
Alec Guinness
Born: 1914-04-02
Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
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 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

The Gift of Friendship
1974

MGM Parade
1955

When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004

Monsignor Quixote
1985

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980

Apostrophes
1975

The Empire Strikes Back
1980

Star Wars
1977

Eskimo Day
1996

Edwin
1984

Caesar and Cleopatra
1976

Lawrence of Arabia
1962

Return of the Jedi
1983

The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957

Smiley's People
1982

Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949