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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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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

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

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

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

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

2015

as Self

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

2013

as Self (archive footage)

Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012

as (archive footage)

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007

as Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

2006

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

When Star Wars Ruled the World

When Star Wars Ruled the World

2004

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars

2004

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

2003

as Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Eskimo Day

Eskimo Day

1996

as James

Mute Witness

Mute Witness

1995

as The Reaper

A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field

1993

as Amos

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

as Self (archive footage)

Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

1992

as Heinrich Mann

Kafka

Kafka

1991

as The Chief Clerk

Performance

Performance

1991

as Heinrich Mann

Screen One

Screen One

1989

as Amos

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

1988

as Mr. Todd

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

1987

as William Dorrit

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

as Self (archive footage)

Monsignor Quixote

Monsignor Quixote

1985

as Father Quixote

David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film

1985

as Self

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984

as Professor Godbole

Edwin

Edwin

1984

as Sir Fennimore Truscott

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi

Lovesick

Lovesick

1983

as Sigmund Freud

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

1982

as George Smiley

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

as Earl of Dorincourt

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Obi Wan Kenobi

Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

1980

as John Bigalow

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979

as George Smiley

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

1978

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

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

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978

as Self

The Making of Star Wars

The Making of Star Wars

1977

as Self

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976

as Butler Jamesir Bensonmum

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1976

as Caesar

The Gift of Friendship

The Gift of Friendship

1974

as Jocelyn Broome

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

as Adolf Hitler

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972

as Papst Innozenz III.

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

as Father Quixote

Scrooge

Scrooge

1970

as Jacob Marley's Ghost

The Ealing Comedies

The Ealing Comedies

1970

as Self

Cromwell

Cromwell

1970

as King Charles I

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1970

as Malvolio

The Comedians

The Comedians

1967

as Major H. O. Jones

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

as Self

The Comedians in Africa

The Comedians in Africa

1967

as Self (uncredited)

The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966

as Pol

Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

1966

as Benedict Boniface

Pasternak

Pasternak

1965

as Himself

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

1965

as Wilhelm Frick

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

as Marcus Aurelius

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as Prince Feisal

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

as Captain Crawford

A Majority of One

A Majority of One

1961

as Koichi Asano

Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

1960

as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

1960

as Jim Wormold

Startime

Startime

1959

The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

1959

as John Barratt / Jacques De Gue

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

1958

as Gulley Jimson

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958

as Self

Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

1957

as Captain William Horatio Ambrose

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

as Col. Nicholson

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956

as Self - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

The Swan

The Swan

1956

as Prince Albert

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

1955

as Professor Marcus

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1955

as The Cardinal

To Paris with Love

To Paris with Love

1955

as Sir Edgar Fraser

Rowlandson's England

Rowlandson's England

1955

as Narrator

The Stratford Adventure

The Stratford Adventure

1954

as Self

Father Brown

Father Brown

1954

as Father Brown

The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953

as Captain Henry St. James

Malta Story

Malta Story

1953

as Flight Lt. Peter Ross

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self

The Card

The Card

1952

as Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Julius Caesar

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

1951

as Sidney Stratton

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

as Henry 'Dutch' Holland

The Mudlark

The Mudlark

1950

as Benjamin Disraeli

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

as George Bird

A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money

1949

as Whimple

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948

as Fagin

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946

as Herbert Pocket

Evensong

Evensong

1934

as W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)