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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 Card (1952) subtitle poster
The Card
1952 Movie
as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
Subtitles Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) subtitle poster
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 Movie
as Papst Innozenz III.
Subtitles The Comedians (1967) subtitle poster
The Comedians
1967 Movie
as Major H. O. Jones
Subtitles Our Man in Havana (1960) subtitle poster
Our Man in Havana
1960 Movie
as Jim Wormold
Subtitles The Scapegoat (1959) subtitle poster
The Scapegoat
1959 Movie
as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
Subtitles Last Holiday (1950) subtitle poster
Last Holiday
1950 Movie
as George Bird
Subtitles Hotel Paradiso (1966) subtitle poster
Hotel Paradiso
1966 Movie
as Benedict Boniface
Subtitles Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) subtitle poster
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 Movie
as Adolf Hitler
Subtitles The Story of Star Wars (2004) subtitle poster
The Story of Star Wars
2004 Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Subtitles The Making of Star Wars (1977) subtitle poster
The Making of Star Wars
1977 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess (2006) subtitle poster
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Subtitles A Foreign Field (1993) subtitle poster
A Foreign Field
1993 Movie
as Amos
Subtitles Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) subtitle poster
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 Movie
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Subtitles Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious (1965) subtitle poster
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965 Movie
as Wilhelm Frick
Subtitles Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel (2015) subtitle poster
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Little Dorrit (1987) subtitle poster
Little Dorrit
1987 Movie
as William Dorrit
Subtitles Lionpower from MGM (1967) subtitle poster
Lionpower from MGM
1967 Movie
as Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
Subtitles Eskimo Day (1996) subtitle poster
Eskimo Day
1996 Movie
as James
Subtitles Father Brown (1954) subtitle poster
Father Brown
1954 Movie
as Father Brown
Subtitles The Horse's Mouth (1958) subtitle poster
The Horse's Mouth
1958 Movie
as Gulley Jimson
Subtitles The Captain's Paradise (1953) subtitle poster
The Captain's Paradise
1953 Movie
as Captain Henry St. James
Subtitles Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993) subtitle poster
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) subtitle poster
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 Movie
as Obi Wan Kenobi
Subtitles The Prisoner (1955) subtitle poster
The Prisoner
1955 Movie
as The Cardinal
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