Alec Guinness
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 2, 1914
- Died
- August 5, 2000
- Birthplace
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
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
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies 2022
as Self - (archive footage)
- A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland) 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel 2015
as Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
- Starring Sigmund Freud
Starring Sigmund Freud 2012
as (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years 2007
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess 2006
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
When Star Wars Ruled the World 2004
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
The Story of Star Wars 2004
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Eskimo Day 1996
as James
Mute Witness 1995
as The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)
A Foreign Field 1993
as Amos
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered 1993
as Self (archive footage)
Tales from Hollywood 1992
as Heinrich Mann
Kafka 1991
as The Chief Clerk
A Handful of Dust 1988
as Mr. Todd
Little Dorrit 1987
as William Dorrit
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987
as Self (archive footage), Thanks
David Lean: A Life in Film 1985
as Self
Monsignor Quixote 1985
as Father Quixote
A Passage to India 1984
as Professor Godbole
Edwin 1984
as Sir Fennimore Truscott
Return of the Jedi 1983
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lovesick 1983
as Sigmund Freud
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1980
as Earl of Dorincourt
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back 1980
as Obi Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Raise the Titanic 1980
as John Bigalow
The Empire Strikes Back 1980
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
- The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness 1978
Actor
The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978
as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of Star Wars 1977
as Self
Star Wars 1977
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Murder by Death 1976
as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Caesar and Cleopatra 1976
as Caesar
The Gift of Friendship 1974
as Jocelyn Broome
Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973
as Adolf Hitler
Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972
as Papst Innozenz III.
Scrooge 1970
as Jacob Marley's Ghost
The Ealing Comedies 1970
as Self
Cromwell 1970
as King Charles I
Twelfth Night 1970
as Malvolio
The Comedians 1967
as Major H. O. Jones
The Comedians in Africa 1967
as Self (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM 1967
as Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Quiller Memorandum 1966
as Pol
Hotel Paradiso 1966
as Benedict Boniface
Pasternak 1965
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Zhivago 1965
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious 1965
as Wilhelm Frick
The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964
as Marcus Aurelius
Lawrence of Arabia 1962
as Prince Feisal
H.M.S. Defiant 1962
as Captain Crawford
A Majority of One 1961
as Koichi Asano
Tunes of Glory 1960
as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
Our Man in Havana 1960
as Jim Wormold
The Scapegoat 1959
as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
The Horse's Mouth 1958
as Gulley Jimson, Writer
...On Seeing Film 1958
as Self
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant 1958
as Self
Barnacle Bill 1957
as Captain William Horatio Ambrose
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
as Col. Nicholson
The Swan 1956
as Prince Albert
The Ladykillers 1955
as Professor Marcus
The Prisoner 1955
as The Cardinal
- Rowlandson's England
Rowlandson's England 1955
as Narrator
To Paris with Love 1955
as Sir Edgar Fraser
The Stratford Adventure 1954
as Self
Father Brown 1954
as Father Brown
The Captain's Paradise 1953
as Captain Henry St. James
Malta Story 1953
as Flight Lt. Peter Ross
The Card 1952
as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
The Man in the White Suit 1951
as Sidney Stratton
The Lavender Hill Mob 1951
as Henry 'Dutch' Holland
The Mudlark 1950
as Benjamin Disraeli
Last Holiday 1950
as George Bird
A Run for Your Money 1949
as Whimple
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
Oliver Twist 1948
as Fagin
Great Expectations 1946
as Herbert Pocket
Evensong 1934
as W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.