Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Acting2nd April 1914(died at 86)Marylebone, London, England, UK101 titles

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.

Born

2nd April 1914 · Marylebone, London, England, UK

Died

5th August 2000

Known for

Acting

Also known as

Alec Guinness de Cuffe, Sir Alec Guinness

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Known for

Filmography

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