Acting
Alec Guinness
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.
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Film · 2022
A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
Film · 2021
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Film · 2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Film · 2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Film · 2015
Talking Pictures
Series · 2013
Starring Sigmund Freud
Film · 2012
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Film · 2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Film · 2006
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Film · 2004
The Story of Star Wars
Film · 2004
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
Film · 2000
Eskimo Day
Film · 1996
Mute Witness
Film · 1995
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Film · 1993
A Foreign Field
Film · 1993
Tales from Hollywood
Film · 1992
Kafka
Film · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Screen One
Series · 1989
A Handful of Dust
Film · 1988
Little Dorrit
Film · 1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Film · 1987
Monsignor Quixote
Film · 1985
David Lean: A Life in Film
Film · 1985
A Passage to India
Film · 1984
Edwin
Film · 1984
Return of the Jedi
Film · 1983
Lovesick
Film · 1983
Smiley's People
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
The Empire Strikes Back
Film · 1980
Raise the Titanic
Film · 1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Film · 1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Film · 1980
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Series · 1979
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
Film · 1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Film · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
Star Wars
Film · 1977
The Making of Star Wars
Film · 1977
Murder by Death
Film · 1976
Caesar and Cleopatra
Film · 1976
Apostrophes
Series · 1975
The Gift of Friendship
Film · 1974
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Film · 1973
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Film · 1972
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Cromwell
Film · 1970
Scrooge
Film · 1970
The Ealing Comedies
Film · 1970
Twelfth Night
Film · 1970
The Comedians
Film · 1967
The Comedians in Africa
Film · 1967
Lionpower from MGM
Film · 1967
Omnibus
Series · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
The Quiller Memorandum
Film · 1966
Hotel Paradiso
Film · 1966
Doctor Zhivago
Film · 1965
Pasternak
Film · 1965
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
Film · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Film · 1964
Lawrence of Arabia
Film · 1962
H.M.S. Defiant
Film · 1962
A Majority of One
Film · 1961
Our Man in Havana
Film · 1960
Tunes of Glory
Film · 1960
The Scapegoat
Film · 1959
Startime
Series · 1959
The Horse's Mouth
Film · 1958
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
Film · 1958
...On Seeing Film
Film · 1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Film · 1957
Barnacle Bill
Film · 1957
The Swan
Film · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
The Ladykillers
Film · 1955
The Prisoner
Film · 1955
To Paris with Love
Film · 1955
Rowlandson's England
Film · 1955
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
Father Brown
Film · 1954
The Stratford Adventure
Film · 1954
The Captain's Paradise
Film · 1953
Malta Story
Film · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Card
Film · 1952
The Man in the White Suit
Film · 1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
Film · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Last Holiday
Film · 1950
The Mudlark
Film · 1950
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Film · 1949
A Run for Your Money
Film · 1949
Oliver Twist
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Great Expectations
Film · 1946
Evensong
Film · 1934