Alex Trebek
Born
July 22, 1940
Died
November 8, 2020 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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.
Free Guy
Alex Trebek
2021
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
Self
2020
Phil
Alex Trebek
2019
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self
2018
Game Changers
Self - Host / Narrator
2018
Who Is Arthur Chu?
Self
2017
Being Canadian
Self
2015
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Self
2015
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
The Bucket List
Self
2007
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Alex Trebek
2006
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
Host
2005
Little Manhattan
Self
2005
How I Met Your Mother
Alex Trebek · (2 episodes)
2005
The Simpsons: Christmas
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
S.W.A.T.
(voice)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Narrator (voice)
2003
Finding Forrester
Alex Trebek
2000
Charlie's Angels
Alex Trebek
2000
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
Self
2000
Random Hearts
Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
1999
Family Guy
Alex Trebek (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Alex Trebek (uncredited)
1998
The Weird Al Show
(1 episode)
1997
Arthur
(1 episode)
1996
Spy Hard
Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)
1996
The Nanny
Alex Trebek · (1 episode)
1993
Short Cuts
Alex Trebek
1993
White Men Can't Jump
Alex Trebek
1992
Dying Young
Host of Jeopardy
1991
WWE WrestleMania VII
Self
1991
The Male Swagger
Alex Trebek
Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
Self - Host · (4 episodes)
2020
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Alex Trebek (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV Host (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2018
OBJECTified
Self · (1 episode)
2017
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2016
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Amazing Race Canada
Self · (3 episodes)
2013
Orange Is the New Black
Alex Trebek · (1 episode)
2013
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
Alex · (8 episodes)
2010
Hot in Cleveland
Narrator · (1 episode)
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
2009
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005
Married to the Kellys
(1 episode)
2003
Ladies Man
Alex Trebek (voice) · (4 episodes)
1999
Pepper Ann
(5 episodes)
1997
Men Behaving Badly
Alex Trebek (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
The Naked Truth
Alex Trebek · (1 episode)
1995
Ned and Stacey
Alex Trebek · (2 episodes)
1995
The Magic School Bus
(voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Ellen
Alex Trebek (voice) · (1 episode)
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Dave's World
Alex Trebek · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
The X-Files
Man in Black #2 · (1 episode)
1993
Mad About You
Alex Trebek (voice) · (1 episode)
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
Alex Trebek · (1 episode)
1992
Pacific Station
Alex Trebek · (1 episode)
1991
Rugrats
(1 episode)
1991
Beverly Hills, 90210
(1 episode)
1990
Blossom
(1 episode)
1990
Super Jeopardy!
(13 episodes)
1990
The Earth Day Special
Self
1990
The Simpsons
Alex Trebek (voice) · (2 episodes)
1989
Seinfeld
Alex Trebek (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
The Golden Girls
Alex Trebek · (1 episode)
1985
Jeopardy!
Self - Host · (8227 episodes)
1984
Mama's Family
Self · (1 episode)
1983
Cheers
Alex Trebek · (1 episode)
1982
Battlestars
Host · (2 episodes)
1981
The Alan Thicke Show
(1 episode)
1980
Vega$
(1 episode)
1978
Double Dare
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
Dinah!
Self · (2 episodes)
1974
The Wizard of Odds
Host · (1 episode)
1973
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Way It Is
Guest Host · (1 episode)
1967