Acting
Alec Guinness
1 popularity24 movies16 TV shows
BornApril 2, 1914
DiedAugust 5, 2000 (age 86)
BirthplaceMarylebone, London, England, UK
GenderMale
Zodiac♈ Aries
Active1934 – 2022 (89 yrs)
Credits99 titles
DepartmentActing
Also known as:Alec Guinness de CuffeSir 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.
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🎂Date of BirthApril 2, 1914
🕊️Date of DeathAugust 5, 2000 (age 86)
✨Zodiac Sign♈ Aries
📍BirthplaceMarylebone, London, England, UK
👤GenderMale
🎬Known ForActing
📅Career Span1934 – 2022
🏆Total Credits99 titles
🎥Movies24 films
📺TV Shows16 series
⭐Popularity Score1.5
🌐Also Known AsAlec Guinness de Cuffe · Sir Alec Guinness
Filmography
Father Quixote
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Heinrich Mann
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Prince Feisal
self
Col. Nicholson
Jocelyn Broome
Self (archive footage)
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
George Smiley
Julius Caesar
Herbert Pocket
Marcus Aurelius
Professor Godbole
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Earl of Dorincourt
The Chief Clerk
Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
King Charles I
The Reaper
Jacob Marley's Ghost
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Professor Marcus
Adolf Hitler
Captain Crawford
