Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

1914-04-02 – 2000-08-05 (age 86) Marylebone, London, England, UK
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Biography

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. He was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai. He is most well known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. He also played Prince Feisal in Lawrence of Arabia and George Smiley in the TV adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

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Known For

Star Wars
Star Wars

1977

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi

1983

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Prince Feisal

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

as Col. Nicholson

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Murder by Death
Murder by Death

1976

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

Great Expectations
Great Expectations

1946

as Herbert Pocket

The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

as Marcus Aurelius

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

1948

as Fagin

The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers

1955

as Professor Marcus

The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

as Earl of Dorincourt

Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha

Cromwell
Cromwell

1970

as King Charles I

Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic

1980

as John Bigalow

A Passage to India
A Passage to India

1984

as Professor Godbole

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

as Adolf Hitler