Overview
Alec Guinness
Known For
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and...
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...
When Star Wars Ruled the World
A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making...
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
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.