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Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 1914-04-02 (86 years old)
  • TMDB Popularity: 1.31
  • Last Refreshed: 186 days ago

Biography

Sir Alec Guinness was a renowned English actor born on April 2, 1914. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai and is best known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. A highly acclaimed stage and film performer, Guinness was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1959 for his services to the arts.

Filmography

Mute Witness

Mute Witness

as The Reaper 6.7 1995
Kafka

Kafka

as The Chief Clerk 6.8 1991
A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

as Mr. Todd 6.5 1988
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

as Professor Godbole 7.3 1984
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Earl of Dorincourt 7.5 1980
Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

as John Bigalow 5.2 1980
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

as Obi-Wan Kenobi 8.7 1980
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi 8.6 1977
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum 7.2 1976
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

as Adolf Hitler 6.5 1973
Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

as Papst Innozenz III. 7.2 1972
Scrooge

Scrooge

as Jacob Marley's Ghost 7.5 1970
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

as Pol 6.3 1966
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago 7.9 1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as Marcus Aurelius 6.7 1964
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

as Captain Crawford 7.1 1962
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

as Prince Feisal 8.3 1962
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M. 7.5 1960
Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

as Jim Wormold 7.2 1959
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue 6.8 1959
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

as Gulley Jimson 6.9 1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Col. Nicholson 8.1 1957
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

as Captain William Horatio Ambrose 6.8 1957
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

as The Cardinal 6.8 1955
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

as Professor Marcus 7.6 1955
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

as Captain Henry St. James 6.8 1953
The Promoter

The Promoter

as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin 7.1 1952
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

as Sidney Stratton 7.2 1951
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

as Henry 'Dutch' Holland 7.5 1951
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

as George Bird 7.3 1950
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha 8 1949
A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money

as Whimple 6.4 1949
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

as Herbert Pocket 7.8 1946