Alec Guinness
Acting
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.
Born: April 2, 1914 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
Filmography (72)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Talking Pictures
2013
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
The Story of Star Wars
2004
Mute Witness
1995
Kafka
1991
Performance
1991
Screen One
1989
A Handful of Dust
1988
Little Dorrit
1987
A Passage to India
1984
Return of the Jedi
1983
Lovesick
1983
Smiley's People
1982
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Raise the Titanic
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
The South Bank Show
1978
The Making of Star Wars
1977
Star Wars
1977
Murder by Death
1976
Apostrophes
1975
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
Great Performances
1971
Scrooge
1970
Cromwell
1970
The Comedians
1967
Omnibus
1967
The Quiller Memorandum
1966
Hotel Paradiso
1966
Doctor Zhivago
1965
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
A Majority of One
1961
Tunes of Glory
1960
Our Man in Havana
1960
Startime
1959
The Scapegoat
1959
The Horse's Mouth
1958
Barnacle Bill
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Swan
1956
The Ladykillers
1955
MGM Parade
1955
The Prisoner
1955
To Paris with Love
1955
Father Brown
1954
The Captain's Paradise
1953
Malta Story
1953
The Oscars
1953
The Card
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Man in the White Suit
1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
The Mudlark
1950
Last Holiday
1950
A Run for Your Money
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
Oliver Twist
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Great Expectations
1946