Overview
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Birthday
Apr 02, 1914 (111 years old)
Death date
Aug 05, 2000
Alec Guinness
Known For
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Though lightsabers have been a force in the Star Wars...
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
In 1956, actress and Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-82), then...
Biography
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.
Acting
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2012
Starring Sigmund Freud
2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
The Story of Star Wars
2000
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
1993
A Foreign Field
1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1987
Little Dorrit
1985
Monsignor Quixote
1985
David Lean: A Life in Film