Alec Guinness
Acting · Born Apr 2, 1914 · Died Aug 5, 2000 (86) · Marylebone, London, England, UK
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
19778.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
20157.2
The Empire Strikes Back
19808.4
Return of the Jedi
19837.9
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
20196.2
Lawrence of Arabia
19628.0
The Bridge on the River Kwai
19577.8
Doctor Zhivago
19657.6
Murder by Death
19767.1
Kind Hearts and Coronets
19497.6
The Ladykillers
19557.3
The Star Wars Holiday Special
19783.4
Great Expectations
19467.3
A Passage to India
19846.8
Little Lord Fauntleroy
19807.3
The Lavender Hill Mob
19517.2
Oliver Twist
19487.6
The Fall of the Roman Empire
19646.5
The Man in the White Suit
19516.9
Scrooge
19706.8
Films
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
20222.0
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
20196.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
20157.2
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
20156.3
Hitler: The Comedy Years
20075.0
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
20067.2
When Star Wars Ruled the World
20048.8
The Story of Star Wars
20047.2
