Alec Guinness
- Born
- April 2, 1914
- Died
- August 5, 2000
Biography
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.
Acting
By IMDb rating
The Empire Strikes Back
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Return of the Jedi
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia
Prince Feisal
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Col. Nicholson
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Doctor Zhivago
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Great Expectations
Herbert Pocket
Oliver Twist
Fagin
Monsignor Quixote
Father Quixote
The Ladykillers
Professor Marcus
A Passage to India
Professor Godbole
Murder by Death
Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Twelfth Night
Malvolio
The Scapegoat
John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
Mute Witness
The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius
The Swan
Prince Albert
Raise the Titanic
John Bigalow