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Alec Guinness
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 12248
IMDb ID: nm0000027
Known for: Acting
Born: April 2, 1914
Died: August 5, 2000
Age: 86
Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1934 - 2022
Years active: 89
Average TMDB rating: 6.86
Wikidata: Q103894
Also known as
Alec Guinness de Cuffe • Sir Alec Guinness
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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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Alec Guinness.
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Star Wars
1977 • Movie
as Prince Feisal
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 • Movie
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Return of the Jedi
1983 • Movie
as Col. Nicholson
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 • Movie
as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 • Movie
as Fagin
Oliver Twist
1948 • Movie
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965 • Movie
as Earl of Dorincourt
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 • Movie
as Herbert Pocket
Great Expectations
1946 • Movie
as Professor Marcus
The Ladykillers
1955 • Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Alec Guinness.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alec Guinness.
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Star Wars
1977 • Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Movie
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Return of the Jedi
1983 • Movie
as Prince Feisal
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 • Movie
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965 • Movie
as Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM
1967 • Movie
as Col. Nicholson
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 • Movie
as Herbert Pocket
Great Expectations
1946 • Movie
as Fagin
Oliver Twist
1948 • Movie
as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alec Guinness.
as Father Quixote • 1 eps
Great Performances
1971 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Apostrophes
1975 • Series
as Heinrich Mann • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series
as Jocelyn Broome • 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
as Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai" • 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
1956 • Series
as The Executioner • 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 • Series
as self • 1 eps
MGM Parade
1955 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The South Bank Show
1978 • Series
as Jebal Deeks • 1 eps
Startime
1959 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alec Guinness.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alec Guinness.
as Self - (archive footage)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 • Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Movie
as Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 • Movie
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 • Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 • Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 • Movie
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
2004 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000 • Movie
as James
Eskimo Day
1996 • Movie
as The Reaper
Mute Witness
1995 • Movie
as Amos
A Foreign Field
1993 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Alec Guinness.
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Talking Pictures
2013 • Series
as Heinrich Mann • 1 eps
Performance
1991 • Series
as Amos • 1 eps
Screen One
1989 • Series
as George Smiley • 6 eps
Smiley's People
1982 • Series
as Heinrich Mann • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as George Smiley • 7 eps
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The South Bank Show
1978 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Apostrophes
1975 • Series
as Father Quixote • 1 eps
Great Performances
1971 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
as Jocelyn Broome • 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
as The Executioner • 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 • Series