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Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor.
IMDb profile of Alec Guinness, the English actor who won an Oscar for The Bridge on the River Kwai and played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. Learn about his life, career, collaborations, trivia and more.
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- Marylebone, London, England, UK
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- Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (1914–2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played nine different characters.
YearProductionRoleTheatre (london, Unless Otherwise Noted)1934Junior Counsel1934Chinese coolie, French Pirate and English ...1934Osric and Third Player1935WolfNew TheatreJun 20, 2024 · Alec Guinness (born April 2, 1914, London, England—died August 5, 2000, Midhurst, West Sussex) was a British actor famous for the variety and excellence of his stage and screen characterizations. Tall and unremarkable in appearance, he played a great range of characters throughout his long career.
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Alec Guinness was an English actor. He is known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in ...
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- August 5, 2000
Apr 2, 2014 · Celebrate the versatile and brilliant British actor who starred in classics from Dickens to Star Wars. Discover his roles in Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Kind Hearts and Coronets and more.
Aug 8, 2000 · Sir Alec Guinness, who has died aged 86, was the most versatile and subtle actor of his time, in the cinema and on television no less than on the stage.
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