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

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)

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

2015

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

Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi

1983

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Prince Feisal

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

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

1957

as Col. Nicholson

Great Expectations
Great Expectations

1946

as Herbert Pocket

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

1948

as Fagin

Scrooge
Scrooge

1970

as Jacob Marley's Ghost

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

1964

as Marcus Aurelius

The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers

1955

as Professor Marcus

Murder by Death
Murder by Death

1976

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

as Earl of Dorincourt

Mute Witness
Mute Witness

1995

as The Reaper

The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

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

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

The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit

1951

as Sidney Stratton