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

1979CS, EN, RU
Limited Series

Limited Series

1979
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955EN
Smiley's People

Smiley's People

1982EN
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962FR, EN, IT
The Card

The Card

1952EN
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

1958EN
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

1951EN
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

1978EN
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962EN, AR, PT, TR
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980EN
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966DE, EN
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976EN
Scrooge

Scrooge

1970EN
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949EN
Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012EN
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984HI, EN
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977EN
The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

1977EN, ES
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980EN
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990EN
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015EN
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019EN
George Stephanopoulos/Michelle Buteau

George Stephanopoulos/Michelle Buteau

2024