Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 4/2/1914
- Birthplace
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
- Died
- 8/5/2000 (aged 86)
- Gender
- Male
- Also known as
- Alec Guinness de Cuffe, Sir Alec Guinness
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.
12 titles
Star Wars
1977
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Return of the Jedi
1983
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Prince Feisal
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
Col. Nicholson
Doctor Zhivago
1965
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Murder by Death
1976
Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
The Ladykillers
1955
Professor Marcus
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
