Persoonlijke gegevens
Bekend om
Acting
Geslacht
Man
Geboren
2 april 1914
Overleden
5 augustus 2000
Geboorteplaats
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Ook bekend als
Alec Guinness de Cuffe · Sir Alec Guinness
Biografie
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.
Bekend van
8.2
Film
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
1977
8.4
Film
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Obi-Wan Kenobi
1980
7.9
Film
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
1983
8.0
Film
Lawrence of Arabia
Prince Feisal
1962
7.8
Film
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Col. Nicholson
1957
7.6
Serie
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Smiley
1979
6.8
Film
A Passage to India
Professor Godbole
1984
5.4
Film
Raise the Titanic
John Bigalow
1980
7.6
Film
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
1949
7.6
Serie
Smiley's People
George Smiley
1982
6.4
Film
Mute Witness
The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)
1995
7.1
Film
Murder by Death
Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
1976
6.5
Film
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius
1964
7.6
Film
Oliver Twist
Fagin
1948
7.6
Film
Doctor Zhivago
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
1965
7.3
Film
The Ladykillers
Professor Marcus
1955
6.8
Film
Scrooge
Jacob Marley's Ghost
1970
6.6
Film
Cromwell
King Charles I
1970
7.1
Film
The Making of Star Wars
Self
1977
7.3
Film
Great Expectations
Herbert Pocket
1946
Acteercredits 20 titels
Mute Witness
als The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)
6.4
1995
A Passage to India
als Professor Godbole
6.8
1984
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
als Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
7.9
1983
Smiley's People
als George Smiley
7.6
1982
Raise the Titanic
als John Bigalow
5.4
1980
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
als Obi-Wan Kenobi
8.4
1980
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
als George Smiley
7.6
1979
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
als Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
8.2
1977
The Making of Star Wars
als Self
7.1
1977
Murder by Death
als Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
7.1
1976
Cromwell
als King Charles I
6.6
1970
Scrooge
als Jacob Marley's Ghost
6.8
1970
Doctor Zhivago
als Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
7.6
1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire
als Marcus Aurelius
6.5
1964
Lawrence of Arabia
als Prince Feisal
8.0
1962
The Bridge on the River Kwai
als Col. Nicholson
7.8
1957
The Ladykillers
als Professor Marcus
7.3
1955
Kind Hearts and Coronets
als The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
7.6
1949
Oliver Twist
als Fagin
7.6
1948
Great Expectations
als Herbert Pocket
7.3
1946