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Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Acting

April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000 (died at 86)
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Male
84 Movies
17 TV Shows

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.

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 8.0

as Prince Feisal

Age 48 (now 86)
Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977 8.2

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

Age 63 (now 86)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 7.8

as Col. Nicholson

Age 43 (now 86)
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955 7.3

as Professor Marcus

Age 41 (now 86)
Murder by Death
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976 7.2

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

Age 62 (now 86)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 7.6

as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha

Age 35 (now 86)
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951 7.2

as Henry 'Dutch' Holland

Age 37 (now 86)
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980 8.4

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Age 66 (now 86)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980 7.4

as Earl of Dorincourt

Age 66 (now 86)
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

1951 6.9

as Sidney Stratton

Age 37 (now 86)
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965 7.6

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Age 51 (now 86)
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983 7.9

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Age 69 (now 86)
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948 7.6

as Fagin

Age 34 (now 86)
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

1960 6.7

as Jim Wormold

Age 45 (now 86)
Scrooge
Scrooge

Scrooge

1970 6.8

as Jacob Marley's Ghost

Age 56 (now 86)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964 6.5

as Marcus Aurelius

Age 49 (now 86)