Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Born April 02, 1914 (Age: 112) Marylebone, London, England, UK

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.
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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Filmography

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A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)

2021 as Self (archive footage) Age: 106
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice) Age: 105
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015 as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited) Age: 101
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Starring Sigmund Freud

2012 as (archive footage) Age: 98
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

2006 as Self - Actor (archive footage) Age: 92
When Star Wars Ruled the World

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004 as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) Age: 90
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

2004 as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) Age: 90
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

2000 as Self (archive footage) Age: 86
Eskimo Day

Eskimo Day

1996 as James Age: 82
A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field

1993 as Amos Age: 79
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993 as Self (archive footage) Age: 79
Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

1992 as Heinrich Mann Age: 78
Kafka

Kafka

1991 as The Chief Clerk Age: 77
A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

1988 as Mr. Todd Age: 74
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

1987 as William Dorrit Age: 73
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987 as Self (archive footage) Age: 73
David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film

1985 as Self Age: 70
Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

1985 as Father Quixote Age: 70
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 as Professor Godbole Age: 70
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983 as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi Age: 69
Lovesick

Lovesick

1983 as Sigmund Freud Age: 68
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980 as Earl of Dorincourt Age: 66
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980 as Obi Wan Kenobi Age: 66
Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

1980 as John Bigalow Age: 66
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980 as Obi-Wan Kenobi Age: 66
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The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

1978 as Age: 64
The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978 as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 64
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977 as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi Age: 63
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976 as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum Age: 62
The Gift of Friendship

The Gift of Friendship

1974 as Jocelyn Broome Age: 60
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973 as Adolf Hitler Age: 59
Scrooge

Scrooge

1970 as Jacob Marley's Ghost Age: 56
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966 as Pol Age: 52
Pasternak

Pasternak

1965 as Self (archive footage) Age: 51
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965 as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago Age: 51
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

1965 as Wilhelm Frick Age: 51
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964 as Marcus Aurelius Age: 49
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 as Prince Feisal Age: 48
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962 as Captain Crawford Age: 48
A Majority of One

A Majority of One

1961 as Koichi Asano Age: 47
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

1960 as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M. Age: 46
Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

1960 as Jim Wormold Age: 45
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

1959 as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue Age: 45
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

1958 as Gulley Jimson Age: 44
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958 as Self Age: 43
The Swan

The Swan

1956 as Prince Albert Age: 42
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955 as Professor Marcus Age: 41
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1955 as The Cardinal Age: 41
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Rowlandson's England

1955 as Narrator Age: 40
To Paris with Love

To Paris with Love

1955 as Sir Edgar Fraser Age: 40
The Stratford Adventure

The Stratford Adventure

1954 as Self Age: 40
Father Brown

Father Brown

1954 as Father Brown Age: 40
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953 as Captain Henry St. James Age: 39
Malta Story

Malta Story

1953 as Flight Lt. Peter Ross Age: 39
The Mudlark

The Mudlark

1950 as Benjamin Disraeli Age: 36
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950 as George Bird Age: 36