Born 1914 (age 86) · Marylebone, London, England, UK
Appears in 99 titles

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

Star Wars
8.2
Star Wars
1977
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Return of the Jedi
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
6.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Lawrence of Arabia
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Prince Feisal
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
as Col. Nicholson
Doctor Zhivago
7.5
Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Murder by Death
7.2
Murder by Death
1976
as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
The Ladykillers
7.3
The Ladykillers
1955
as Professor Marcus
The Star Wars Holiday Special
3.4
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Great Expectations
7.3
Great Expectations
1946
as Herbert Pocket
A Passage to India
6.8
A Passage to India
1984
as Professor Godbole
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.4
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Earl of Dorincourt
The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
as Henry 'Dutch' Holland
Oliver Twist
7.6
Oliver Twist
1948
as Fagin
The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.5
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Marcus Aurelius
The Man in the White Suit
6.9
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as Sidney Stratton
Mute Witness
6.5
Mute Witness
1995
as The Reaper