Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Age
86
Birth Date
April 2, 1914
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Alec Guinness de Cuffe
Sir Alec Guinness
Socials
April 2, 1914 – 2000
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.
Great Performances
Apostrophes
The South Bank Show
Film '72
American Playhouse
Omnibus
Star Wars
The Ed Sullivan Show
ITV Playhouse
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Steve Allen Show
The Oscars
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker