Alec Guinness
Actor
- Born
- April 2, 1914 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
- Died
- August 5, 2000 (age 86)
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.
Known for
Star Wars
May 25, 1977
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
December 15, 2015
The Empire Strikes Back
May 20, 1980
Return of the Jedi
May 25, 1983
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
December 18, 2019
Lawrence of Arabia
December 11, 1962
The Bridge on the River Kwai
October 11, 1957
Doctor Zhivago
December 22, 1965
Murder by Death
June 23, 1976
Kind Hearts and Coronets
June 23, 1949
The Ladykillers
December 8, 1955
The Star Wars Holiday Special
November 17, 1978
Acting82
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2021A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland) as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
- 2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2015Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel as Self
- 2012Starring Sigmund Freud as (archive footage)
- 2007Hitler: The Comedy Years as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2006Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2004When Star Wars Ruled the World