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.
Acted in
The Mega CoreCore Mix
2023
as Self (archive footage)
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
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
as Alex Trebek (voice)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as TV Host (uncredited)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
Game Changers
2018
as Self - Host / Narrator
Who Is Arthur Chu?
2017
as Self
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
2015
as Self
The Amazing Race Canada
2013
as Self
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Alex Trebek
Public Speaking
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Narrator
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest
The Bucket List
2007
as Self
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
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Alex Trebek
The Simpsons: Christmas
2003
Married to the Kellys
2003
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)
Ladies Man
1999
as Alex Trebek (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Alex Trebek (voice)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998
as Alex Trebek (uncredited)
The Weird Al Show
1997
Pepper Ann
1997
Arthur
1996
Men Behaving Badly
1996
as Alex Trebek (voice)
Spy Hard
1996
as Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)
The Naked Truth
1995
as Alex Trebek
Ned and Stacey
1995
as Alex Trebek
The Magic School Bus
1994
as (voice)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Nanny
1993
as Alex Trebek
Dave's World
1993
as Alex Trebek
The X-Files
1993
as Man in Black #2
Short Cuts
1993
as Alex Trebek
Mad About You
1992
as Alex Trebek (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Alex Trebek
White Men Can't Jump
1992
as Alex Trebek
Pacific Station
1991
as Alex Trebek
Rugrats
1991
Dying Young
1991
as Host of Jeopardy
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Self
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Blossom
1990
Super Jeopardy!
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Alex Trebek (voice)
Seinfeld
1989
as Alex Trebek (archive footage)
The Golden Girls
1985
as Alex Trebek
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self - Host
Mama's Family
1983
as Self
Cheers
1982
as Alex Trebek
Battlestars
1981
as Host
The Alan Thicke Show
1980
Vega$
1978
Double Dare
1976
as Self - Host
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Wizard of Odds
1973
as Host
The Male Swagger
as Alex Trebek