Alec Guinness
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1914-04-02 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
- Died
- 2000-08-05
Known for
- Star Wars (1977) — Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Return of the Jedi (1983) — Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — Prince Feisal
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — Col. Nicholson
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) — Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
- Murder by Death (1976) — Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) — The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
- The Ladykillers (1955) — Professor Marcus
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) — Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Great Expectations (1946) — Herbert Pocket
- A Passage to India (1984) — Professor Godbole
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) — Earl of Dorincourt
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) — Henry 'Dutch' Holland