Alec Guinness
Born
April 2, 1914 (age 86)
Died
August 5, 2000
Birthplace
Marylebone, London, England, UK

Alec Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 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.

Movies

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 ★ 6.3
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 ★ 7.3
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Starring Sigmund Freud
Starring Sigmund Freud
2012
(archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 ★ 5.0
Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
When Star Wars Ruled the World
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 ★ 8.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004 ★ 7.2
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day
1996 ★ 7.5
James
Mute Witness
Mute Witness
1995 ★ 6.4
The Reaper
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
1993
Amos
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
1992 ★ 1.0
Heinrich Mann
Kafka
Kafka
1991 ★ 6.4
The Chief Clerk
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
1988 ★ 6.0
Mr. Todd
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987 ★ 6.5
William Dorrit
Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote
1985 ★ 8.5
Father Quixote
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
1984 ★ 6.8
Professor Godbole
Edwin
Edwin
1984 ★ 8.0
Sir Fennimore Truscott
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 ★ 7.9
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lovesick
Lovesick
1983 ★ 5.5
Sigmund Freud
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 ★ 7.4
Earl of Dorincourt
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 ★ 8.6
Obi Wan Kenobi
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
1980 ★ 5.3
John Bigalow
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 ★ 8.4
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 ★ 3.4
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 ★ 8.2
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
1976 ★ 7.2
Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
1976 ★ 6.0
Caesar
The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship
1974
Jocelyn Broome
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 ★ 6.1
Adolf Hitler
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 ★ 7.0
Papst Innozenz III.
Scrooge
Scrooge
1970 ★ 6.8
Jacob Marley's Ghost
Cromwell
Cromwell
1970 ★ 6.5
King Charles I
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1970 ★ 6.4
Malvolio
The Comedians
The Comedians
1967 ★ 6.1
Major H. O. Jones
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 ★ 4.5
The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum
1966 ★ 5.8
Pol
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
1966 ★ 5.5
Benedict Boniface
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965 ★ 7.5
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965 ★ 6.9
Wilhelm Frick
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 ★ 6.5
Marcus Aurelius
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 ★ 8.0
Prince Feisal
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
1962 ★ 6.5
Captain Crawford
A Majority of One
A Majority of One
1961 ★ 5.7
Koichi Asano
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
1960 ★ 7.1
Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
1960 ★ 6.7
Jim Wormold
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
1959 ★ 6.8
John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
1958 ★ 6.7
Gulley Jimson
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
1957 ★ 6.4
Captain William Horatio Ambrose
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 ★ 7.8
Col. Nicholson
The Swan
The Swan
1956 ★ 6.9
Prince Albert
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
1955 ★ 7.3
Professor Marcus
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
1955 ★ 7.2
The Cardinal
To Paris with Love
To Paris with Love
1955 ★ 5.2
Sir Edgar Fraser
Rowlandson's England
Rowlandson's England
1955
Narrator
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954 ★ 6.4
Father Brown
The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise
1953 ★ 5.4
Captain Henry St. James
Malta Story
Malta Story
1953 ★ 5.9
Flight Lt. Peter Ross
The Card
The Card
1952 ★ 6.9
Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951 ★ 6.9
Sidney Stratton
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 ★ 7.2
Henry 'Dutch' Holland
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
1950 ★ 6.5
Benjamin Disraeli
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
1950 ★ 7.1
George Bird
A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money
1949 ★ 6.0
Whimple
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 ★ 7.6
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
1948 ★ 7.6
Fagin
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 ★ 7.3
Herbert Pocket
Evensong
Evensong
1934 ★ 5.0
W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)

TV Series