

Alec Guinness
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
2 Apr 1914
Age
112 Years
Born In
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Total Projects
98
Years Active
88 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)

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A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
as Self (archive footage)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)

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Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as Self

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)

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Starring Sigmund Freud
Starring Sigmund Freud
as (archive footage)

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Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

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When Star Wars Ruled the World
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

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The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

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The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
as Self (archive footage)

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Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day
as James

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Mute Witness
Mute Witness
as The Reaper

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A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
as Amos

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Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)

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Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
as Heinrich Mann

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Kafka
Kafka
as The Chief Clerk

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Performance
Performance
as Heinrich Mann

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Screen One
Screen One
as Amos

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A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
as Mr. Todd

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Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
as William Dorrit

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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)

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Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote
as Father Quixote

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David Lean: A Life in Film
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self

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A Passage to India
A Passage to India
as Professor Godbole

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Edwin
Edwin
as Sir Fennimore Truscott

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Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

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Lovesick
Lovesick
as Sigmund Freud

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Smiley's People
Smiley's People
as George Smiley

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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Earl of Dorincourt

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SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Obi Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

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Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
as John Bigalow

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The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
as Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as George Smiley

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The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

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The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

tv
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show
as Self

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The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
as Self

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Star Wars
Star Wars
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

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Murder by Death
Murder by Death
as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

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Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Caesar

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Apostrophes
Apostrophes
as Self

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The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship
as Jocelyn Broome

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Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Adolf Hitler

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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
as Papst Innozenz III.

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Great Performances
Great Performances
as Father Quixote

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Scrooge
Scrooge
as Jacob Marley's Ghost

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The Ealing Comedies
The Ealing Comedies
as Self

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Cromwell
Cromwell
as King Charles I

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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
as Malvolio

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The Comedians
The Comedians
as Major H. O. Jones

tv
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Self

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ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Jocelyn Broome

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The Comedians in Africa
The Comedians in Africa
as Self (uncredited)

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Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)

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The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum
as Pol

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Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
as Benedict Boniface

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Pasternak
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage)

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Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

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Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
as Wilhelm Frick

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The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Marcus Aurelius

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Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
as Prince Feisal

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H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
as Captain Crawford

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A Majority of One
A Majority of One
as Koichi Asano

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Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

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Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
as Jim Wormold

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Startime
Startime
as Jebal Deeks

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The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

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The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
as Gulley Jimson

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The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
as Self

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Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
as Captain William Horatio Ambrose

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The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Nicholson

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The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

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The Swan
The Swan
as Prince Albert

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The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
as Professor Marcus

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MGM Parade
MGM Parade
as self

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The Prisoner
The Prisoner
as The Cardinal

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To Paris with Love
To Paris with Love
as Sir Edgar Fraser

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Rowlandson's England
Rowlandson's England
as Narrator

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The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Adventure
as Self

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Father Brown
Father Brown
as Father Brown

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The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise
as Captain Henry St. James

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Malta Story
Malta Story
as Flight Lt. Peter Ross

tv
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

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The Card
The Card
as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Julius Caesar

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The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
as Sidney Stratton

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The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
as Henry 'Dutch' Holland

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The Mudlark
The Mudlark
as Benjamin Disraeli

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Last Holiday
Last Holiday
as George Bird

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A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money
as Whimple

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Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha

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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Fagin

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

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Great Expectations
Great Expectations
as Herbert Pocket

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Evensong
Evensong
as W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)