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Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

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 Geor

Born

Apr 02, 1914

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Died

Aug 05, 2000

Known For

Acting

Movies

82 acting

2 crew

Popularity

2.7

movie

Known For

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

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

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Prince Feisal
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

as Col. Nicholson
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946

as Herbert Pocket
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

as Marcus Aurelius
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 • as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
★ 8.2
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi
★ 8.4
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
★ 6.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 • as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
★ 7.9
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 • as Prince Feisal
★ 8.0
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965 • as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
★ 7.6
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 • as Col. Nicholson
★ 7.8
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 • as Herbert Pocket
★ 7.3
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 • as Marcus Aurelius
★ 6.5
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
1984 • as Professor Godbole
★ 6.8
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
1948 • as Fagin
★ 7.6
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
1955 • as Professor Marcus
★ 7.3
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
1976 • as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
★ 7.1
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 • as Earl of Dorincourt
★ 7.3
Scrooge
Scrooge
1970 • as Jacob Marley's Ghost
★ 6.8
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 • as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
★ 7.6
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
1980 • as John Bigalow
★ 5.4
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 • as Henry 'Dutch' Holland
★ 7.2
Cromwell
Cromwell
1970 • as King Charles I
★ 6.6
Mute Witness
Mute Witness
1995 • as The Reaper
★ 6.5
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 • as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 3.4
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 • as Self - (archive footage)
★ 2.0
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
1988 • as Mr. Todd
★ 6.1
The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum
1966 • as Pol
★ 5.9
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951 • as Sidney Stratton
★ 6.9
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1970 • as Malvolio
★ 6.5
Malta Story
Malta Story
1953 • as Flight Lt. Peter Ross
★ 6.3
Kafka
Kafka
1991 • as The Chief Clerk
★ 6.4
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
1962 • as Captain Crawford
★ 6.5
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
1960 • as Jim Wormold
★ 6.7
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 • as Adolf Hitler
★ 6.2
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 • as Self
★ 6.3
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987 • as William Dorrit
★ 6.4
Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote
1985 • as Father Quixote
★ 8.8
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 • as Papst Innozenz III.
★ 7.0
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
1977 • as Self
★ 7.1
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
1959 • as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
★ 6.8
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
1960 • as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
★ 7.0
Pasternak
Pasternak
1965 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
The Swan
The Swan
1956 • as Prince Albert
★ 6.9
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
1958 • as Gulley Jimson
★ 6.8
A Majority of One
A Majority of One
1961 • as Koichi Asano
★ 6.1
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
1950 • as George Bird
★ 7.1
The Comedians
The Comedians
1967 • as Major H. O. Jones
★ 6.1
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • as Obi Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
★ 8.3
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 • as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 • as Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
1957 • as Captain William Horatio Ambrose
★ 6.6
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965 • as Wilhelm Frick
★ 6.9
Lovesick
Lovesick
1983 • as Sigmund Freud
★ 5.9
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954 • as Father Brown
★ 6.5
The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise
1953 • as Captain Henry St. James
★ 5.7
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
1955 • as The Cardinal
★ 7.2
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
1966 • as Benedict Boniface
★ 6.0
When Star Wars Ruled the World
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
★ 8.8
Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day
1996 • as James
★ 8.0
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
1992 • as Heinrich Mann
★ 3.0
The Card
The Card
1952 • as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
★ 7.0
To Paris with Love
To Paris with Love
1955 • as Sir Edgar Fraser
★ 5.6
David Lean: A Life in Film
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
movie
Starring Sigmund Freud
2012 • as (archive footage)
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
1993 • as Amos
★ 7.0
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
1950 • as Benjamin Disraeli
★ 6.6
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958 • as Self
Edwin
Edwin
1984 • as Sir Fennimore Truscott
★ 8.0
A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money
1949 • as Whimple
★ 6.2
movie
A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
2021 • as Self (archive footage)
Evensong
Evensong
1934 • as W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Adventure
1954 • as Self
★ 6.2
The Ealing Comedies
The Ealing Comedies
1970 • as Self
movie
Rowlandson's England
1955 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
The Comedians in Africa
The Comedians in Africa
1967 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 5.8
...On Seeing Film
...On Seeing Film
1958 • as Self
movie
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship
1974 • as Jocelyn Broome
★ 10.0
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
1976 • as Caesar
★ 8.0