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Alec Guinness
Born 1914-04-02Marylebone, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)Self (archive footage)Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerObi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)Star Wars: The Force AwakensObi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber DuelSelfStarring Sigmund Freud(archive footage)Hitler: The Comedy YearsAdolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)Grace Kelly: Destiny of a PrincessSelf - Actor (archive footage)When Star Wars Ruled the WorldObi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)The Story of Star WarsObi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'Self (archive footage)Eskimo DayJamesMute WitnessThe ReaperA Foreign FieldAmosAudrey Hepburn: RememberedSelf (archive footage)Tales from HollywoodHeinrich MannKafkaThe Chief ClerkA Handful of DustMr. ToddLittle DorritWilliam DorritGrace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)Monsignor QuixoteFather QuixoteDavid Lean: A Life in FilmSelfA Passage to IndiaProfessor GodboleEdwinSir Fennimore Truscott