Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. He was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hear...read more
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (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. His is known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy....read more
Department
Acting
Birthday
1914-04-02
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Also Known As
[ "Alec Guinness de Cuffe", "Sir Alec Guinness", "Алек Гиннесс", "Сэр Алек Гиннесс", "亚历克·吉尼斯" ]
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19th Venice Film Festival
(1958)
31st Academy Awards
(1959)
12th British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(1959)
29th British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(1983)
35th Emmy Awards
(1983)
11th British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(1958)
30th Academy Awards
(1958)
61st Academy Awards
(1989)
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