Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

🎂 2nd April 1914 (111 yrs) 📍 Marylebone, London, England, UK

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.

Alec Guinness

🎬 Movies Featuring Alec Guinness

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A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland) (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel (2015)

as Self
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Starring Sigmund Freud (2012)

as (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess (2006)

as Self - Actor (archive footage)
When Star Wars Ruled the World

When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars (2004)

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
Eskimo Day

Eskimo Day (1996)

as James
Mute Witness

Mute Witness (1995)

as The Reaper
A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field (1993)

as Amos
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)

as Self (archive footage)
Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood (1992)

as Heinrich Mann
Kafka

Kafka (1991)

as The Chief Clerk
A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust (1988)

as Mr. Todd
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit (1987)

as William Dorrit
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)

as Self (archive footage)
Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote (1985)

as Father Quixote
David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film (1985)

as Self
A Passage to India

A Passage to India (1984)

as Professor Godbole
Edwin

Edwin (1984)

as Sir Fennimore Truscott
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi (1983)

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lovesick

Lovesick (1983)

as Sigmund Freud
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

as Earl of Dorincourt
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

as Obi Wan Kenobi
Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic (1980)

as John Bigalow
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

as Obi-Wan Kenobi
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The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness (1978)

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars (1977)

as Self
Star Wars

Star Wars (1977)

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Murder by Death

Murder by Death (1976)

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra (1976)

as Caesar
The Gift of Friendship

The Gift of Friendship (1974)

as Jocelyn Broome
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)

as Adolf Hitler
Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)

as Papst Innozenz III.
Scrooge

Scrooge (1970)

as Jacob Marley's Ghost
The Ealing Comedies

The Ealing Comedies (1970)

as Self
Cromwell

Cromwell (1970)

as King Charles I
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night (1970)

as Malvolio
The Comedians

The Comedians (1967)

as Major H. O. Jones
The Comedians in Africa

The Comedians in Africa (1967)

as Self (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM

Lionpower from MGM (1967)

as Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum (1966)

as Pol
Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso (1966)

as Benedict Boniface
Pasternak

Pasternak (1965)

as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious (1965)

as Wilhelm Frick
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

as Marcus Aurelius
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

as Prince Feisal
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

as Captain Crawford
A Majority of One

A Majority of One (1961)

as Koichi Asano
Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory (1960)

as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana (1960)

as Jim Wormold
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat (1959)

as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth (1958)

as Gulley Jimson
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant (1958)

as Self
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill (1957)

as Captain William Horatio Ambrose
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

as Col. Nicholson
The Swan

The Swan (1956)

as Prince Albert
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers (1955)

as Professor Marcus
The Prisoner

The Prisoner (1955)

as The Cardinal
To Paris with Love

To Paris with Love (1955)

as Sir Edgar Fraser
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Rowlandson's England (1955)

as Narrator
The Stratford Adventure

The Stratford Adventure (1954)

as Self
Father Brown

Father Brown (1954)

as Father Brown
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise (1953)

as Captain Henry St. James
Malta Story

Malta Story (1953)

as Flight Lt. Peter Ross
The Card

The Card (1952)

as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

as Sidney Stratton
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

as Henry 'Dutch' Holland
The Mudlark

The Mudlark (1950)

as Benjamin Disraeli
Last Holiday

Last Holiday (1950)

as George Bird
A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money (1949)

as Whimple
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

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

Oliver Twist (1948)

as Fagin
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1946)

as Herbert Pocket
Evensong

Evensong (1934)

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