Alex Trebek
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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Free Guy | Alex Trebek | HIT | |
| 2020 | What Is Jeopardy!?: Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show | Self | HIT | |
| 2019 | Phil | Alex Trebek | FLOP | |
| 2018 | Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self | HIT | |
| 2018 | Game Changers | Self - Host / Narrator | HIT | |
| 2017 | Who Is Arthur Chu? | Self | HIT | |
| 2015 | Being Canadian | Self | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute | Self | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Public Speaking | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2006 | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | Alex Trebek | HIT | |
| 2005 | Jeopardy! An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show | Host | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Little Manhattan | Self | HIT | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series | Narrator (voice) | HIT | |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester | Alex Trebek | HIT | |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Alex Trebek | FLOP | |
| 2000 | Black Light Dreams: The 25 Years of the Famous People Players | Self | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Random Hearts | Jeopardy Host (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia! | Alex Trebek (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Spy Hard | Agency Tape Recorder (Voice) | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Alex Trebek | HIT | |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Alex Trebek | HIT | |
| 1991 | Dying Young | Host of Jeopardy | HIT | |
| 1991 | WWE WrestleMania VII | Self | HIT | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Self | FLOP | |
| N/A | The Male Swagger | Alex Trebek | FLOP |