Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 2, 1914
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Alec Guinness de Cuffe
- Sir Alec Guinness
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 - Movies
Star Wars
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Return of the Jedi
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia
as Prince Feisal
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Nicholson
Doctor Zhivago
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Mute Witness
as The Reaper
Murder by Death
as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Known For - TV Shows
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Great Performances
as Father Quixote
Omnibus
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Apostrophes
as Self
The South Bank Show
as Self
Performance
as Heinrich Mann
MGM Parade
as self