Alec Guinness
Acting
Born 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.
Filmography
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Dec 18, 2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Dec 15, 2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Dec 15, 2015
Hitler: The Comedy Years
May 10, 2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Sep 16, 2006
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Sep 18, 2004
The Story of Star Wars
Aug 18, 2004
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
Nov 21, 2000
Eskimo Day
Apr 4, 1996
Mute Witness
Sep 15, 1995
A Foreign Field
Sep 10, 1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Aug 11, 1993
Tales from Hollywood
Oct 18, 1992
Kafka
Nov 15, 1991
A Handful of Dust
Jun 24, 1988
Little Dorrit
Dec 11, 1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Jun 8, 1987
Monsignor Quixote
Jan 1, 1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
Jan 1, 1985
A Passage to India
Dec 14, 1984
Edwin
Jan 1, 1984
Return of the Jedi
May 25, 1983
Lovesick
Feb 18, 1983
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Dec 1, 1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Sep 22, 1980
Raise the Titanic
Aug 1, 1980
The Empire Strikes Back
May 20, 1980
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Nov 17, 1978
The Making of Star Wars
Sep 16, 1977
Star Wars
May 25, 1977