Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (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. His is 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
    Place of birth
    Marylebone, London, England, UK
    Birthday
    4/2/1914
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
7.261
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
7.2
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
6.864
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
6.798
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
7.146
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
6.382
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
7.122
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
6.961
The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise
5.5
The Card
The Card
7
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
6.333
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
7.3
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
7.222
To Paris with Love
To Paris with Love
4.5
Father Brown
Father Brown
6.114
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
6.8
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
5.6
Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious
Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious
7.2
Monsignor Quixote
8.5
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
7
Malta Story
Malta Story
5.8
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
6.1
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
0
Edwin
Edwin
8
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
0
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.831
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
7.976
Cromwell
Cromwell
6.6
Scrooge
Scrooge
6.833
The Swan
The Swan
7.13
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.298
The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum
5.746
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
6.9
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
6
A Majority of One
A Majority of One
5.7
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
0
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
6.5
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
6
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
0
Pasternak
5
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
7.468
The Comedians
The Comedians
6.226
The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship
0
The Comedians in Africa
The Comedians in Africa
5
The Ealing Comedies
The Ealing Comedies
0
A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money
5.906
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.497
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.691
David Lean: A Life in Film
David Lean: A Life in Film
0
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
7.5
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
5.402
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
6.808
Star Wars
Star Wars
8.204
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
5.9
Star Wars: Deleted Magic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic
7.3
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
5.983
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
6.4
Mute Witness
Mute Witness
6.254
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back
8.6
Kafka
Kafka
6.293
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7
When Star Wars Ruled the World
When Star Wars Ruled the World
8.7
Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day
8
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
7
The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Adventure
5.5
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
6.975
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
7.226
Lovesick
Lovesick
5.5
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
8.391
Evensong
Evensong
0
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
6.5
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
7.892
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
0
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
6.799
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
3.334
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.293
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
6.364
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