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Alec Guinness
0 FOLLOWERS • 24 CREDITS • APR 2, 1914 - AUG 5, 2000 • 86
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
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Tony Awards
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The Steve Allen Show
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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The Oscars
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Startime
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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The Star Wars Holiday Special
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
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Return of the Jedi
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The Empire Strikes Back
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The Story of Star Wars
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
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The Making of Star Wars
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A Passage to India
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Doctor Zhivago
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Star Wars
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The Fall of the Roman Empire
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Cromwell
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Lawrence of Arabia
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