Alec Guinness
Born: 1914-04-02 Marylebone, London, England, UK
Died: 2000-08-05
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (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. His is 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.
Acting (in our collection)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
A Handful of Dust
(1988)
Little Dorrit
(1987)
A Passage to India
(1984)
Edwin
(1984)
Star Wars
(1977)
Murder by Death
(1976)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
(1972)
Cromwell
(1970)
Scrooge
(1970)
The Comedians
(1967)
The Quiller Memorandum
(1966)
Doctor Zhivago
(1965)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
(1964)
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962)
Tunes of Glory
(1960)
Our Man in Havana
(1959)
The Horse's Mouth
(1958)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957)
The Ladykillers
(1955)
The Prisoner
(1955)
Father Brown
(1954)
The Captain's Paradise
(1953)
Malta Story
(1953)
The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951)
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Last Holiday
(1950)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949)
A Run for Your Money
(1949)
Oliver Twist
(1948)
Great Expectations
(1946)