Alec Guinness

Personal Details

  • Born

    • Birthday: 2 April 1914

  • Died

    • Deathday: 5 August 2000

  • Source ID

    • TMDb: 12248

Alec Guinness

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.

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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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Selected highlights from Alec Guinness’s filmography, featuring their best-known movies and TV shows in the Watchmora catalogue.