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Alec Guinness

ACTOR · FROM MARYLEBONE, UK

Alec Guinness

1914–200076 credits since 1934

FunnyMelancholicQuirkyClassThought provoking

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In the pictureStar Wars

ABOUT ALEC

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born2 April 1914

Died5 August 2000

BirthplaceMarylebone, UK

Known forActing

On Cineora54 of 75 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Alec from.

Star Wars poster

Movie

1977IMDb8.6

Lawrence of Arabia poster

Movie

Lawrence of Arabia

1962IMDb8.3

The Bridge on the River Kwai poster

Movie

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957IMDb8.1

Doctor Zhivago poster

Movie

1965IMDb7.9

Murder by Death poster

Movie

Murder by Death

1976IMDb7.2

Kind Hearts and Coronets poster

Movie

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949IMDb8.0

The Ladykillers poster

Movie

The Ladykillers

1955IMDb7.6

A Passage to India poster

Movie

A Passage to India

1984IMDb7.3

The Lavender Hill Mob poster

Movie

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951IMDb7.5

Oliver Twist poster

Movie

1948IMDb7.8

Scrooge poster

Movie

1970IMDb7.5

The Man in the White Suit poster

Movie

The Man in the White Suit

1951IMDb7.2

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 54
Average IMDb: 7.1
Highest rated: The Empire Strikes BackIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1934

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

76 credits

The 2010s

3 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker poster

Movie

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019IMDb6.3

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster

Movie

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015IMDb7.7

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)

Starring Sigmund Freud

Not on Cineora

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012

as (archive footage)

The 2000s

3 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Not on Cineora

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

When Star Wars Ruled the World poster

Movie

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004IMDb8.0

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

The Story of Star Wars poster

Movie

The Story of Star Wars

2004IMDb6.2

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

The 1990s

6 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Not on Cineora

Eskimo Day

1996

as James

Mute Witness poster

Movie

1995IMDb6.7

as The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)

Not on Cineora

A Foreign Field

1993

as Amos

Not on Cineora

Tales from Hollywood

1992

as Heinrich Mann

Kafka poster

Movie

1991IMDb6.8

as The Chief Clerk

Not on Cineora

Performance

1991

as Heinrich Mann · 1 episode

The 1980s

14 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Not on Cineora

Screen One

1989

as Amos · 1 episode

A Handful of Dust poster

Movie

A Handful of Dust

1988IMDb6.5

as Mr. Todd

Little Dorrit poster

Movie

1987IMDb7.1

as William Dorrit

Not on Cineora

Monsignor Quixote

1985

as Father Quixote

A Passage to India poster

Movie

A Passage to India

1984IMDb7.3

as Professor Godbole

Not on Cineora

Edwin

1984

as Sir Fennimore Truscott

Return of the Jedi poster

Movie

Return of the Jedi

1983IMDb8.3

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Lovesick poster

Movie

1983IMDb5.2

as Sigmund Freud

The 1970s

12 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy poster

Series

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979IMDb8.4

as George Smiley · 7 episodes

The Star Wars Holiday Special poster

Movie

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978IMDb2.2

as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Star Wars poster

Movie

1977IMDb8.6

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

Murder by Death poster

Movie

Murder by Death

1976IMDb7.2

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

Not on Cineora

Caesar and Cleopatra

1976

as Caesar

Not on Cineora

The Gift of Friendship

1974

as Jocelyn Broome

Hitler: The Last Ten Days poster

Movie

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973IMDb6.5

as Adolf Hitler

Brother Sun, Sister Moon poster

Movie

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972IMDb7.2

as Papst Innozenz III.

The 1960s

13 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

The Comedians poster

Movie

1967IMDb6.3

as Major H. O. Jones

Not on Cineora

ITV Playhouse

1967

as Jocelyn Broome · 1 episode

The Quiller Memorandum poster

Movie

The Quiller Memorandum

1966IMDb6.3

as Pol

Hotel Paradiso poster

Movie

1966IMDb6.1

as Benedict Boniface

Doctor Zhivago poster

Movie

1965IMDb7.9

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Not on Cineora

Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

1965

as Wilhelm Frick

Not on Cineora

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

as The Executioner · 1 episode

The Fall of the Roman Empire poster

Movie

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964IMDb6.7

as Marcus Aurelius

The 1950s

19 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Not on Cineora

Startime

1959

as Jebal Deeks · 1 episode

The Scapegoat poster

Movie

1959IMDb6.8

as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

The Horse's Mouth poster

Movie

The Horse's Mouth

1958IMDb6.9

as Gulley Jimson

Barnacle Bill poster

Movie

1957IMDb6.8

as Captain William Horatio Ambrose

The Bridge on the River Kwai poster

Movie

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957IMDb8.1

as Col. Nicholson

The Swan poster

Movie

1956IMDb6.4

as Prince Albert

The Ladykillers poster

Movie

The Ladykillers

1955IMDb7.6

as Professor Marcus

The Prisoner poster

Movie

1955IMDb6.8

as The Cardinal

The 1940s

4 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

A Run for Your Money poster

Movie

A Run for Your Money

1949IMDb6.4

as Whimple

Kind Hearts and Coronets poster

Movie

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949IMDb8.0

as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha

Oliver Twist poster

Movie

1948IMDb7.8

as Fagin

Great Expectations poster

Movie

Great Expectations

1946IMDb7.8

as Herbert Pocket

The 1930s

1 title

Not on Cineora

Evensong

1934

as W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Alec’s titles.

Mark HamillStar Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and 8 more

Carrie FisherStar Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and 7 more

Anthony DanielsStar Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and 7 more

Harrison FordStar Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and 6 more

George LucasStar Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and 4 more

James Earl JonesStar Wars, Return of the Jedi and 4 more

David LeanDirector · Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai and 4 more

Peter MayhewStar Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and 4 more

John WilliamsComposer · Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and 3 more

Kay WalshGreat Expectations, Oliver Twist and 3 more