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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.
Acted in 72
2010s
- 2019
- 2015
2000s
- 2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
1990s
- 1996
Eskimo Day
James
- 1995
- 1993
A Foreign Field
Amos
- 1992
Tales from Hollywood
Heinrich Mann
- 1991
Kafka
The Chief Clerk
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1985
Monsignor Quixote
Father Quixote
- 1984
Edwin
Sir Fennimore Truscott
- 1983
Lovesick
Sigmund Freud
- 1982
- 1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Earl of Dorincourt
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Obi Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar
- 1974
The Gift of Friendship
Jocelyn Broome
- 1973
- 1972
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Papst Innozenz III.
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1967
- 1966
The Quiller Memorandum
Pol
- 1965
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
Wilhelm Frick
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
A Majority of One
Koichi Asano
- 1960
Our Man in Havana
Jim Wormold
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Horse's Mouth
Gulley Jimson
- 1957
Barnacle Bill
Captain William Horatio Ambrose
- 1956
The Swan
Prince Albert
- 1955
The Prisoner
The Cardinal
To Paris with Love
Sir Edgar Fraser
- 1954
Father Brown
Father Brown
- 1953
The Captain's Paradise
Captain Henry St. James
Malta Story
Flight Lt. Peter Ross
- 1952
- 1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
Henry 'Dutch' Holland
- 1950
The Mudlark
Benjamin Disraeli
Last Holiday
George Bird
1940s
- 1949
A Run for Your Money
Whimple
- 1948
- 1946
1930s
- 1934
Evensong
W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)
Wrote 1
1950s
- 1958
The Horse's Mouth
Writer
Appearances23
2020s
- 2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2010s
- 2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Self
- 2013
2000s
- 2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2000
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1987
- 1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
- 1975
- 1970
The Ealing Comedies
Self
1960s
- 1967
The Comedians in Africa
Self (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1965
Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
Self
...On Seeing Film
Self
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
The Stratford Adventure
Self
- 1953
1940s
- 1948
