Alec Guinness
Actor
Date of birth: April 2, 1914Date of death: August 5, 2000 (86)City: Marylebone, 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.
Filmography
55 roles2000s2 roles
1990s3 roles
1980s11 roles
1970s8 roles
1960s10 roles
1950s16 roles
1940s4 roles
1930s1 role
