Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-04-02

Day of Death

2000-08-05 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Alec Guinness de Cuffe

Sir Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Biography

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 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

Acting

1977

Star Wars

as

Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

Doctor Zhivago

1965

Doctor Zhivago

as

Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as

Prince Feisal

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as

Col. Nicholson

Kafka

1991

Kafka

as

The Chief Clerk

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

as

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Return of the Jedi

1983

Return of the Jedi

as

Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Pasternak

1965

Pasternak

as

Himself

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

as

Papst Innozenz III.

Oliver Twist

1948

Oliver Twist

as

Fagin

The Ladykillers

1955

The Ladykillers

as

Professor Marcus

Murder by Death

1976

Murder by Death

as

Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

Cromwell

1970

Cromwell

as

King Charles I

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as

The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha

Raise the Titanic

1980

Raise the Titanic

as

John Bigalow

Our Man in Havana

1960

Our Man in Havana

as

Jim Wormold

The Man in the White Suit

1951

The Man in the White Suit

as

Sidney Stratton

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

as

Henry 'Dutch' Holland

Scrooge

1970

Scrooge

as

Jacob Marley's Ghost

Great Expectations

1946

Great Expectations

as

Herbert Pocket

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

H.M.S. Defiant

as

Captain Crawford

Tunes of Glory

1960

Tunes of Glory

as

Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

The Captain's Paradise

1953

The Captain's Paradise

as

Captain Henry St. James

The Card

1952

The Card

as

Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin

The Horse's Mouth

1958

The Horse's Mouth

as

Gulley Jimson

The Swan

1956

The Swan

as

Prince Albert

A Passage to India

1984

A Passage to India

as

Professor Godbole

Barnacle Bill

1957

Barnacle Bill

as

Captain William Horatio Ambrose

A Run for Your Money

1949

A Run for Your Money

as

Whimple

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as

Earl of Dorincourt

A Handful of Dust

1988

A Handful of Dust

as

Mr. Todd

The Quiller Memorandum

1966

The Quiller Memorandum

as

Pol

Last Holiday

1950

Last Holiday

as

George Bird

Little Dorrit

1987

Little Dorrit

as

William Dorrit

Malta Story

1953

Malta Story

as

Flight Lt. Peter Ross

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

as

Adolf Hitler

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as

Marcus Aurelius

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as

Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mute Witness

1995

Mute Witness

as

The Reaper

Lovesick

1983

Lovesick

as

Sigmund Freud

The Ealing Comedies

1970

The Ealing Comedies

as

Self

The Prisoner

1955

The Prisoner

as

The Cardinal

The Comedians

1967

The Comedians

as

Major H. O. Jones

To Paris with Love

1955

To Paris with Love

as

Sir Edgar Fraser

Father Brown

1954

Father Brown

as

Father Brown

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

2000

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

as

Self (archive footage)

The Mudlark

1950

The Mudlark

as

Benjamin Disraeli

The Scapegoat

1959

The Scapegoat

as

John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

Hotel Paradiso

1966

Hotel Paradiso

as

Benedict Boniface

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

1965

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

as

Wilhelm Frick

A Majority of One

1961

A Majority of One

as

Koichi Asano

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Monsignor Quixote

as

Father Quixote

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

1978

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

as

Eskimo Day

1996

Eskimo Day

as

James

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

as

Self

Twelfth Night

1970

Twelfth Night

as

Malvolio

Caesar and Cleopatra

1976

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

Caesar

The Gift of Friendship

1974

The Gift of Friendship

as

Jocelyn Broome

Tales from Hollywood

1992

Tales from Hollywood

as

Heinrich Mann

Evensong

1934

Evensong

as

W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as

Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as

Self (archive footage)

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World

as

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

The Star Wars Holiday Special

as

Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rowlandson's England

1955

Rowlandson's England

as

Narrator

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

2015

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

as

Self

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

as

Obi Wan Kenobi

The Stratford Adventure

1954

The Stratford Adventure

as

Self

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012

Starring Sigmund Freud

as

(archive footage)

The Story of Star Wars

2004

The Story of Star Wars

as

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

A Foreign Field

1993

A Foreign Field

as

Amos

The Comedians in Africa

1967

The Comedians in Africa

as

Self (uncredited)

David Lean: A Life in Film

1985

David Lean: A Life in Film

as

Self

Edwin

1984

Edwin

as

Sir Fennimore Truscott

The Making of Star Wars

1977

The Making of Star Wars

as

Self

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as

Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

2006

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Lionpower from MGM

as

A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)

2021

A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)

as

Self (archive footage)

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Julius Caesar

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

as

George Smiley

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Startime

Startime

as

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as

George Smiley

Performance

Performance

as

Heinrich Mann

Screen One

Screen One

as

Amos

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

as

Self (archive footage)

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Self

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

as

Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Father Quixote

Production

Crew

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as

Directing