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.

Known For

The Simpsons

Family Guy

Seinfeld

The X-Files

Saturday Night Live

How I Met Your Mother

Beverly Hills, 90210

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

All Movies (28)

• Free Guy2021 · as Alex Trebek
• What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show2020 · as Self
• Phil2019 · as Alex Trebek
• Betty White: First Lady of Television2018 · as Self
• Game Changers2018 · as Self - Host / Narrator
• Who Is Arthur Chu?2017 · as Self
• Being Canadian2015 · as Self
• Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute2015 · as Self
• Public Speaking2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology2006 · as Alex Trebek
• Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show2005 · as Host
• Little Manhattan2005 · as Self
• S.W.A.T.2003 · as (voice)
• The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series2003 · as Narrator (voice)
• Finding Forrester2000 · as Alex Trebek
• Charlie's Angels2000 · as Alex Trebek
• Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players2000 · as Self
• Random Hearts1999 · as Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
• Jane Austen's Mafia!1998 · as Alex Trebek (uncredited)
• Ellen's Energy Adventure1996 · as Himself
• Spy Hard1996 · as Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)
• Short Cuts1993 · as Alex Trebek
• White Men Can't Jump1992 · as Alex Trebek
• Dying Young1991 · as Host of Jeopardy
• WWE WrestleMania VII1991 · as Self
• The Earth Day Special1990 · as Self
• The Male Swagger— · as Alex Trebek

All TV Shows (57)

• Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time2020 · as Self - Host
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?2019 · as Alex Trebek (voice)
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan2018 · as TV Host (uncredited)
• OBJECTified2017 · as Self
• To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Self
• The Amazing Race Canada2013 · as Self
• Orange Is the New Black2013 · as Alex Trebek
• FCU: Fact Checkers Unit2010 · as Alex
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Narrator
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien2009 · as Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Special Guest
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self - Guest
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self (uncredited)
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Alex Trebek
• Married to the Kellys2003 · as Alex Trebek (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Ladies Man1999 · as Alex Trebek (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Alex Trebek (voice)
• The Weird Al Show1997
• Pepper Ann1997
• Arthur1996
• Men Behaving Badly1996 · as Alex Trebek (voice)
• The Naked Truth1995 · as Alex Trebek
• Ned & Stacey1995 · as Alex Trebek
• The Magic School Bus1994 · as Announcer (voice)
• Ellen1994 · as Alex Trebek (voice)
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Nanny1993 · as Alex Trebek
• Dave's World1993 · as Alex Trebek
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The X-Files1993 · as Man in Black #2
• Mad About You1992 · as Alex Trebek (voice)
• The Larry Sanders Show1992 · as Alex Trebek
• Pacific Station1991 · as Alex Trebek
• Rugrats1991 · as Alan Quebec (voice)
• Beverly Hills, 902101990 · as Alex Trebek
• Blossom1990
• Blossom1990 · as Alex Trebek
• Super Jeopardy!1990
• The Simpsons1989 · as Alex Trebek (voice)
• Seinfeld1989 · as Alex Trebek (archive footage)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
• The Golden Girls1985 · as Alex Trebek
• Jeopardy!1984 · as Self - Host
• Mama's Family1983 · as Self
• Cheers1982 · as Alex Trebek
• Battlestars1981 · as Host
• The Alan Thicke Show1980
• Vega$1978
• Double Dare1976 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• The Wizard of Odds1973 · as Host
• 60 Minutes1968 · as Self
• The Way It Is1967 · as Guest Host