--- title: Alex Trebek Has Died. There's No Question That He Leaves a Lasting Legacy | TIME description: Alex Trebek, whose 36-year run as the host of Jeopardy! cemented him as a legend among television hosts, died on Nov. 8, 2020 at the age of 80—more than a year after he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. canonical: https://time.com/video/4JW5e7i7/ og:title: Alex Trebek Has Died. There's No Question That He Leaves a Lasting Legacy og:description: Alex Trebek, whose 36-year run as the host of Jeopardy! cemented him as a legend among television hosts, died on Nov. 8, 2020 at the age of 80—more than a year after he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. og:url: https://time.com/video/4JW5e7i7/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4JW5e7i7/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Alex Trebek Has Died. There's No Question That He Leaves a Lasting Legacy twitter:description: Alex Trebek, whose 36-year run as the host of Jeopardy! cemented him as a legend among television hosts, died on Nov. 8, 2020 at the age of 80—more than a year after he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. twitter:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4JW5e7i7/poster.jpg?width=720 --- # Alex Trebek Has Died. There's No Question That He Leaves a Lasting Legacy ## Video: Alex Trebek Has Died. There's No Question That He Leaves a Lasting Legacy [Watch (HLS stream): Alex Trebek Has Died. There's No Question That He Leaves a Lasting Legacy](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4JW5e7i7.m3u8) (1:40)  _Published 2020-11-08. Alex Trebek, whose 36-year run as the host of Jeopardy! cemented him as a legend among television hosts, died on Nov. 8, 2020 at the age of 80—more than a year after he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer._ --- Jul 28, 2023 4:15 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Jeopardy\! Host Alex Trebek Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer](/video/lBfFYCps/) ### Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer [TIME-Alex Trebek Calls Contestants Hobby “For Losers”](/video/qvFsdRCr/) ### TIME-Alex Trebek Calls Contestants Hobby “For Losers” [10 Questions for Alex Trebek](/video/PKPUJEmY/) ### 10 Questions for Alex Trebek --- ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Alex Trebek Has Died. There's No Question That He Leaves a Lasting Legacy","description":"Alex Trebek, whose 36-year run as the host of Jeopardy! cemented him as a legend among television hosts, died on Nov. 8, 2020 at the age of 80—more than a year after he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4JW5e7i7/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2020-11-08T19:43:54.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4JW5e7i7.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/4JW5e7i7/","duration":"PT1M40S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/4JW5e7i7/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```