Acting
Alex Trebek
EN cinema · 29 credits
Born
22 July 1940
Died
8 November 2020 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Also known as George Alexander Trebek · Alex Trebeck · الکس تربک
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
Filmography
The Male Swagger
The Male Swagger
as Alex Trebek
Free Guy
as Alex Trebek, In Memory Of
What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show
as Self, Presenter, Associate Producer
Veil
Executive Producer
Phil
as Alex Trebek
Game Changers
as Self - Host / Narrator, Executive Producer
Being Canadian
as Self
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Alex Trebek
Little Manhattan
as Self
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Narrator (voice)
S.W.A.T.
as (voice)
Finding Forrester
as Alex Trebek
Charlie's Angels
as Alex Trebek
Random Hearts
as Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Alex Trebek (uncredited)
Spy Hard
as Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)
Ellen's Energy Adventure
as Himself
Short Cuts
as Alex Trebek
White Men Can't Jump
as Alex Trebek
Dying Young
as Host of Jeopardy
