Alec Guinness
Actor
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.
Born1914-04-02
Place of BirthMarylebone, London, England, UK
Known For
8.2
Star Wars
AdventureAction
6.1
Great Performances
ComedyDocumentary
6.6
American Playhouse
DramaComedy
6.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
AdventureAction
8.5
Apostrophes
Talk
7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
AdventureAction
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
AdventureAction
7.2
Omnibus
Documentary
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Drama
4.7
Film '72
7.9
Return of the Jedi
AdventureAction
7.0
The Oscars
5.6
The South Bank Show
DocumentaryTalk
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
Comedy
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
ComedyTalk
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
AdventureHistory
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Drama
6.3
Performance
Drama
7.2
Screen One
Drama
6.8
Startime
ComedyDrama
7.5
MGM Parade
7.6
Doctor Zhivago
DramaRomance
7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai
DramaHistory
6.8
Scrooge
FantasyDrama