–2025)
(TV Series) - Executive Producer (3,310 episodes, 1983), Creator (1,034 episodes, 2009), Created By (1,525 episodes, 2013), Writer (31 episodes, 2011), Music (33 episodes, 2022), … See more |
5,870
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40
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301
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38
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28
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32
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Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022–2025)
(TV Series) - Created By (39 episodes, 2022), Music: Composed By (2 episodes, 2025), Music (2 episodes, 2022), Composed By (1 episode, 2025)
Final: W. Kamau Bell, Robin Thede and David Friedberg (Apr
23,
2025)
Season 3,
Episode 13
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Created By
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39
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1
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Jeopardy! National College Championship (2022)
(TV Mini-series) - Created By (7 episodes, 2022), Composed By (1 episode, 2022) |
8
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1
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4
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Britain's Got More Talent (2015–2016)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Think!" (uncredited) (5 episodes, 2015) |
5
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2015)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Think!" (uncredited) (3 episodes, 2015)
Drew Barrymore/Stephen Moyer/5 Seconds of Summer (Oct
27,
2015)
Season 3,
Episode 31
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Writer: "Think!" (uncredited)
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3
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1
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1
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The Big Bang Theory (2010)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Jeopardy! Theme" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2010)
The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification (Sep
30,
2010)
Season 4,
Episode 2
-
Writer: "Jeopardy! Theme" (uncredited)
The Excelsior Acquisition (Mar
1,
2010)
Season 3,
Episode 16
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Writer: "Jeopardy! Theme" (uncredited)
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2
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Crosswords (2007–2008)
(TV Series) - Producer, Creator (228 episodes, 2007), Composer: Theme (229 episodes, 2007) |
229
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1
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1
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Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (2006)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Think! (The Theme From Jeopardy!)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2006), Writer: "Think! (The Theme From Jeopardy!)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2006)
Everybody Hates Mako (Aug
7,
2006)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Performer: "Think! (The Theme From Jeopardy!)" (uncredited),
Writer: "Think! (The Theme From Jeopardy!)" (uncredited)
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1
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1
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3
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The Simpsons (1997)
(TV Series) - Music: "Final Jeopardy!" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1997)
Miracle on Evergreen Terrace (Dec
21,
1997)
Season 9,
Episode 10
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Music: "Final Jeopardy!" (uncredited)
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1
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1
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1
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1
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The Golden Girls (1992)
(TV Series) - Merv Griffin (1 episode, 1992), Writer: "Jeopardy Theme" (1 episode, 1992) |
1
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1
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152
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13
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13
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1
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1
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The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989)
(TV Special) - Performer: "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts" (uncredited) |
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1
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1
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The Merv Griffin Show (1971–1986)
(TV Series) - Executive Producer (2 episodes, 1971), Writer (17 episodes, 1976), Performer: "Ti Voglio Bene / Be Italian" (1 episode, 1984), Performer: "I'm Old-Fashioned" (1 episode, 1971) |
21
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1
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It's a Living (1985)
(TV Series) - Writer: "Think! (Theme From Jeopardy)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1985) |
1
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1
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Dance Fever (1979–1983)
(TV Series) - Executive Producer (3 episodes, 1979), Created By (232 episodes, 1979), Performer: "Living By The Beat" |
235
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1
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2
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1
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The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1972)
(TV Series) - Performer: "She Was A Vamp (Bonnie / Theda Bara / Sadie Thompson)", "At The Opera: Russian Opera (with A Samba Beat)" (1 episode, 1972)
Episode #2.13 (Mar
20,
1972)
Season 2,
Episode 13
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Performer: "She Was A Vamp (Bonnie / Theda Bara / Sadie Thompson)", "At The Opera: Russian Opera (with A Samba Beat)"
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1
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The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
(TV Series) - Various / The Sandman (man under the bed) (2 episodes, 1970)
Shelley Winters, John Forsythe, Jackie DeShannon (Nov
8,
1970)
Season 1,
Episode 8
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The Sandman (man under the bed) (uncredited)
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2
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The Red Skelton Hour (1964–1970)
(TV Series) - Halloween Ghoulie-Silent Spot / Dapper Dan Dalton / Scoop Wilson (3 episodes, 1964)
Hiring the Secretary (Oct
26,
1970)
Season 20,
Episode 7
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Halloween Ghoulie-Silent Spot (uncredited)
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3
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1
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1
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Word for Word (1963–1964)
(TV Series) - Executive Producer (273 episodes, 1963), Created By (80 episodes, 1964) |
273
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The Robert Q. Lewis Show (1956)
(TV Series) - Performer: "Ya Gotta Give The People Hoke" (1 episode, 1956), Performer: "Rock Island Line" (1 episode, 1956) |
2
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The United States Steel Hour (1955)
(TV Series) - Vocalist: Theme Song (1 episode, 1955), Performer: "A Soft Day" (1 episode, 1955)
A Wind from the South (Sep
14,
1955)
Season 3,
Episode 6
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Vocalist: Theme Song,
