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Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Star Wars
MOVIE

Star Wars

8.2(22.3K)
Star Wars
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Poster for Doctor Zhivago
MOVIE

Doctor Zhivago

7.5(1.3K)
Doctor Zhivago
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Poster for Lawrence of Arabia
MOVIE

Lawrence of Arabia

8.0(3.4K)
Lawrence of Arabia
Prince Feisal
Poster for The Bridge on the River Kwai
MOVIE

The Bridge on the River Kwai

7.8(2.4K)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Col. Nicholson
Poster for Kafka
MOVIE

Kafka

6.4(0.2K)
Kafka
The Chief Clerk
Poster for Return of the Jedi
MOVIE

Return of the Jedi

7.9(16.9K)
Return of the Jedi
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Poster for Pasternak
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Pasternak

6.5(0.0K)
Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
Poster for The Empire Strikes Back
MOVIE

The Empire Strikes Back

8.4(18.4K)
The Empire Strikes Back
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Poster for Brother Sun, Sister Moon
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

7.0(0.1K)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Papst Innozenz III.
Poster for Oliver Twist
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Oliver Twist

7.6(0.3K)
Oliver Twist
Fagin

Production

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