Actor info
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Name :
Alec Guinness
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Born :
April 2, 1914 in Marylebone, London, England, UK (86 years at death)
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Died :
August 5, 2000
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
82 films (1934–2022)
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Also known as :
Alec Guinness de Cuffe, Sir Alec Guinness
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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.
Notable films
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
- Return of the Jedi (1983) as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Star Wars (1977) as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
