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Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Actor

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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Date of Birth: 02 Apr 1914 (112 years)

Place of Birth: Marylebone, London, England

Filmography

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979•Czech, English +1
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955•English
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

1978•English
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

1951•English
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

1958•English
The Card

The Card

1952•English
Smiley's People

Smiley's People

1982•English
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962•French, English +1
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950•English
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973•English
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949•English
Scrooge

Scrooge

1970•English
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962•English, Arabic +2
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976•English
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966•German, English
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980•English
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957•Japanese, Thai +1
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948•English
Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012•English
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977•English
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984•Hindi, English
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965•English, Russian
The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

1977•English, Spanish
Mute Witness

Mute Witness

1995•English, Russian
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946•English
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980•English
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990•English
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015•English
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019•English
George Stephanopoulos/Michelle Buteau

George Stephanopoulos/Michelle Buteau

2024