Performer: "A Soft Day"
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| Self (133 titles) |
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The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2005)
(TV Special) - Self - Recipient: Lifetime Achievement Award |
The Annual Society of Singers Presents A Tribute to Julie Andrews (2001)
(TV Special) - Self - Speaker |
AFI Life Achievement Award (1992–1998)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Audience Member (2 episodes, 1992)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier Season 1,
Episode 20
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Self - Audience Member
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The American Jewish Commitee Annual Honors Present a Salute to Merv Adelson (1987)
(TV Special) - Self |
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971–1974)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Various Characters / Self - cameo appearance (5 episodes, 1971) |
Password (1962–1974)
(TV Series) - Self - Celebrity Contestant (7 episodes, 1962)
Carol Burnett & Elizabeth Montgomery vs. celebrity contestants - Day 5 (Jan
11,
1974)
Season 11,
Episode 95
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Self - Celebrity Contestant
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The Jonathan Winters Show (1968)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 1968)
Merv Griffin, Audrey Meadows, Dana Valery, The Establishment, The Frivolous Five (Nov
20,
1968)
Season 2,
Episode 8
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Self - Guest
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To Tell the Truth (1958–1963)
(TV Series) - Self - Panelist / Self - Guest Panelist / Self - Guest Host / Self - Substitute Host (14 episodes, 1958)
Joan Fontaine, Merv Griffin, Abbe Lane, Barry Nelson - day 5 (Jun
7,
1963)
Season 7,
Episode 238
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Self - Panelist
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The Arthur Murray Party (1958–1960)
(TV Series) - Self - Singer / Self - Actor Singer (11 episodes, 1958) |
Good Morning! with Will Rogers, Jr. (1954–1955)
(TV Series) - Self - Regular Performer (11 episodes, 1954)
Walter Cronkite returns as newscaster permanently replacing Charles Collingwood (Oct
3,
1955)
Season 3,
Episode 56
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Self - Regular Performer
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The New Revue (1954)
(TV Series) - Self - singer (1 episode, 1954)
The 3 Riffs, Merv Griffin, The Novelties, Peggy Taylor, Vigo Jahn, Kaye Ballard, Page & Bray, Johnny Bachemin (Apr
23,
1954)
Self - singer
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Cavalcade of Bands (1951)
(TV Series) - Self - singer with Freddy Martin Orchestra (1 episode, 1951)
Peggy Lee, Joey Bishop (Apr
10,
1951)
Season 2,
Episode 32
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Self - singer with Freddy Martin Orchestra
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| Archive Footage (98 titles) |
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aka Charlie Sheen (2025)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2025) |
American Masters (2012–2025)
(TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (5 episodes, 2012), Self - 22 Feb 1966 Merv Griffin Show NBC (archive footage) (1 episode, 2022) |
Access Hollywood (2024)
(TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2024)
Pat Sajak/Vanna White/Elizabeth Smart/Jagger Eaton/ (Jun
7,
2024)
Season 28,
Episode 233
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Self (archive footage)
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Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2024) |
Amityville: An Origin Story (2023)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023), Self - Host, The Mere Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023)
The Feedback Loop (May
14,
2023)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
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Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed (2023)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023)
Key Witness (May
2,
2023)
Season 1,
Episode 3
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Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
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This Is Jeopardy! The Story of America's Favorite Quiz Show (2023)
(Podcast Series) - Self (archive sound) (1 episode, 2023) |
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Host, The Mere Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023), Self - The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023), Self (archive footage) |
Bill Russell: Legend (2023)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, the Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2023) |
How to Change Your Mind (2022)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - Host, Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2022)
Chapter 1: LSD (Jul
12,
2022)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Self - Host, Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
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American Experience (2022)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2022)
The American Diplomat (Feb
15,
2022)
Season 34,
Episode 2
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Self - Host, Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
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The New York Times Presents (2021)
(TV Series) - Self - Host, Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2021)
Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson (Nov
19,
2021)
Season 1,
Episode 10
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Self - Host, Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
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Shock Docs (2020)
(TV Series) - Self - Television Host (archive footage) (1 episode, 2020), Self / Self - talk show host (archive footage) (1 episode, 2020)
Amityville Horror House (Jan
4,
2021)
Season 2,
Episode 1
-
Self - Television Host (archive footage)
Devil's Road: The True Story of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Sep
7,
2020)
Season 1,
Episode 1
-
Self / Self - talk show host (archive footage)
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CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2020)
(TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2020) |
Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (2018)
Self (archive footage) |
The Eighties (2016)
(TV Mini-series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2016), Self - The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage) (1 episode, 2016)
'Video Killed the Radio Star' (May
19,
2016)
Season 1,
Episode 7
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Self - The Merv Griffin Show (archive footage)
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The Sixties (2014)
(TV Mini-series) - Self - TV Host (archive footage) (1 episode, 2014), Self - Host (archive footage) (1 episode, 2014), Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2014), Self - Talk Show Host (archive footage) (1 episode, 2014)
Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'N' Roll (Aug
14,
2014)
Season 1,
Episode 10
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Self - TV Host (archive footage)
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1970)
(TV Series) - Self - Singer (archive footage) (1 episode, 1970)
Nancy Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield, Bobby Vinton, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Wayne & Shuster, Irwin C. Watson, Trio Rennos (Mar
8,
1970)
Season 23,
Episode 23
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Self - Singer (archive footage)
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| Other (2 titles) |
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