Alec Guinness
Known for ActingBorn 1914-04-02 — died 2000-08-05Marylebone, 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
Star Wars
1977 · as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Return of the Jedi
1983 · as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · as Prince Feisal
Doctor Zhivago
1965 · as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Oliver Twist
1948 · as Fagin
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · as Col. Nicholson
Great Expectations
1946 · as Herbert Pocket
Murder by Death
1976 · as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · as Marcus Aurelius
A Passage to India
1984 · as Professor Godbole
Mute Witness
1995 · as The Reaper
The Ladykillers
1955 · as Professor Marcus
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 · as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 · as Earl of Dorincourt
Scrooge
1970 · as Jacob Marley's Ghost