Alec Guinness

Actor Profile
Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness was born on April 2, 1914 and passed away 23 years ago at the age of 86 on August 5, 2000.

Biography

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (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. His is 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.

Movie Credits

Alec Guinness has appeared in 77 movies.

Some of the most popular movies include:

Full Cast of Return of the Jedi

Full Cast of Lawrence of Arabia

Full Cast of Great Expectations

Full Cast of The Bridge on the River Kwai

Full Cast of Oliver Twist

Full Cast of The Star Wars Holiday Special

Full Cast of Scrooge

Full Cast of The Ladykillers

Full Cast of Little Lord Fauntleroy

Full Cast of Mute Witness

Full Cast of Kind Hearts and Coronets

Full Cast of The Lavender Hill Mob

TV Credits

Alec Guinness has appeared in 15 TV Series.

Some of the most popular TV Shows include:

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Full Cast of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Full Cast of Startime

Full Cast of Smiley's People

Full Cast of Screen One

Full Cast of The South Bank Show

Full Cast of Talking Pictures

Full Cast of The Oscars

Full Cast of Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Cast of The Steve Allen Show

Full Cast of Performance

Full Cast of Tony Awards

Production Credits

Alec Guinness has 2 production credits.

Crew

Credited for Thanks in 1 show - Grace Kelly: The American Princess.

Writing

Credited for Writer in 1 show - The Horse's Mouth.