Alex Trebek
George Alexander Trebek OC (July 22, 1940 - November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American television personality, game show host and actor. He was the host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy! after its revival in 1984, and also hosted a number of other game shows, including The Wizard of Odds, Double Dare, High Rollers, Battlestars, Classic Concentration, and To Tell the Truth. Trebek also made appearances in numerous television series, in which he usually played himself.
A native of Canada, Trebek became a naturalized United States citizen in 1998. He received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host seven times for his work on Jeopardy!. On November 8, 2020, Trebek died at age 80 after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer; he had been contracted to host Jeopardy! until 2022.
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Movies (29)
Free Guy: Tomando el control
2021 · Alex Trebek, In Memory Of
Veil
2020 · Executive Producer
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
2020 · Self, Presenter, Associate Producer
La Nueva Filosofía de Phil
2019 · Alex Trebek
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018 · Self
Game Changers
2018 · Self - Host / Narrator, Executive Producer
Who Is Arthur Chu?
2017 · Self
Being Canadian
2015 · Self
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015 · Self
Public Speaking
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010 · Self (archive footage)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Alex Trebek
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
2005 · Host
ABC del amor
2005 · Self
S.W.A.T.
2003 · (voice)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003 · Narrator (voice)
Descubriendo a Forrester
2000 · Alex Trebek
Los ángeles de Charlie
2000 · Alex Trebek
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
2000 · Self
Random Hearts
1999 · Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998 · Alex Trebek (uncredited)
Ellen's Energy Adventure
1996 · Himself
Spy Hard
1996 · Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)
Short Cuts
1993 · Alex Trebek
White Men Can't Jump
1992 · Alex Trebek
Dying Young
1991 · Host of Jeopardy
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991 · Self
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Self
The Male Swagger
· Alex Trebek
TV shows (57)
Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
2020 · Self - Host, Presenter
Scooby-Doo y ¿quién crees tú?
2019 · Alex Trebek (voice)
Jack Ryan
2018 · TV Host (uncredited)
OBJECTified
2017 · Self
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self
The Amazing Race Canada
2013 · Self
Orange Is the New Black
2013 · Alex Trebek
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
2010 · Alex
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Narrator
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009 · Self
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Special Guest
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self - Guest
The Colbert Report
2005 · Self (uncredited)
Cómo conocí a tu madre
2005 · Alex Trebek
Married to the Kellys
2003 · Alex Trebek (voice)
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
Ladies Man
1999 · Alex Trebek (voice)
Padre de Familia
1999 · Alex Trebek (voice)
The Weird Al Show
1997
Pepper Ann
1997
Arthur
1996
Men Behaving Badly
1996 · Alex Trebek (voice)
The Naked Truth
1995 · Alex Trebek
Ned & Stacey
1995 · Alex Trebek
The Magic School Bus
1994 · Announcer (voice)
Ellen
1994 · Alex Trebek (voice)
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Nanny
1993 · Alex Trebek
Dave's World
1993 · Alex Trebek
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
The X-Files
1993 · Man in Black #2
Mad About You
1992 · Alex Trebek (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Alex Trebek
Pacific Station
1991 · Alex Trebek
Rugrats
1991 · Alan Quebec (voice)
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Alex Trebek
Blossom
1990 · Alex Trebek
Super Jeopardy!
1990
Los Simpson
1989 · Alex Trebek (voice)
Seinfeld
1989 · Alex Trebek (archive footage)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Golden Girls
1985 · Alex Trebek
Jeopardy!
1984 · Self - Host
Mama's Family
1983 · Self
Cheers
1982 · Alex Trebek
Battlestars
1981 · Host
The Alan Thicke Show
1980
Vega$
1978
Double Dare
1976 · Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Wizard of Odds
1973 · Host
Sesame Street
1969 · Self
60 Minutes
1968 · Self
The Way It Is
1967 · Guest Host