Alex Trebek
Biography
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.
Filmography
Free Guy
2021
as Alex Trebek
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
2020
as Self
Phil
2019
as Alex Trebek
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
Game Changers
2018
as Self - Host / Narrator
Who Is Arthur Chu?
2017
as Self
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015
as Self
Public Speaking
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as Alex Trebek
Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
2005
as Host
Little Manhattan
2005
as Self
S.W.A.T.
2003
as (voice)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Finding Forrester
2000
as Alex Trebek
Charlie's Angels
2000
as Alex Trebek
Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
2000
as Self
Random Hearts
1999
as Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
as Alex Trebek (uncredited)
Ellen's Energy Adventure
1996
as Himself
Spy Hard
1996
as Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)
Short Cuts
1993
as Alex Trebek
White Men Can't Jump
1992
as Alex Trebek