8.0
TV
Acting
Alex Trebek
- Born
- Died
- (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 86 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.0
TV
7.4
Movie
Free Guy
8.1
TV
How I Met Your Mother
7.4
TV
Family Guy
5.9
Movie
Charlie's Angels
8.4
TV
The X-Files
7.6
TV
Orange Is the New Black
6.2
Movie
S.W.A.T.
6.7
Movie
White Men Can't Jump
8.1
TV
The Nanny
7.1
Movie
Finding Forrester
7.3
TV
Beverly Hills, 90210
5.4
Movie
Spy Hard
7.6
TV
Rugrats
7.2
Movie
Short Cuts
7.6
TV
Cheers
6.7
Movie
Dying Young
7.6
TV
The Golden Girls
Acting credits 85
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Male Swagger Film | Alex Trebek |
| 2021 | Free Guy Film | Alex Trebek |
| 2020 | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time TV | Self - Host (4 ep) |
| 2020 | What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show Film | Self |
| 2019 | Phil Film | Alex Trebek |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? TV | Alex Trebek (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan TV | TV Host (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Betty White: First Lady of Television Film | Self |
| 2018 | Game Changers Film | Self - Host / Narrator |
| 2017 | OBJECTified TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Who Is Arthur Chu? Film | Self |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth TV | Self - Panelist (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Being Canadian Film | Self |
| 2015 | Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute Film | Self |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2013 | The Amazing Race Canada TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black TV | Alex Trebek (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Public Speaking Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | FCU: Fact Checkers Unit TV | Alex (8 ep) |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland TV | Narrator (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Waking Sleeping Beauty Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race TV | Self - Special Guest (1 ep) |
| 2006 | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Film | Alex Trebek |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show Film | Host |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report TV | Self (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Little Manhattan Film | Self |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother TV | Alex Trebek (2 ep) |
| 2003 | Married to the Kellys TV | Alex Trebek (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. Film | (voice) |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester Film | Alex Trebek |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels Film | Alex Trebek |
| 2000 | Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players Film | Self |
| 1999 | Random Hearts Film | Jeopardy Host (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Ladies Man TV | Alex Trebek (voice) (4 ep) |
| 1999 | Family Guy TV | Alex Trebek (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia! Film | Alex Trebek (uncredited) |
| 1997 | The Weird Al Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Pepper Ann TV | (5 ep) |
| 1996 | Arthur TV | (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Men Behaving Badly TV | Alex Trebek (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Ellen's Energy Adventure Film | Himself |
| 1996 | Spy Hard Film | Agency Tape Recorder (Voice) |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth TV | Alex Trebek (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Ned & Stacey TV | Alex Trebek (1 ep) |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus TV | Announcer (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Ellen TV | Alex Trebek (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1993 | The Nanny TV | Alex Trebek (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Short Cuts Film | Alex Trebek |
| 1993 | Dave's World TV | Alex Trebek (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1993 | The X-Files TV | Man in Black #2 (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Mad About You TV | Alex Trebek (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show TV | Alex Trebek (1 ep) |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump Film | Alex Trebek |
Crew credits 5
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Free Guy Film | In Memory Of |
| 2020 | Veil Film | Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time TV | Presenter (4 ep) |
| 2020 | What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show Film | Presenter, Associate Producer |
| 2018 | Game Changers Film | Executive Producer |