Alec Guinness

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-04-02

Day of death

2000-08-05 (86 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Last Holiday

    Last Holiday

  • Evensong

    Evensong

  • Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi

  • The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

  • The Mudlark

    The Mudlark

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

  • The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • The Scapegoat

    The Scapegoat

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Kafka

    Kafka

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  • Doctor Zhivago

    Doctor Zhivago

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Tunes of Glory

    Tunes of Glory

  • Monsignor Quixote

    Monsignor Quixote

  • The Bridge on the River Kwai

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

  • The Swan

    The Swan

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

    Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Murder by Death

    Murder by Death

  • The Fall of the Roman Empire

    The Fall of the Roman Empire

  • Eskimo Day

    Eskimo Day

  • The Star Wars Holiday Special

    The Star Wars Holiday Special

  • Brother Sun, Sister Moon

    Brother Sun, Sister Moon

  • Screen One

    Screen One

  • Kind Hearts and Coronets

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

  • H.M.S. Defiant

    H.M.S. Defiant

  • Pasternak

    Pasternak

  • Mute Witness

    Mute Witness

  • Raise the Titanic

    Raise the Titanic

  • The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers

  • The Lavender Hill Mob

    The Lavender Hill Mob

  • Scrooge

    Scrooge

  • The Man in the White Suit

    The Man in the White Suit

  • Cromwell

    Cromwell

  • A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

  • Edwin

    Edwin

  • The Story of Star Wars

    The Story of Star Wars

  • Rowlandson's England

    Rowlandson's England

  • The Making of Star Wars

    The Making of Star Wars

  • Hitler: The Last Ten Days

    Hitler: The Last Ten Days

  • Our Man in Havana

    Our Man in Havana

  • A Handful of Dust

    A Handful of Dust

  • Barnacle Bill

    Barnacle Bill

  • A Foreign Field

    A Foreign Field

  • The Quiller Memorandum

    The Quiller Memorandum

  • Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

    Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

  • Hitler: The Comedy Years

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

  • The Captain's Paradise

    The Captain's Paradise

  • The Card

    The Card

  • When Star Wars Ruled the World

    When Star Wars Ruled the World

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Malta Story

    Malta Story

  • A Run for Your Money

    A Run for Your Money

  • The Ealing Comedies

    The Ealing Comedies

  • David Lean: A Life in Film

    David Lean: A Life in Film

  • The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

  • The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

    The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

  • Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

    Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

  • The Comedians in Africa

    The Comedians in Africa

  • Lionpower from MGM

    Lionpower from MGM

  • SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

    SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

  • Hotel Paradiso

    Hotel Paradiso

  • Starring Sigmund Freud

    Starring Sigmund Freud

  • The Prisoner

    The Prisoner

  • The Horse's Mouth

    The Horse's Mouth

  • To Paris with Love

    To Paris with Love

  • A Majority of One

    A Majority of One

  • Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

    Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

  • Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and Cleopatra

  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

  • The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

    The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

  • The Gift of Friendship

    The Gift of Friendship

  • The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

    The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

  • Tales from Hollywood

    Tales from Hollywood

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

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