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Alec Guinness

Apr 02, 1914 - Aug 05, 2000 (86 years old) in Marylebone, London, England, UK

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE 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.

Known For

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Star Wars
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
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Great Performances
Father Quixote
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
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The Empire Strikes Back
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Return of the Jedi
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
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Lawrence of Arabia
Prince Feisal
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Performance
Heinrich Mann
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The Steve Allen Show
Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

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