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Alec Guinness
Acting

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...

Filmography

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

movie

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

as Self - (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)

2021

A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)

as Self (archive footage)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

movie

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

movie

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

movie

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

2015

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

tv

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Talking Pictures

tv

Talking Pictures

2013

Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012

Starring Sigmund Freud

as (archive footage)

Hitler: The Comedy Years

movie

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

movie

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

2006

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

When Star Wars Ruled the World

movie

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

The Story of Star Wars

movie

The Story of Star Wars

2004

The Story of Star Wars

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

movie

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

2000

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

as Self (archive footage)

Eskimo Day

movie

Eskimo Day

1996

Eskimo Day

as James

Mute Witness

movie

Mute Witness

1995

Mute Witness

as The Reaper

A Foreign Field

movie

A Foreign Field

1993

A Foreign Field

as Amos

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

movie

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as Self (archive footage)

Tales from Hollywood

movie

Tales from Hollywood

1992

Tales from Hollywood

as Heinrich Mann

Kafka

movie

Kafka

1991

Kafka

as The Chief Clerk

Performance

tv

Performance

1991

Performance

as Heinrich Mann

Screen One

tv

Screen One

1989

Screen One

as Amos

A Handful of Dust

movie

A Handful of Dust

1988

A Handful of Dust

as Mr. Todd

Little Dorrit

movie

Little Dorrit

1987

Little Dorrit

as William Dorrit

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

movie

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as Self (archive footage)

Monsignor Quixote

movie

Monsignor Quixote

1985

Monsignor Quixote

as Father Quixote

David Lean: A Life in Film

movie

David Lean: A Life in Film

1985

David Lean: A Life in Film

as Self

A Passage to India

movie

A Passage to India

1984

A Passage to India

as Professor Godbole

Edwin

movie

Edwin

1984

Edwin

as Sir Fennimore Truscott

Return of the Jedi

movie

Return of the Jedi

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Lovesick

movie

Lovesick

1983

Lovesick

as Sigmund Freud

Smiley's People

tv

Smiley's People

1982

Smiley's People

as George Smiley

Little Lord Fauntleroy

movie

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Earl of Dorincourt

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

movie

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

as Obi Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

Raise the Titanic

movie

Raise the Titanic

1980

Raise the Titanic

as John Bigalow

The Empire Strikes Back

movie

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

tv

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as George Smiley

CineRaya

movie

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

1978

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

The Star Wars Holiday Special

movie

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

The Star Wars Holiday Special

as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

The South Bank Show

tv

The South Bank Show

1978

The South Bank Show

as Self

The Making of Star Wars

movie

The Making of Star Wars

1977

The Making of Star Wars

as Self

Star Wars

movie

Star Wars

1977

Star Wars

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

Murder by Death

movie

Murder by Death

1976

Murder by Death

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

Caesar and Cleopatra

movie

Caesar and Cleopatra

1976

Caesar and Cleopatra

as Caesar

Apostrophes

tv

Apostrophes

1975

Apostrophes

as Self

The Gift of Friendship

movie

The Gift of Friendship

1974

The Gift of Friendship

as Jocelyn Broome

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

movie

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

as Adolf Hitler

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

movie

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

as Papst Innozenz III.

Great Performances

tv

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

as Father Quixote

Scrooge

movie

Scrooge

1970

Scrooge

as Jacob Marley's Ghost

The Ealing Comedies

movie

The Ealing Comedies

1970

The Ealing Comedies

as Self

Cromwell

movie

Cromwell

1970

Cromwell

as King Charles I

Twelfth Night

movie

Twelfth Night

1970

Twelfth Night

as Malvolio

The Comedians

movie

The Comedians

1967

The Comedians

as Major H. O. Jones

Omnibus

tv

Omnibus

1967

Omnibus

as Self

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as Jocelyn Broome

The Comedians in Africa

movie

The Comedians in Africa

1967

The Comedians in Africa

as Self (uncredited)

Lionpower from MGM

movie

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Lionpower from MGM

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

The Quiller Memorandum

movie

The Quiller Memorandum

1966

The Quiller Memorandum

as Pol

Hotel Paradiso

movie

Hotel Paradiso

1966

Hotel Paradiso

as Benedict Boniface

Pasternak

movie

Pasternak

1965

Pasternak

as Self (archive footage)

Doctor Zhivago

movie

Doctor Zhivago

1965

Doctor Zhivago

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

movie

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

1965

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

as Wilhelm Frick

The Fall of the Roman Empire

movie

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as Marcus Aurelius

Lawrence of Arabia

movie

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as Prince Feisal

H.M.S. Defiant

movie

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

H.M.S. Defiant

as Captain Crawford

A Majority of One

movie

A Majority of One

1961

A Majority of One

as Koichi Asano

Tunes of Glory

movie

Tunes of Glory

1960

Tunes of Glory

as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

Our Man in Havana

movie

Our Man in Havana

1960

Our Man in Havana

as Jim Wormold

Startime

tv

Startime

1959

Startime

as Jebal Deeks

The Scapegoat

movie

The Scapegoat

1959

The Scapegoat

as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

The Horse's Mouth

movie

The Horse's Mouth

1958

The Horse's Mouth

as Gulley Jimson

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

movie

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

as Self

Barnacle Bill

movie

Barnacle Bill

1957

Barnacle Bill

as Captain William Horatio Ambrose

The Bridge on the River Kwai

movie

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Col. Nicholson

The Steve Allen Show

tv

The Steve Allen Show

1956

The Steve Allen Show

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

The Swan

movie

The Swan

1956

The Swan

as Prince Albert

The Ladykillers

movie

The Ladykillers

1955

The Ladykillers

as Professor Marcus

MGM Parade

tv

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade

as self

The Prisoner

movie

The Prisoner

1955

The Prisoner

as The Cardinal

To Paris with Love

movie

To Paris with Love

1955

To Paris with Love

as Sir Edgar Fraser

CineRaya

movie

Rowlandson's England

1955

Rowlandson's England

as Narrator

The Stratford Adventure

movie

The Stratford Adventure

1954

The Stratford Adventure

as Self

Father Brown

movie

Father Brown

1954

Father Brown

as Father Brown

The Captain's Paradise

movie

The Captain's Paradise

1953

The Captain's Paradise

as Captain Henry St. James

Malta Story

movie

Malta Story

1953

Malta Story

as Flight Lt. Peter Ross

The Oscars

tv

The Oscars

1953

The Oscars

as Self

The Card

movie

The Card

1952

The Card

as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Julius Caesar

The Man in the White Suit

movie

The Man in the White Suit

1951

The Man in the White Suit

as Sidney Stratton

The Lavender Hill Mob

movie

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

as Henry 'Dutch' Holland

The Mudlark

movie

The Mudlark

1950

The Mudlark

as Benjamin Disraeli

Last Holiday

movie

Last Holiday

1950

Last Holiday

as George Bird

A Run for Your Money

movie

A Run for Your Money

1949

A Run for Your Money

as Whimple

Kind Hearts and Coronets

movie

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

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

Oliver Twist

movie

Oliver Twist

1948

Oliver Twist

as Fagin

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Great Expectations

movie

Great Expectations

1946

Great Expectations

as Herbert Pocket

Evensong

movie

Evensong

1934

Evensong

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

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