Actor
Alec Guinness
In our catalogue
3 of 101 titles
Age at death
86 years
Born
2 April 1914
Died
5 August 2000
Birthplace
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Years covered
1977 – 1983
As
Obi-Wan "Ben" KenobiObi-Wan KenobiBen 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
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.
