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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

81 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.5

movie

Known For

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Prince Feisal
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
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
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948

as Fagin
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

as Earl of Dorincourt
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 • as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
★ 8.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
★ 6.3
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi
★ 8.4
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 • as Prince Feisal
★ 8.0
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 • as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
★ 7.9
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965 • as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
★ 7.5
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 • as Col. Nicholson
★ 7.8
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
1948 • as Fagin
★ 7.6
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 • as Earl of Dorincourt
★ 7.4
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
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
1955 • as Professor Marcus
★ 7.3
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
1976 • as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
★ 7.2
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
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
1988 • as Mr. Todd
★ 6.0
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
1962 • as Captain Crawford
★ 6.5
Scrooge
Scrooge
1970 • as Jacob Marley's Ghost
★ 6.8
Cromwell
Cromwell
1970 • as King Charles I
★ 6.6
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 • as Henry 'Dutch' Holland
★ 7.2
Kafka
Kafka
1991 • as The Chief Clerk
★ 6.4
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951 • as Sidney Stratton
★ 6.9
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
1950 • as George Bird
★ 7.1
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 • as Adolf Hitler
★ 6.1
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 • as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 3.4
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 • as Herbert Pocket
★ 7.3
The Swan
The Swan
1956 • as Prince Albert
★ 6.9
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 • as Papst Innozenz III.
★ 7.0
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
1960 • as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
★ 7.1
Mute Witness
Mute Witness
1995 • as The Reaper
★ 6.5
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
1977 • as Self
★ 7.0
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
1980 • as John Bigalow
★ 5.3
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Card
The Card
1952 • as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
★ 6.9
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
1959 • as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
★ 6.8
The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise
1953 • as Captain Henry St. James
★ 5.4
The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum
1966 • as Pol
★ 5.9
Lovesick
Lovesick
1983 • as Sigmund Freud
★ 5.5
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
1966 • as Benedict Boniface
★ 5.5
Malta Story
Malta Story
1953 • as Flight Lt. Peter Ross
★ 5.9
The Comedians
The Comedians
1967 • as Major H. O. Jones
★ 6.1
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
1957 • as Captain William Horatio Ambrose
★ 6.4
Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote
1985 • as Father Quixote
★ 8.5
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
1960 • as Jim Wormold
★ 6.7
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 • as Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
1958 • as Gulley Jimson
★ 6.7
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • as Obi Wan Kenobi
★ 8.6
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 • as Self
★ 6.3
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 • as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
1993 • as Amos
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954 • as Father Brown
★ 6.4
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987 • as William Dorrit
★ 6.2
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
1955 • as The Cardinal
★ 7.2
A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money
1949 • as Whimple
★ 6.0
When Star Wars Ruled the World
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 • as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
★ 8.8
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965 • as Wilhelm Frick
★ 6.9
Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day
1996 • as James
★ 7.5
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
1992 • as Heinrich Mann
★ 1.0
David Lean: A Life in Film
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985 • as Self
★ 6.0
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1970 • as Malvolio
★ 6.4
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 • as Self - (archive footage)
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
1950 • as Benjamin Disraeli
★ 6.5
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 • as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Comedians in Africa
The Comedians in Africa
1967 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Pasternak
Pasternak
1965 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Adventure
1954 • as Self
★ 5.8
movie
Starring Sigmund Freud
2012 • as (archive footage)
To Paris with Love
To Paris with Love
1955 • as Sir Edgar Fraser
★ 5.2
A Majority of One
A Majority of One
1961 • as Koichi Asano
★ 5.7
The Ealing Comedies
The Ealing Comedies
1970 • as Self
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship
1974 • as Jocelyn Broome
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958 • as Self
Evensong
Evensong
1934 • as W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)
★ 5.0
movie
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
Edwin
Edwin
1984 • as Sir Fennimore Truscott
★ 8.0
movie
Rowlandson's England
1955 • as Narrator
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
1976 • as Caesar
★ 6.0
movie
A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
2021 • as Self (archive footage)