Alec Guinness
An image from Murder by Death, one of the productions that also features Alec Guinness.
Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

April 2, 1914 — Marylebone, London, England, UK

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.

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955