Known for Acting
Birthday
April 2, 1914
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Biography
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 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. 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.

Great Performances

The Oscars

The Steve Allen Show

Omnibus

Apostrophes

The Ed Sullivan Show

Performance

The South Bank Show

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

MGM Parade

Startime

Smiley's People

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Talking Pictures

Screen One