Acting
Alec Guinness
Also Known As: Alec Guinness de Cuffe, Sir Alec Guinness
Birth Date
April 2, 1914
Death Date
August 5, 2000
(passed away at 86)
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
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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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Great Performances
Father Quixote
1971 • 1 episode
American Playhouse
Heinrich Mann
1982 • 1 episode
Star Wars
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
1977
The South Bank Show
Self
1978 • 2 episodes
The Oscars
Self
1953 • 2 episodes
Omnibus
Self
1967 • 1 episode
Apostrophes
Self
1975 • 1 episode
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948 • 1 episode
ITV Playhouse
Jocelyn Broome
1967 • 1 episode
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
1956 • 1 episode
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015
Film '72
Self
1971 • 2 episodes
Performance
Heinrich Mann
1991 • 1 episode
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Executioner
1965 • 1 episode
The Empire Strikes Back
Obi-Wan Kenobi
1980
Return of the Jedi
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
1983
Startime
Jebal Deeks
1959 • 1 episode
Lawrence of Arabia
Prince Feisal
1962
MGM Parade
self
1955 • 1 episode