Acting
Alec Guinness
Born April 2, 1914 Died August 5, 2000 Marylebone, London, England, UK
Biography
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
2.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022·Documentary
6.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019·Adventure
7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015·Adventure
6.3
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015·Documentary
5.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007·Documentary
7.2
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006·Documentary
8.8
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004·Documentary
7.2
The Story of Star Wars
2004·Documentary
6.8
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000·Documentary
8.0
Eskimo Day
1996·Drama
6.5
Mute Witness
1995·Thriller
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A Foreign Field
1993·Comedy
7.6
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993·Documentary
3.0
Tales from Hollywood
1992·Drama
6.4
Kafka
1991·Drama
6.1
A Handful of Dust
1988·Romance
6.4
Little Dorrit
1987·Drama
7.0
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987·Documentary
8.8
Monsignor Quixote
1985·Comedy
6.0
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985·Documentary
6.8
A Passage to India
1984·Drama
8.0
Edwin
1984·Drama
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983·Adventure
5.7
Lovesick
1983·Romance