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Alec Guinness

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Overview

Date of Death:
5 August 2000, Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK (liver cancer) more
Mini Biography:
While working in advertising, he studied at the Fay Compton Studio... more
Trivia:
Harrison Ford said that Guinness helped him find an apartment to stay... more
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 24 wins & 12 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Alec Guiness | Sir Alec Guinness | Mystery Guest Star

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Eskimo Day (1996) (TV) .... James
    ... aka Interview Day (USA)
  2. Mute Witness (1994) (as Mystery Guest Star) .... The Reaper
    ... aka Stumme Zeugin (Germany)
  3. A Foreign Field (1993) .... Amos
    ... aka We Shall Meet Again
  4. Tales from Hollywood (1992) (TV) .... Heinrich Mann
  5. Kafka (1991) .... The Chief Clerk
    ... aka Kafka (France)

  6. A Handful of Dust (1988) .... Mr. Todd
  7. Little Dorrit (1988) .... William Dorrit
    ... aka Little Dorrit 1: Nobody's Fault (UK: first part title)
    ... aka Little Dorrit 2: Little Dorrit's Story (UK: second part title)
    ... aka Little Dorrit's Story
    ... aka Nobody's Fault
  8. "Great Performances" .... Father Quixote (1 episode, 1987)
        - Monsignor Quixote (1987) TV episode .... Father Quixote
  9. A Passage to India (1984) .... Professor Godbole
  10. Edwin (1984) (TV) .... Sir Fennimore Truscott
  11. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) .... Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
    ... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
  12. Lovesick (1983) .... Sigmund Freud
  13. Star Wars (1983) (VG) (voice) .... Obi-Wan Kenobi
  14. "Smiley's People" .... George Smiley (6 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #1.6 (1982) TV episode .... George Smiley
        - Episode #1.5 (1982) TV episode .... George Smiley
        - Episode #1.4 (1982) TV episode .... George Smiley
        - Episode #1.3 (1982) TV episode .... George Smiley
        - Episode #1.2 (1982) TV episode .... George Smiley
          (1 more)
  15. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) .... Earl of Dorincourt
  16. Raise the Titanic (1980) .... John Bigalow
  17. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) .... Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
    ... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)

  18. "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" .... George Smiley (7 episodes, 1979)
        - Flushing Out the Mole (1979) TV episode .... George Smiley
        - Smiley Sets a Trap (1979) TV episode .... George Smiley
        - Tinker Tailor (1979) TV episode .... George Smiley
        - How It All Fits Together (1979) TV episode .... George Smiley
        - Smiley Tracks the Mole (1979) TV episode .... George Smiley
          (2 more)
  19. Star Wars (1977) .... Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
    ... aka Guerra de las estrellas, La (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
  20. Murder by Death (1976) .... Bensonmum
  21. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Julius Caesar (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Caesar and Cleopatra (1976) TV episode .... Julius Caesar
  22. The Gift of Friendship (1974) (TV)
  23. Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) .... Adolf Hitler
    ... aka Ultimi 10 giorni di Hitler, Gli (Italy)
  24. Fratello sole, sorella luna (1972) .... Pope Innocent III
    ... aka Brother Sun, Sister Moon (UK) (USA)
  25. Scrooge (1970) .... Jacob Marley's Ghost
  26. Cromwell (1970) .... King Charles I
  27. E.E. Cummings (1970) (TV)
    ... aka Solo (UK)

  28. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Malvolio (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - Twelfth Night (1969) TV episode .... Malvolio
  29. The Comedians (1967) .... Major H. O. Jones
    ... aka Comédiens, Les (France)
  30. The Quiller Memorandum (1966) .... Pol
  31. Hotel Paradiso (1966) .... Benedict Boniface
  32. Doctor Zhivago (1965) .... Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
  33. Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965) .... Wilhelm Frick
  34. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) .... Marcus Aurelius
  35. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) .... Prince Feisal
  36. H.M.S. Defiant (1962) .... Captain Crawford
    ... aka Damn the Defiant! (USA)
  37. A Majority of One (1961) .... Koichi Asano
  38. Tunes of Glory (1960) .... Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

