Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness de Cuffe | Sir Alec Guinness
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1914-04-02
Place of birth:Marylebone, London, England, UK
Gender:Male
Popularity:2
Date of death2000-08-05
86Biography
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
Rating by year
- Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)2022-06-220.00
- Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerObi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)2019-12-186.310,890
- Star Wars: The Force AwakensObi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)2015-12-157.220,599
- Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber DuelSelf2015-12-156.313
- Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage)2013-01-056.26
- Starring Sigmund Freud(archive footage)2012-11-010.00
- Hitler: The Comedy YearsAdolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)2007-05-105.01
- Grace Kelly: Destiny of a PrincessSelf - Actor (archive footage)2006-09-167.26
- When Star Wars Ruled the WorldObi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)2004-09-188.810
- The Story of Star WarsObi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)2004-08-187.222
- The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'Self (archive footage)2000-11-216.84
- Eskimo DayJames1996-04-048.03
- Mute WitnessThe Reaper1995-09-156.5166
- A Foreign FieldAmos1993-09-100.01
- Audrey Hepburn: RememberedSelf (archive footage)1993-08-117.65
- Tales from HollywoodHeinrich Mann1992-10-183.03
- KafkaThe Chief Clerk1991-11-156.4155
- PerformanceHeinrich Mann1991-10-056.32
- Screen OneAmos1989-09-107.25
- A Handful of DustMr. Todd1988-06-246.142
- Little DorritWilliam Dorrit1987-12-116.414
- Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)1987-06-087.03
- Monsignor QuixoteFather Quixote1985-01-018.82
- David Lean: A Life in FilmSelf1985-01-016.01
- A Passage to IndiaProfessor Godbole1984-12-146.8329
- EdwinSir Fennimore Truscott1984-01-018.01
- Return of the JediBen 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi1983-05-257.917,001
- LovesickSigmund Freud1983-02-185.714
- Smiley's PeopleGeorge Smiley1982-09-207.752
- Little Lord FauntleroyEarl of Dorincourt1980-12-017.3320
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackObi Wan Kenobi (archive footage)1980-09-228.312
- Raise the TitanicJohn Bigalow1980-08-015.4116
- The Empire Strikes BackObi-Wan Kenobi1980-05-208.418,496
- Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyGeorge Smiley1979-09-107.6127
- The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness1978-12-310.00
- The Star Wars Holiday SpecialBen (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)1978-11-173.4515
- The Making of Star WarsSelf1977-09-167.140
- Star WarsObi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi1977-05-258.222,439
- Murder by DeathButler Jamesir Bensonmum1976-06-237.2900
- Caesar and CleopatraCaesar1976-02-018.02
- The Gift of FriendshipJocelyn Broome1974-09-2410.01
- Hitler: The Last Ten DaysAdolf Hitler1973-04-196.239
- Brother Sun, Sister MoonPapst Innozenz III.1972-03-037.0140
- Great PerformancesFather Quixote1971-01-286.125
- ScroogeJacob Marley's Ghost1970-11-056.8167
- The Ealing ComediesSelf1970-09-080.00
- CromwellKing Charles I1970-07-166.6101
- Twelfth NightMalvolio1970-07-126.55
- The ComediansMajor H. O. Jones1967-10-316.147
- OmnibusSelf1967-10-137.29
- ITV PlayhouseJocelyn Broome1967-09-257.03
- The Comedians in AfricaSelf (uncredited)1967-08-315.85
- Lionpower from MGMSelf - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)1967-01-016.33
- The Quiller MemorandumPol1966-11-105.988
- Hotel ParadisoBenedict Boniface1966-03-016.014
- PasternakSelf (archive footage)1965-12-316.73
- Doctor ZhivagoGen. Yevgraf Zhivago1965-12-227.61,279
- Situation Hopeless — But Not SeriousWilhelm Frick1965-10-136.98
- Thirty-Minute TheatreThe Executioner1965-10-074.28
- The Fall of the Roman EmpireMarcus Aurelius1964-03-246.5225
- Lawrence of ArabiaPrince Feisal1962-12-118.03,450
- H.M.S. DefiantCaptain Crawford1962-04-156.560
- A Majority of OneKoichi Asano1961-12-275.916
- Tunes of GloryMaj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.1960-09-177.165
- Our Man in HavanaJim Wormold1960-01-276.7124
- StartimeJebal Deeks1959-10-066.84
- The ScapegoatJohn Barratt / Jacques De Gue1959-08-066.840
- The Horse's MouthGulley Jimson1958-11-116.748
- The Rise and Fall of a Jungle GiantSelf1958-01-010.00
- Barnacle BillCaptain William Horatio Ambrose1957-12-176.624
- The Bridge on the River KwaiCol. Nicholson1957-10-117.82,388
- The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"1956-06-246.26
- The SwanPrince Albert1956-04-266.937
- The LadykillersProfessor Marcus1955-12-087.3548
- The PrisonerThe Cardinal1955-04-197.223
- To Paris with LoveSir Edgar Fraser1955-01-015.68
- Rowlandson's EnglandNarrator1955-01-018.01
- The Stratford AdventureSelf1954-08-026.25
- Father BrownFather Brown1954-06-086.531
- The Captain's ParadiseCaptain Henry St. James1953-06-095.725
- Malta StoryFlight Lt. Peter Ross1953-06-016.121
- The CardEdward Henry 'Denry' Machin1952-02-257.042
- Hallmark Hall of FameJulius Caesar1951-12-248.88
- The Man in the White SuitSidney Stratton1951-08-076.9208
- The Lavender Hill MobHenry 'Dutch' Holland1951-06-287.2287
- The MudlarkBenjamin Disraeli1950-10-036.610
- Last HolidayGeorge Bird1950-05-157.256
- A Run for Your MoneyWhimple1949-11-236.219
- Kind Hearts and CoronetsThe D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha1949-06-237.6611
- Oliver TwistFagin1948-06-287.6254
- Great ExpectationsHerbert Pocket1946-12-267.3376
- EvensongW.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)1934-09-036.02