Alec Guinness
ActingPersonal Info
gender
Male
birthday
April 2, 1914
died
August 5, 2000
place of birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
also known as
Alec Guinness de Cuffe · Sir Alec Guinness
total credits
50 movies
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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Filmography
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