Alec Guinness


    Starbirth:
    April 2, 1914
    Supernova:
    August 5, 2000
    Birthplace:
    Marylebone, London, England, UK
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Overview

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.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited) 2022
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice) 2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited) 2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Self 2015
Hitler: The Comedy Years Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited) 2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess Self - Actor (archive footage) 2006
When Star Wars Ruled the World Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) 2004
The Story of Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) 2004
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' Self (archive footage) 2003
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' Self (archive footage) 2000
Eskimo Day James 1996
Mute Witness The Reaper 1995
A Foreign Field Amos 1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered Self (archive footage) 1993
Tales from Hollywood Heinrich Mann 1992
Kafka The Chief Clerk 1991
A Handful of Dust Mr. Todd 1988
Little Dorrit William Dorrit 1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess Self (archive footage) 1987
Monsignor Quixote Father Quixote 1985
David Lean: A Life in Film Self 1985
A Passage to India Professor Godbole 1984
Edwin Sir Fennimore Truscott 1984
Return of the Jedi Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi 1983
Lovesick Sigmund Freud 1983
Little Lord Fauntleroy Earl of Dorincourt 1980
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back Obi Wan Kenobi 1980
Raise the Titanic John Bigalow 1980
The Empire Strikes Back Obi-Wan Kenobi 1980
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness 1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited) 1978
The Making of Star Wars Self 1977
Star Wars Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi 1977
Murder by Death Bensonmum 1976
Caesar and Cleopatra Caesar 1976
The Gift of Friendship Jocelyn Broome 1974
Hitler: The Last Ten Days Adolf Hitler 1973
Brother Sun, Sister Moon Papst Innozenz III. 1972
Scrooge Jacob Marley's Ghost 1970
Cromwell King Charles I 1970
The Ealing Comedies Self 1970
Twelfth Night Malvolio 1969
The Comedians Major H. O. Jones 1967
The Comedians in Africa Self (uncredited) 1967
The Quiller Memorandum Pol 1966
Hotel Paradiso Benedict Boniface 1966
Pasternak Himself 1965
Doctor Zhivago Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago 1965
Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious Wilhelm Frick 1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire Marcus Aurelius 1964
Lawrence of Arabia Prince Feisal 1962
H.M.S. Defiant Captain Crawford 1962
A Majority of One Koichi Asano 1961
Tunes of Glory Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M. 1960
Our Man in Havana Jim Wormold 1960
The Scapegoat John Barratt / Jacques De Gue 1959
The Horse's Mouth Gulley Jimson 1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant Self 1958
Barnacle Bill Captain William Horatio Ambrose 1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai Col. Nicholson 1957
The Swan Prince Albert 1956
The Ladykillers Professor Marcus 1955
The Prisoner The Cardinal 1955
To Paris with Love Sir Edgar Fraser 1955
The Stratford Adventure Self 1954
Father Brown Father Brown 1954
The Captain's Paradise Captain Henry St. James 1953
Malta Story Flight Lt. Peter Ross 1953
The Card Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin 1952
The Man in the White Suit Sidney Stratton 1951
The Lavender Hill Mob Henry 'Dutch' Holland 1951
The Mudlark Benjamin Disraeli 1950
Last Holiday George Bird 1950
A Run for Your Money Whimple 1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha 1949
Oliver Twist Fagin 1948
Great Expectations Herbert Pocket 1946
Evensong W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited) 1934
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The South Bank Show Self <mt>
Hallmark Hall of Fame Julius Caesar <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
The Steve Allen Show Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai" <mt>
Smiley's People George Smiley <mt>
Startime <blank> <mt>
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy George Smiley <mt>
Screen One Amos <mt>
Talking Pictures Self (archive footage) <mt>
Great Performances Father Quixote <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Self - Guest <mt>
Apostrophes Self <mt>
Tony Awards Self - Winner <mt>
Performance Heinrich Mann <mt>
Omnibus Self <mt>
Thirty-Minute Theatre The Executioner <mt>
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