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Alec Guinness

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1914-04-02

Day of Death

2000-08-05

Place of Birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography (83)

⭐ 0 Role: Self - (archive footage)

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022
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⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

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

2021
⭐ 6.3 Role: Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019
⭐ 7.2 Role: Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015
⭐ 6.3 Role: Self

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

2015
⭐ 0 Role: Obi de wan Fumobi

Las Guerras de las Hayacas

2014
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⭐ 0 Role: (archive footage)

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012
⭐ 5.0 Role: Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self - Actor (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

2006
⭐ 8.8 Role: Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004
⭐ 7.2 Role: Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

The Story of Star Wars

2004
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

2000
⭐ 8.0 Role: James

Eskimo Day

1996
⭐ 6.5 Role: The Reaper

Mute Witness

1995
⭐ 0 Role: Amos

A Foreign Field

1993