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Alec Guinness

Acting
1914-04-02
Marylebone, London, England, UK
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.
Known For 93 titles
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) subtitle poster
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 TV
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Subtitles Great Performances (1971) subtitle poster
Great Performances
1971 TV
as Father Quixote
Subtitles Star Wars (1977) subtitle poster
Star Wars
1977 Movie
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Subtitles Apostrophes (1975) subtitle poster
Apostrophes
1975 TV
as Self
Subtitles ITV Playhouse (1967) subtitle poster
ITV Playhouse
1967 TV
as Jocelyn Broome
Subtitles Omnibus (1967) subtitle poster
Omnibus
1967 TV
as Self
Subtitles The Oscars (1953) subtitle poster
The Oscars
1953 TV
as Self
Subtitles The Steve Allen Show (1956) subtitle poster
The Steve Allen Show
1956 TV
as Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Subtitles The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) subtitle poster
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 TV
as Self
Subtitles Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) subtitle poster
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Subtitles The Empire Strikes Back (1980) subtitle poster
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Subtitles Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) subtitle poster
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Subtitles The South Bank Show (1978) subtitle poster
The South Bank Show
1978 TV
as Self
Subtitles Performance (1991) subtitle poster
Performance
1991 TV
as Heinrich Mann
Subtitles Return of the Jedi (1983) subtitle poster
Return of the Jedi
1983 Movie
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Subtitles MGM Parade (1955) subtitle poster
MGM Parade
1955 TV
as self
Subtitles Startime (1959) subtitle poster
Startime
1959 TV
as Jebal Deeks
Subtitles Lawrence of Arabia (1962) subtitle poster
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 Movie
as Prince Feisal
Subtitles Talking Pictures (2013) subtitle poster
Talking Pictures
2013 TV
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Doctor Zhivago (1965) subtitle poster
Doctor Zhivago
1965 Movie
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Subtitles Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) subtitle poster
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 TV
as George Smiley
Subtitles Smiley's People (1982) subtitle poster
Smiley's People
1982 TV
as George Smiley
Subtitles The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) subtitle poster
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 Movie
as Col. Nicholson
Subtitles Screen One (1989) subtitle poster
Screen One
1989 TV
as Amos
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