Alec Guinness

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.

Known For

Star Wars

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Empire Strikes Back

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Return of the Jedi

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

Lawrence of Arabia

as Prince Feisal

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Col. Nicholson

Doctor Zhivago

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murder by Death

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum