As Actor
The Story of Star Wars
2004
7.1
Alec Guinness
Acting
Born
April 2, 1914
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Deceased
August 5, 2000
Biography
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 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.
The Filmography
As Actor
Eskimo Day
1996
7.5
As Actor
Mute Witness
1995
6.4
As Actor
Tales from Hollywood
1992
1.0
As Actor
Kafka
1991
6.4
As Actor
A Handful of Dust
1988
6.2
As Actor
Little Dorrit
1987
6.5
As Actor
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
6.0
As Actor
A Passage to India
1984
6.8
As Actor
Edwin
1984
8.0
As Actor
Lovesick
1983
5.5
As Actor
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
7.4
As Actor
Raise the Titanic
1980
5.4
As Actor
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
8.4
As Actor
The Making of Star Wars
1977
7.0
As Actor
Star Wars
1977
8.2
As Actor
Murder by Death
1976
7.2
As Actor
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
6.1
As Actor
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
7.0
As Actor
Scrooge
1970
6.8