Biography
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.
Filmography (8)
Return of the Jedi
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
The Empire Strikes Back
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia
as Prince Feisal
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Nicholson
The Man in the White Suit
as Sidney Stratton
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
as Fagin