Alex Trebek
Birthday
1940/07/22
Day of death
2020/11/08 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Also know as
George Alexander Trebek, Alex Trebeck
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, Treb...Read more
Acting
(1993) Short Cuts
as Alex Trebek
(1991) Dying Young
as Host of Jeopardy
(2007) The Bucket List
as Self
(2000) Finding Forrester
as Alex Trebek
(1999) Random Hearts
as Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
(2005) Little Manhattan
as Self
(2006) WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Alex Trebek
(1991) WWE WrestleMania VII
as Self
The Male Swagger
as Alex Trebek
(2009) Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show
as Host
(2023) The Mega CoreCore Mix
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Narrator (voice)
(2010) Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Being Canadian
as Self
(1992) White Men Can't Jump
as Alex Trebek
(1996) Spy Hard
as Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)
(2015) Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
as Self
(2003) The Simpsons: Christmas
as ---
(2018) Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self
(2018) Game Changers
as Self - Host / Narrator
(2000) Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players
as Self
(2000) Charlie's Angels
as Alex Trebek
(2017) Who Is Arthur Chu?
as Self
(2019) Phil
as Alex Trebek
(2020) What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
as Self
(2003) S.W.A.T.
as (voice)
(2021) Free Guy
as Alex Trebek
(1998) Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Alex Trebek (uncredited)
(1990) The Earth Day Special
as Self
(1982) Cheers
as Alex Trebek
(1992) Mad About You
as Alex Trebek (voice)
(2005) How I Met Your Mother
as Alex Trebek
(1989) Seinfeld
as Alex Trebek (archive footage)
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(1999) Family Guy
as Alex Trebek (voice)
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as ---
(1997) The Weird Al Show
as ---
(1990) Beverly Hills, 90210
as ---
(1985) The Golden Girls
as Alex Trebek
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as ---
(1996) Arthur
as ---
(1993) The Nanny
as Alex Trebek
(1993) The X-Files
as Man in Black #2
(2019) Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Alex Trebek (voice)
(1990) Blossom
as ---
(1997) Pepper Ann
as ---
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(2003) Married to the Kellys
as ---
(1978) Vega$
as ---
(1990) Super Jeopardy!
as ---
(1993) Dave's World
as Alex Trebek
(2013) Orange Is the New Black
as Alex Trebek
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(1992) The Larry Sanders Show
as Alex Trebek
(1983) Mama's Family
as Self
(1989) The Simpsons
as Alex Trebek (voice)
(1981) Battlestars
as Host
(1973) The Wizard of Odds
as Host
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1994) The Magic School Bus
as (voice)
(1999) Ladies Man
as Alex Trebek (voice)
(1991) Rugrats
as ---
(1984) Jeopardy!
as Self - Host
(1967) The Way It Is
as Guest Host
(1980) The Alan Thicke Show
as ---
(1976) Double Dare
as Self - Host
(2010) Hot in Cleveland
as Narrator
(2005) The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
(2017) OBJECTified
as Self
(1996) Men Behaving Badly
as Alex Trebek (voice)
(1995) The Naked Truth
as Alex Trebek
(2016) To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
(2013) The Amazing Race Canada
as Self
(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
(2020) Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
as Self - Host
(1991) Pacific Station
as Alex Trebek
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(2014) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
(1994) Ellen
as Alex Trebek (voice)
(2018) Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as TV Host (uncredited)
(1968) 60 Minutes
as Self
(1995) Ned and Stacey
as Alex Trebek