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Alec Guinness
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
Star Wars
as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Return of the Jedi
as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Lawrence of Arabia
as Prince Feisal
The Horse's Mouth
as Gulley Jimson
Doctor Zhivago
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Col. Nicholson
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Marcus Aurelius
