Alec Guinness
April 2, 1914 (110 years old) in Marylebone, London, England, UK
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.
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Credits
- 2022 ·Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Returnas Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2019 ·Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
- 2015 ·Star Wars: The Force Awakensas Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2015 ·Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duelas Self
- 2013 ·Talking Picturesas Self (archive footage)
- 2012 ·Starring Sigmund Freudas (archive footage)
- 2007 ·Hitler: The Comedy Yearsas Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2006 ·Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princessas Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2004 ·When Star Wars Ruled the Worldas Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
- 2004 ·The Story of Star Warsas Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
- 2003 ·The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 ·The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 ·Eskimo Dayas James
- 1995 ·Mute Witnessas The Reaper
- 1993 ·A Foreign Fieldas Amos
- 1993 ·Audrey Hepburn: Rememberedas Self (archive footage)
- 1992 ·Tales from Hollywoodas Heinrich Mann
- 1991 ·Kafkaas The Chief Clerk
- 1991 ·Performanceas Heinrich Mann
- 1989 ·Screen Oneas Amos
- 1988 ·A Handful of Dustas Mr. Todd
- 1987 ·Little Dorritas William Dorrit
- 1987 ·Grace Kelly: The American Princessas Self (archive footage)
- 1985 ·Monsignor Quixoteas Father Quixote
- 1985 ·David Lean: A Life in Filmas Self
- 1984 ·A Passage to Indiaas Professor Godbole
- 1984 ·Edwinas Sir Fennimore Truscott
- 1983 ·Return of the Jedias Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
- 1983 ·Lovesickas Sigmund Freud
- 1982 ·Smiley's Peopleas George Smiley
- 1980 ·Little Lord Fauntleroyas Earl of Dorincourt
- 1980 ·SP FX: The Empire Strikes Backas Obi Wan Kenobi
- 1980 ·Raise the Titanicas John Bigalow
- 1980 ·The Empire Strikes Backas Obi-Wan Kenobi
- 1979 ·Tinker Tailor Soldier Spyas George Smiley
- 1978 ·The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinnessas
- 1978 ·The Star Wars Holiday Specialas Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1978 ·The South Bank Showas Self
- 1977 ·The Making of Star Warsas Self
- 1977 ·Star Warsas Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
- 1976 ·Murder by Deathas Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
- 1976 ·Caesar and Cleopatraas Caesar
- 1975 ·Apostrophesas Self
- 1974 ·The Gift of Friendshipas Jocelyn Broome
- 1973 ·Hitler: The Last Ten Daysas Adolf Hitler
- 1972 ·Brother Sun, Sister Moonas Papst Innozenz III.
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Father Quixote
- 1970 ·Scroogeas Jacob Marley's Ghost
- 1970 ·The Ealing Comediesas Self
- 1970 ·Cromwellas King Charles I
- 1970 ·Twelfth Nightas Malvolio
- 1967 ·The Comediansas Major H. O. Jones
- 1967 ·Omnibusas Self
- 1967 ·The Comedians in Africaas Self (uncredited)
- 1966 ·The Quiller Memorandumas Pol
- 1966 ·Hotel Paradisoas Benedict Boniface
- 1965 ·Pasternakas Himself
- 1965 ·Doctor Zhivagoas Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
- 1965 ·Situation Hopeless — But Not Seriousas Wilhelm Frick
- 1964 ·The Fall of the Roman Empireas Marcus Aurelius
- 1962 ·Lawrence of Arabiaas Prince Feisal
- 1962 ·H.M.S. Defiantas Captain Crawford
- 1961 ·A Majority of Oneas Koichi Asano
- 1960 ·Tunes of Gloryas Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
- 1960 ·Our Man in Havanaas Jim Wormold
- 1959 ·Startimeas
- 1959 ·The Scapegoatas John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
- 1958 ·The Horse's Mouthas Gulley Jimson
- 1958 ·The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giantas Self
- 1957 ·Barnacle Billas Captain William Horatio Ambrose
- 1957 ·The Bridge on the River Kwaias Col. Nicholson
- 1956 ·The Steve Allen Showas Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
- 1956 ·The Swanas Prince Albert
- 1955 ·The Ladykillersas Professor Marcus
- 1955 ·The Prisoneras The Cardinal
- 1955 ·To Paris with Loveas Sir Edgar Fraser
- 1955 ·Rowlandson's Englandas Narrator
- 1954 ·The Stratford Adventureas Self
- 1954 ·Father Brownas Father Brown
- 1953 ·The Captain's Paradiseas Captain Henry St. James
- 1953 ·Malta Storyas Flight Lt. Peter Ross
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- 1952 ·The Cardas Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Julius Caesar
- 1951 ·The Man in the White Suitas Sidney Stratton
- 1951 ·The Lavender Hill Mobas Henry 'Dutch' Holland
- 1950 ·The Mudlarkas Benjamin Disraeli
- 1950 ·Last Holidayas George Bird
- 1949 ·A Run for Your Moneyas Whimple
- 1949 ·Kind Hearts and Coronetsas The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
- 1948 ·Oliver Twistas Fagin
- 1948 ·The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
- 1946 ·Great Expectationsas Herbert Pocket
- 1934 ·Evensongas W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)