Alec Guinness
Born
2 April 1914 (111)
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Also known as
Alec Guinness de Cuffe, Sir Alec Guinness
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...
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.
Filmography (40)
A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
Starring Sigmund Freud
2012
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
The Story of Star Wars
2004
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000
Eskimo Day
1996
Mute Witness
1995
A Foreign Field
1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
Tales from Hollywood
1992
Kafka
1991
A Handful of Dust
1988
Little Dorrit
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
Monsignor Quixote
1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
A Passage to India
1984
Edwin
1984
Return of the Jedi
1983
Lovesick
1983
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Raise the Titanic
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
The Making of Star Wars
1977
Star Wars
1977
Murder by Death
1976
Caesar and Cleopatra
1976
The Gift of Friendship
1974
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
Scrooge
1970
The Ealing Comedies
1970