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Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Acting

Born: April 2, 1914Marylebone, London, England, UK

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
Filmography

A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)

Self (archive footage)

2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

2019
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

Self

2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)

2015

Starring Sigmund Freud

(archive footage)

2012
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2006
When Star Wars Ruled the World

When Star Wars Ruled the World

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

2004
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

2004
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

Self (archive footage)

2000
Eskimo Day

Eskimo Day

James

1996
Mute Witness

Mute Witness

The Reaper

1995
A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field

Amos

1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Self (archive footage)

1993
Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

Heinrich Mann

1992
Kafka

Kafka

The Chief Clerk

1991
A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

Mr. Todd

1988
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

William Dorrit

1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage)

1987
David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film

Self

1985
Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

Father Quixote

1985
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

Professor Godbole

1984
Edwin

Edwin

Sir Fennimore Truscott

1984
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

1983
Lovesick

Lovesick

Sigmund Freud

1983
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Earl of Dorincourt

1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

Obi Wan Kenobi

1980
Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

John Bigalow

1980
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

Obi-Wan Kenobi

1980

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978
The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

Self

1977
Star Wars

Star Wars

Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

1977
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

1976
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar

1976
The Gift of Friendship

The Gift of Friendship

Jocelyn Broome

1974
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Adolf Hitler

1973
Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Papst Innozenz III.

1972
Scrooge

Scrooge

Jacob Marley's Ghost

1970
The Ealing Comedies

The Ealing Comedies

Self

1970
Cromwell

Cromwell

King Charles I

1970
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Malvolio

1970
The Comedians

The Comedians

Major H. O. Jones

1967
The Comedians in Africa

The Comedians in Africa

Self (uncredited)

1967
Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM

Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)

1967
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

Pol

1966
Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

Benedict Boniface

1966
Pasternak

Pasternak

Self (archive footage)

1965
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

1965
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Wilhelm Frick

1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

Marcus Aurelius

1964
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Prince Feisal

1962
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

Captain Crawford

1962
A Majority of One

A Majority of One

Koichi Asano

1961
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

1960
Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

Jim Wormold

1960
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

1959
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

Gulley Jimson

1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

Self

1958
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

Captain William Horatio Ambrose

1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Col. Nicholson

1957
The Swan

The Swan

Prince Albert

1956
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

Professor Marcus

1955
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

The Cardinal

1955

Rowlandson's England

Narrator

1955
To Paris with Love

To Paris with Love

Sir Edgar Fraser

1955
The Stratford Adventure

The Stratford Adventure

Self

1954
Father Brown

Father Brown

Father Brown

1954
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

Captain Henry St. James

1953
Malta Story

Malta Story

Flight Lt. Peter Ross

1953
The Card

The Card

Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin

1952
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

Sidney Stratton

1951
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

Henry 'Dutch' Holland

1951
The Mudlark

The Mudlark

Benjamin Disraeli

1950
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

George Bird

1950
A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money

Whimple

1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

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

1949
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Fagin

1948
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Herbert Pocket

1946
Evensong

Evensong

W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)

1934