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Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-04-02

Place of Birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

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Star Wars

Star Wars

19778.2 / 10

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

19657.5 / 10

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

19628.0 / 10

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

19577.8 / 10

Kafka

Kafka

19916.4 / 10

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

19837.9 / 10

Pasternak

Pasternak

19655.0 / 10

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

19808.4 / 10

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

19727.0 / 10

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

19487.5 / 10

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

19557.3 / 10

Murder by Death

Murder by Death

19767.2 / 10

Cromwell

Cromwell

19706.5 / 10

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

19497.6 / 10

Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

19805.4 / 10

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

19606.7 / 10

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

19516.9 / 10

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

19517.2 / 10

Scrooge

Scrooge

19706.9 / 10

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

19467.3 / 10

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

19626.5 / 10

Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

19607.1 / 10

The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

19535.5 / 10

The Card

The Card

19526.9 / 10

The Swan

The Swan

19566.9 / 10

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

19586.8 / 10

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

19846.8 / 10

Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

19576.4 / 10

A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money

19495.9 / 10

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

19807.3 / 10

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

19886.2 / 10

The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

19665.7 / 10

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

19507.2 / 10

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

19876.5 / 10

Malta Story

Malta Story

19535.9 / 10

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

19736.1 / 10

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

19646.5 / 10

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

20075.0 / 10

Mute Witness

Mute Witness

19956.4 / 10

Lovesick

Lovesick

19835.5 / 10

The Ealing Comedies

The Ealing Comedies

19700.0 / 10

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

19557.2 / 10

The Comedians

The Comedians

19676.1 / 10

To Paris with Love

To Paris with Love

19555.2 / 10

Father Brown

Father Brown

19546.3 / 10

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

20006.3 / 10

The Mudlark

The Mudlark

19506.5 / 10

The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

19596.8 / 10

Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

19665.4 / 10

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

19657.0 / 10

A Majority of One

A Majority of One

19615.7 / 10

Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

19858.5 / 10

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

20037.0 / 10

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

19780.0 / 10

Eskimo Day

Eskimo Day

19968.0 / 10

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

19580.0 / 10

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

19706.4 / 10

Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

19921.0 / 10

The Gift of Friendship

The Gift of Friendship

19740.0 / 10

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

19766.0 / 10

Evensong

Evensong

19340.0 / 10

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

20226.8 / 10

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

19937.0 / 10

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

19876.5 / 10

When Star Wars Ruled the World

When Star Wars Ruled the World

20048.8 / 10

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

19783.4 / 10

Rowlandson's England

Rowlandson's England

19550.0 / 10

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

20157.3 / 10

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

20156.3 / 10

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

19808.6 / 10

The Stratford Adventure

The Stratford Adventure

19546.0 / 10

Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

20120.0 / 10

The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

20047.1 / 10

A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field

19930.0 / 10

The Comedians in Africa

The Comedians in Africa

19675.3 / 10

David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film

19856.0 / 10

Edwin

Edwin

19848.0 / 10

The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

19777.0 / 10

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

20196.3 / 10

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

20067.2 / 10

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

19586.8 / 10

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

19876.5 / 10