  39. The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) (TV)
  40. "Startime" .... Jebal Deeks (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) TV episode .... Jebal Deeks
  41. The Scapegoat (1959) .... John Barratt/Jacques De Gue
  42. Our Man in Havana (1959) .... Jim Wormold
  43. The Horse's Mouth (1958) .... Gulley Jimson
  44. Barnacle Bill (1957) .... Captain William Horatio Ambrose
    ... aka All at Sea (USA)
  45. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) .... Col. Nicholson
  46. The Swan (1956) .... Prince Albert
  47. The Ladykillers (1955) .... Professor Marcus
    ... aka The Lady Killers
  48. Baker's Dozen (1955) (TV)
  49. The Prisoner (1955) .... The Cardinal
  50. To Paris with Love (1955) .... Col. Sir Edgar Fraser
  51. Father Brown (1954) .... Father Brown
    ... aka The Detective (USA)
  52. Malta Story (1953) .... Flight Lt. Peter Ross
  53. The Captain's Paradise (1953) .... Capt. Henry St. James
    ... aka Paradise
    ... aka The Captain's Progress
  54. The Square Mile (1953) (voice) .... Narrator
  55. The Card (1952) .... Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
    ... aka The Promoter (USA)
  56. The Man in the White Suit (1951) .... Sidney Stratton
  57. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) .... Henry Holland
  58. The Mudlark (1950) .... Benjamin Disraeli
  59. Last Holiday (1950) .... George Bird

  60. A Run for Your Money (1949) .... Whimple
  61. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) .... The Duke/The Banker/The Parson/The General/The Admiral/Young Ascoyne/Young Henry/Lady Agatha
  62. Oliver Twist (1948) .... Fagin
  63. Great Expectations (1946) .... Herbert Pocket

  64. Evensong (1934) (uncredited) .... Extra (W.W.I. soldier in concert audience)
Soundtrack:
  1. Scrooge (1970) (performer: "See the Phantoms")

  2. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) ("Colonel Bogey March")
Writer:
  1. The Horse's Mouth (1958) (writer)
Self:
  1. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - Episode dated 26 September 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Apostrophes" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - Episode dated 10 January 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1985)
        - Sir Alec Guinness (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - David Lean: A Life in Film (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "The Morecambe & Wise Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Eric & Ernie's Xmas Show 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
  5. The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient

  6. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode #7.16 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  7. The Making of 'Star Wars' (1977) (TV) .... Himself

  8. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Conversation at Night (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The Comedians in Africa (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself
  10. Pasternak (1965) .... Himself
  11. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #17.35 (1964) TV episode .... Himself

  12. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #3.7 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Set of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
  13. Rowlandson's England (1955) .... Narrator
  14. The Stratford Adventure (1954) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007) (VG) (uncredited) .... Obi-Wan Kenobi
  2. "British Film Forever"
        - Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "On the Lot"
        - Auditions #1 (2007) TV episode
  4. Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Adolf Hitler
  5. "20 to 1"
        - Magnificent Movies (2006) TV episode .... Obi-Wan Kenobi
  6. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006) (VG) (voice) (uncredited) .... Obi-Wan Kenobi
  7. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Col. Nicholson
  8. "Science of Star Wars" (2005) (mini)
  9. The Characters of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  10. Star Wars: Battlefront (2004) (VG) .... Ben Obi-Wan
  11. When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004) (TV) .... Obi-Wan Kenobi
  12. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "Arena"
        - Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) TV episode .... Himself/Various Roles
  14. The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (2003) (V) .... Himself
  15. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  16. "Legends"
        - Alec Guinness (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  17. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
  18. The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  19. Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1991) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself (tells the tomahawk story)
  20. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... William Dorrit
  21. The Golden Gong (1985) (TV)
  22. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (TV) (uncredited) .... Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
  23. To See Such Fun (1977) .... Himself
  24. Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Major H. O. Jones
  25. The Geisha Boy (1958) (uncredited) .... Himself (as Col. Nicholson)


Additional Details

Other Works:
My Name Escapes Me: Diary of a Retiring Actor 1997 Autobiography written with John LeCarre more
Publicity Listings:
13 Print Biographies | 11 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more
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