Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Known for: Acting

Born: April 1, 1914 in Marylebone, London, England, UK - Died: August 4, 2000

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.

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Star Wars

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Star Wars

Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

1977 Adventure
Doctor Zhivago

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Doctor Zhivago

Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

1965 Drama
Lawrence of Arabia

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Lawrence of Arabia

Prince Feisal

1962 Adventure
The Bridge on the River Kwai

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

Col. Nicholson

1957 Drama
Kafka

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Kafka

The Chief Clerk

1991 Drama
The Empire Strikes Back

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The Empire Strikes Back

Obi-Wan Kenobi

1980 Adventure
Return of the Jedi

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Return of the Jedi

Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

1983 Adventure
Pasternak

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Pasternak

Self (archive footage)

1965 Documentary
Brother Sun, Sister Moon

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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Papst Innozenz III.

1972 Drama
Oliver Twist

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Oliver Twist

Fagin

1948 Drama
The Ladykillers

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The Ladykillers

Professor Marcus

1955 Comedy
Murder by Death

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Murder by Death

Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

1976 Comedy
Cromwell

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Cromwell

King Charles I

1970 Drama
Kind Hearts and Coronets

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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 Comedy
Raise the Titanic

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Raise the Titanic

John Bigalow

1980 Action
Our Man in Havana

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Our Man in Havana

Jim Wormold

1960 Comedy
The Man in the White Suit

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The Man in the White Suit

Sidney Stratton

1951 Comedy
The Lavender Hill Mob

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The Lavender Hill Mob

Henry 'Dutch' Holland

1951 Comedy
Scrooge

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Scrooge

Jacob Marley's Ghost

1970 Fantasy
Great Expectations

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Great Expectations

Herbert Pocket

1946 Drama
H.M.S. Defiant

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H.M.S. Defiant

Captain Crawford

1962 Adventure
Tunes of Glory

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Tunes of Glory

Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

1960 Drama
The Captain's Paradise

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The Captain's Paradise

Captain Henry St. James

1953 Romance
The Card

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The Card

Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin

1952 Comedy