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)
The Empire Strikes Back
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Return of the Jedi
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia
as Prince Feisal
Doctor Zhivago
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Nicholson
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
Kafka
as The Chief Clerk
