Alec Guinness
Known for
Acting
Life
1914 – 2000 (aged 86)
Born in
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb76 acting credits
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.
Known For
Star Wars
25 May 1977
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
15 Dec 2015
The Empire Strikes Back
20 May 1980
Return of the Jedi
25 May 1983
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
18 Dec 2019
Lawrence of Arabia
11 Dec 1962
The Bridge on the River Kwai
11 Oct 1957
Doctor Zhivago
22 Dec 1965
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Filmography
2019
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakensas Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
2012
- Starring Sigmund Freudas (archive footage)
2007
- Hitler: The Comedy Yearsas Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
- When Star Wars Ruled the Worldas Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
- The Story of Star Warsas Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
1996
- Eskimo Dayas James
1995
- Mute Witnessas The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)
1993
- A Foreign Fieldas Amos
1992
- Tales from Hollywoodas Heinrich Mann
1991
- Kafkaas The Chief Clerk
- Performanceas Heinrich Mann1 episode
1989
- Screen Oneas Amos1 episode
1988
- A Handful of Dustas Mr. Todd
1987
- Little Dorritas William Dorrit
1985
- Monsignor Quixoteas Father Quixote
1984
- A Passage to Indiaas Professor Godbole
- Edwinas Sir Fennimore Truscott
1983
- Return of the Jedias Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
- Lovesickas Sigmund Freud
1982
- Smiley's Peopleas George Smiley6 episodes
- American Playhouseas Heinrich Mann1 episode
1980
- Little Lord Fauntleroyas Earl of Dorincourt
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Backas Obi Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
- Raise the Titanicas John Bigalow
- The Empire Strikes Backas Obi-Wan Kenobi
1979
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spyas George Smiley7 episodes
1978
- The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
- The Star Wars Holiday Specialas Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
- Star Warsas Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
1976
- Murder by Deathas Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
- Caesar and Cleopatraas Caesar
1974
- The Gift of Friendshipas Jocelyn Broome
1973
- Hitler: The Last Ten Daysas Adolf Hitler
1972
- Brother Sun, Sister Moonas Papst Innozenz III.
1971
- Great Performancesas Father Quixote1 episode
1970
- Scroogeas Jacob Marley's Ghost
- Cromwellas King Charles I
- Twelfth Nightas Malvolio
1967
- The Comediansas Major H. O. Jones
- ITV Playhouseas Jocelyn Broome1 episode
1966
- The Quiller Memorandumas Pol
- Hotel Paradisoas Benedict Boniface
1965
- Doctor Zhivagoas Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
- Situation Hopeless — But Not Seriousas Wilhelm Frick
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas The Executioner1 episode
1964
- The Fall of the Roman Empireas Marcus Aurelius
1962
- Lawrence of Arabiaas Prince Feisal
- H.M.S. Defiantas Captain Crawford
1961
- A Majority of Oneas Koichi Asano
1960
- Tunes of Gloryas Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
- Our Man in Havanaas Jim Wormold
1959
- Startimeas Jebal Deeks1 episode
- The Scapegoatas John Barratt
1958
- The Horse's Mouthas Gulley Jimson
1957
- Barnacle Billas Captain William Horatio Ambrose
- The Bridge on the River Kwaias Col. Nicholson
1956
- The Swanas Prince Albert
1955
- The Ladykillersas Professor Marcus
- The Prisoneras The Cardinal
- To Paris with Loveas Sir Edgar Fraser
- Rowlandson's Englandas Narrator
1954
- Father Brownas Father Brown
1953
- The Captain's Paradiseas Captain Henry St. James
- Malta Storyas Flight Lt. Peter Ross
1952
- The Cardas Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Julius Caesar1 episode
- The Man in the White Suitas Sidney Stratton
- The Lavender Hill Mobas Henry 'Dutch' Holland
1950
- The Mudlarkas Benjamin Disraeli
- Last Holidayas George Bird
1949
- A Run for Your Moneyas Whimple
- Kind Hearts and Coronetsas The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke
1948
- Oliver Twistas Fagin
1946
- Great Expectationsas Herbert Pocket
1934
- Evensongas W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)