Acting
Alec Guinness
- Born
- April 2, 1914
- Died
- August 5, 2000
- From
- 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.
Alec Guinness Movies
Selected film credits, ordered by how widely they appear in the catalog.
Star Wars
19778.2/10
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
The Empire Strikes Back
19808.4/10
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Return of the Jedi
19837.9/10
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia
19628.0/10
Prince Feisal
The Bridge on the River Kwai
19577.8/10
Col. Nicholson
Doctor Zhivago
19657.6/10
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
The Fall of the Roman Empire
19646.5/10
Marcus Aurelius
Murder by Death
19767.1/10
Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Oliver Twist
19487.6/10
Fagin
The Lavender Hill Mob
19517.2/10
Henry 'Dutch' Holland
Great Expectations
19467.3/10
Herbert Pocket
Kind Hearts and Coronets
19497.6/10
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha