Alex Trebek
Actor
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
Charlie's Angels
as Alex Trebek 2000
S.W.A.T.
as (voice) 2003
White Men Can't Jump
as Alex Trebek 1992
Finding Forrester
as Alex Trebek 2000
Little Manhattan
as Self 2005
Spy Hard
as Agency Tape Recorder (Voice) 1996
Short Cuts
as Alex Trebek 1993
Dying Young
as Host of Jeopardy 1991
Random Hearts
as Jeopardy Host (uncredited) 1999
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Alex Trebek (uncredited) 1998
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage) 2009
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage) 2011
Being Canadian
as Self 2015
Phil
as Alex Trebek 2019
WWE WrestleMania VII
as Self 1991
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self 2018