Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 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 Acting
Popularity 15.271
Birthday 1914-04-02
Place of Birth Marylebone, London, England, UK
Also Known As Alec Guinness de Cuffe, Sir Alec Guinness, Сэр Алек Гиннесс,
Star Wars
1977

Star Wars

Doctor Zhivago
1965

Doctor Zhivago

Lawrence of Arabia
1962

Lawrence of Arabia

The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Kafka
1991

Kafka

Pasternak
1965

Pasternak

The Empire Strikes Back
1980

The Empire Strikes Back

Return of the Jedi
1983

Return of the Jedi

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Oliver Twist
1948

Oliver Twist

The Ladykillers
1955

The Ladykillers

Murder by Death
1976

Murder by Death

Cromwell
1970

Cromwell

Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Raise the Titanic
1980

Raise the Titanic

Our Man in Havana
1960

Our Man in Havana

The Man in the White Suit
1951

The Man in the White Suit

The Lavender Hill Mob
1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

Scrooge
1970

Scrooge

Great Expectations
1946

Great Expectations

H.M.S. Defiant
1962

H.M.S. Defiant

Tunes of Glory
1960

Tunes of Glory

The Captain's Paradise
1953

The Captain's Paradise

The Card
1952

The Card

The Horse's Mouth
1958

The Horse's Mouth

The Swan
1956

The Swan

A Passage to India
1984

A Passage to India

Barnacle Bill
1957

Barnacle Bill

A Run for Your Money
1949

A Run for Your Money

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980

Little Lord Fauntleroy

A Handful of Dust
1988

A Handful of Dust

The Quiller Memorandum
1966

The Quiller Memorandum

Last Holiday
1950

Last Holiday

Little Dorrit
1987

Little Dorrit

Malta Story
1953

Malta Story

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Mute Witness
1995

Mute Witness

Lovesick
1983

Lovesick

The Ealing Comedies
1970

The Ealing Comedies

The Prisoner
1955

The Prisoner

The Comedians
1967

The Comedians

To Paris with Love
1955

To Paris with Love

Father Brown
1954

Father Brown

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

The Mudlark
1950

The Mudlark

The Scapegoat
1959

The Scapegoat

Hotel Paradiso
1966

Hotel Paradiso

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

A Majority of One
1961

A Majority of One

Monsignor Quixote
1985

Monsignor Quixote

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
2003

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

Eskimo Day
1996

Eskimo Day

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

Twelfth Night
1970

Twelfth Night

The Gift of Friendship
1974

The Gift of Friendship

Caesar and Cleopatra
1976

Caesar and Cleopatra

Tales from Hollywood
1992

Tales from Hollywood

Evensong
1934

Evensong

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World

The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Rowlandson's England
1955

Rowlandson's England

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

The Stratford Adventure
1954

The Stratford Adventure

Starring Sigmund Freud
2012

Starring Sigmund Freud

The Story of Star Wars
2004

The Story of Star Wars

A Foreign Field
1993

A Foreign Field

The Comedians in Africa
1967

The Comedians in Africa

David Lean: A Life in Film
1985

David Lean: A Life in Film

Edwin
1984

Edwin

The Making of Star Wars
1977

The Making of Star Wars

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

The South Bank Show
1978

The South Bank Show

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Steve Allen Show
1956

The Steve Allen Show

Smiley's People
1982

Smiley's People

The Oscars
1953

The Oscars

Startime
1959

Startime

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Performance
1991

Performance

Screen One
1989

Screen One

Talking Pictures
2013

Talking Pictures

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Omnibus
1967

Omnibus

Apostrophes
1975

Apostrophes

Great Performances
1971

Great Performances