Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

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.

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Filmography

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/7/2022

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
Movie - Released: 12/18/2019

2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/15/2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/15/2015

2013

Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 1/5/2013

2012

Movie
Starring Sigmund Freud
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/1/2012

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/10/2007

2006

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/16/2006

2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/18/2004
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/18/2004

2003

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/22/2003

2000

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/21/2000

1996

Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day
as James
Movie - Released: 4/4/1996

1995

Mute Witness
Mute Witness
as The Reaper
Movie - Released: 9/15/1995

1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/11/1993
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
as Amos
Movie - Released: 9/10/1993

1992

Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
as Heinrich Mann
Movie - Released: 10/18/1992

1991

Kafka
Kafka
as The Chief Clerk
Movie - Released: 11/15/1991
Performance
Performance
as Heinrich Mann
TV - Released: 2/22/1991

1989

Screen One
Screen One
as Amos
TV - Released: 9/10/1989

1988

A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
as Mr. Todd
Movie - Released: 6/24/1988

1987

Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
as William Dorrit
Movie - Released: 12/11/1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/8/1987

1985

Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote
as Father Quixote
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985

1984

A Passage to India
A Passage to India
as Professor Godbole
Movie - Released: 12/14/1984
Edwin
Edwin
as Sir Fennimore Truscott
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1983

Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Movie - Released: 5/25/1983
Lovesick
Lovesick
as Sigmund Freud
Movie - Released: 2/18/1983

1982

Smiley's People
Smiley's People
as George Smiley
TV - Released: 9/20/1982

1980

The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Movie - Released: 5/20/1980
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
as John Bigalow
Movie - Released: 8/1/1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Earl of Dorincourt
Movie - Released: 12/1/1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Obi Wan Kenobi
Movie - Released: 9/22/1980

1979

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as George Smiley
TV - Released: 9/10/1979

1978

Movie
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/17/1978
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show
as Self
TV - Released: 1/14/1978

1977

Star Wars
Star Wars
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Movie - Released: 5/25/1977
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/16/1977

1976

Murder by Death
Murder by Death
as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
Movie - Released: 6/23/1976
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Caesar
Movie - Released: 2/1/1976

1975

Apostrophes
Apostrophes
as Self
TV - Released: 1/10/1975

1974

The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship
as Jocelyn Broome
Movie - Released: 9/24/1974

1973

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Adolf Hitler
Movie - Released: 4/19/1973

1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
as Papst Innozenz III.
Movie - Released: 3/3/1972

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Father Quixote
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

Cromwell
Cromwell
as King Charles I
Movie - Released: 7/16/1970
Scrooge
Scrooge
as Jacob Marley's Ghost
Movie - Released: 11/5/1970
The Ealing Comedies
The Ealing Comedies
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/8/1970
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
as Malvolio
Movie - Released: 7/12/1970

1967

The Comedians
The Comedians
as Major H. O. Jones
Movie - Released: 10/31/1967
The Comedians in Africa
The Comedians in Africa
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/31/1967
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Self
TV - Released: 10/13/1967

1966

The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum
as Pol
Movie - Released: 11/10/1966
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
as Benedict Boniface
Movie - Released: 3/1/1966

1965

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Movie - Released: 12/22/1965
Pasternak
Pasternak
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/31/1965
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
as Wilhelm Frick
Movie - Released: 10/13/1965

1964

The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Marcus Aurelius
Movie - Released: 3/24/1964

1962

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
as Prince Feisal
Movie - Released: 12/11/1962
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
as Captain Crawford
Movie - Released: 4/15/1962

1961

A Majority of One
A Majority of One
as Koichi Asano
Movie - Released: 12/27/1961

1960

Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
as Jim Wormold
Movie - Released: 1/27/1960
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
Movie - Released: 9/17/1960

1959

The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
Movie - Released: 8/6/1959
Startime
Startime
TV - Released: 10/6/1959

1958

The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
as Gulley Jimson
Movie - Released: 11/11/1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1958

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Nicholson
Movie - Released: 10/11/1957
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
as Captain William Horatio Ambrose
Movie - Released: 12/17/1957

1956

The Swan
The Swan
as Prince Albert
Movie - Released: 4/26/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
TV - Released: 6/24/1956

1955

The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
as Professor Marcus
Movie - Released: 12/8/1955
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
as The Cardinal
Movie - Released: 4/19/1955
To Paris with Love
To Paris with Love
as Sir Edgar Fraser
Movie - Released: 1/1/1955
Movie
Rowlandson's England
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1955

1954

Father Brown
Father Brown
as Father Brown
Movie - Released: 6/8/1954
The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Adventure
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/2/1954

1953

The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise
as Captain Henry St. James
Movie - Released: 9/28/1953
Malta Story
Malta Story
as Flight Lt. Peter Ross
Movie - Released: 6/1/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

The Card
The Card
as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
Movie - Released: 2/25/1952

1951

The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
as Sidney Stratton
Movie - Released: 8/7/1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
as Henry 'Dutch' Holland
Movie - Released: 6/28/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Julius Caesar
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Last Holiday
Last Holiday
as George Bird
Movie - Released: 5/15/1950
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
as Benjamin Disraeli
Movie - Released: 10/3/1950

1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets
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
Movie - Released: 6/21/1949
A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money
as Whimple
Movie - Released: 11/23/1949

1948

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
Movie - Released: 6/28/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1946

Great Expectations
Great Expectations
as Herbert Pocket
Movie - Released: 12/26/1946

1934

Evensong
Evensong
as W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/3/1934