Alec Guinness

Acting

Apr 2, 1914 – Aug 5, 2000 · 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.

as ⁨Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi⁩
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi⁩
as ⁨Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi⁩
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)⁩
as ⁨Prince Feisal⁩

as ⁨Col. Nicholson⁩

as ⁨Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago⁩

as ⁨Butler Jamesir Bensonmum⁩

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

as ⁨Professor Marcus⁩

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

as ⁨Herbert Pocket⁩

as ⁨Professor Godbole⁩

as ⁨Earl of Dorincourt⁩

as ⁨Henry 'Dutch' Holland⁩

as ⁨Marcus Aurelius⁩

as ⁨Sidney Stratton⁩

as ⁨Jacob Marley's Ghost⁩

as ⁨The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)⁩

as ⁨The Chief Clerk⁩

as ⁨Papst Innozenz III.⁩

as ⁨Jim Wormold⁩

as ⁨John Bigalow⁩

as ⁨King Charles I⁩

as ⁨Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.⁩

as ⁨Captain Crawford⁩

as ⁨George Bird⁩

as ⁨Gulley Jimson⁩ · Writer