Alec Guinness

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Born: 2nd of April 1914

Died: 5th of August 2000 (aged 86)

Biography:
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 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.

Alec Guinness's Filmography

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Mute Witness

Mute Witness

  •   Movie
  • 1995
The Reaper
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

  •   Movie
  • 1987
William Dorrit
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Professor Godbole
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

  •   Movie
  • 1983
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

  •   Movie
  • 1980
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

  •   Movie
  • 1978
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Wars

Star Wars

  •   Movie
  • 1977
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

  •   Movie
  • 1976
Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

  •   Movie
  • 1973
Adolf Hitler
Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

  •   Movie
  • 1972
Papst Innozenz III.
Scrooge

Scrooge

  •   Movie
  • 1970
Jacob Marley's Ghost
Cromwell

Cromwell

  •   Movie
  • 1970
King Charles I
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

  •   Movie
  • 1966
Pol
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

  •   Movie
  • 1965
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

  •   Movie
  • 1964
Marcus Aurelius
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

  •   Movie
  • 1962
Prince Feisal
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

  •   Movie
  • 1960
Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

  •   Movie
  • 1959
John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

  •   Movie
  • 1957
Col. Nicholson
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

  •   Movie
  • 1955
Professor Marcus
Malta Story

Malta Story

  •   Movie
  • 1953
Flight Lt. Peter Ross
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

  •   Movie
  • 1951
Sidney Stratton
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

  •   Movie
  • 1951
Henry 'Dutch' Holland
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

  •   Movie
  • 1949
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

  •   Movie
  • 1946
Herbert Pocket