Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ★ 6.3 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 Star Wars: The Force Awakens ★ 7.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 Starring Sigmund Freud Starring Sigmund Freud 2012 Hitler: The Comedy Years ★ 5.0 Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007 When Star Wars Ruled the World ★ 8.8 When Star Wars Ruled the World 2004 The Story of Star Wars ★ 7.2 The Story of Star Wars 2004 Eskimo Day ★ 8.0 Eskimo Day 1996 Mute Witness ★ 6.5 Mute Witness 1995 A Foreign Field A Foreign Field 1993 Tales from Hollywood ★ 3.0 Tales from Hollywood 1992 Kafka ★ 6.4 Kafka 1991 Performance ★ 6.3 Performance 1991 Screen One ★ 7.2 Screen One 1989 A Handful of Dust ★ 6.1 A Handful of Dust 1988 Little Dorrit ★ 6.4 Little Dorrit 1987 Monsignor Quixote ★ 8.8 Monsignor Quixote 1985 A Passage to India ★ 6.8 A Passage to India 1984 Edwin ★ 8.0 Edwin 1984 Return of the Jedi ★ 7.9 Return of the Jedi 1983 Lovesick ★ 5.7 Lovesick 1983 Smiley's People ★ 7.7 Smiley's People 1982 Little Lord Fauntleroy ★ 7.4 Little Lord Fauntleroy 1980 SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back ★ 8.3 SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 Raise the Titanic ★ 5.3 Raise the Titanic 1980 The Empire Strikes Back ★ 8.4 The Empire Strikes Back 1980 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ★ 7.6 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 1979 The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness 1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special ★ 3.4 The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978 Star Wars ★ 8.2 Star Wars 1977 Murder by Death ★ 7.2 Murder by Death 1976 Caesar and Cleopatra ★ 8.0 Caesar and Cleopatra 1976 The Gift of Friendship ★ 10.0 The Gift of Friendship 1974 Hitler: The Last Ten Days ★ 6.2 Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973 Brother Sun, Sister Moon ★ 7.0 Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972 Great Performances ★ 6.1 Great Performances 1971 Scrooge ★ 6.8 Scrooge 1970 Cromwell ★ 6.6 Cromwell 1970 Twelfth Night ★ 6.5 Twelfth Night 1970 The Comedians ★ 6.1 The Comedians 1967 ITV Playhouse ★ 7.0 ITV Playhouse 1967 The Quiller Memorandum ★ 5.9 The Quiller Memorandum 1966 Hotel Paradiso ★ 6.0 Hotel Paradiso 1966 Doctor Zhivago ★ 7.6 Doctor Zhivago 1965 Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious ★ 6.9 Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious 1965 The Fall of the Roman Empire ★ 6.5 The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964 Lawrence of Arabia ★ 8.0 Lawrence of Arabia 1962 H.M.S. Defiant ★ 6.5 H.M.S. Defiant 1962 A Majority of One ★ 5.9 A Majority of One 1961 Tunes of Glory ★ 7.1 Tunes of Glory 1960 Our Man in Havana ★ 6.7 Our Man in Havana 1960 Startime ★ 6.8 Startime 1959 The Scapegoat ★ 6.8 The Scapegoat 1959 The Horse's Mouth ★ 6.7 The Horse's Mouth 1958 Barnacle Bill ★ 6.6 Barnacle Bill 1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai ★ 7.8 The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 The Swan ★ 6.9 The Swan 1956 The Ladykillers ★ 7.3 The Ladykillers 1955 The Prisoner ★ 7.2 The Prisoner 1955 To Paris with Love ★ 5.6 To Paris with Love 1955 Rowlandson's England ★ 8.0 Rowlandson's England 1955 Father Brown ★ 6.5 Father Brown 1954 The Captain's Paradise ★ 5.7 The Captain's Paradise 1953 Malta Story ★ 6.1 Malta Story 1953 The Card ★ 7.0 The Card 1952 Hallmark Hall of Fame ★ 8.8 Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 The Man in the White Suit ★ 6.9 The Man in the White Suit 1951 The Lavender Hill Mob ★ 7.2 The Lavender Hill Mob 1951 The Mudlark ★ 6.6 The Mudlark 1950 Last Holiday ★ 7.2 Last Holiday 1950 A Run for Your Money ★ 6.2 A Run for Your Money 1949 Kind Hearts and Coronets ★ 7.6 Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949 Oliver Twist ★ 7.6 Oliver Twist 1948 Great Expectations ★ 7.3 Great Expectations 1946 Evensong ★ 6.0 Evensong 1934