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Alec Guinness

Born: 1914-04-02

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 K...

Great Performances
Great Performances
1971★ 6.1
Apostrophes
Apostrophes
1975★ 8.5
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982★ 6.6
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977★ 8.2
Omnibus
Omnibus
1967★ 7.2
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948★ 6.8
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967★ 7.0
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965★ 4.2
Film
Film '72
1971★ 4.7
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
1980★ 8.4
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015★ 7.2
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019★ 6.3
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
1956★ 6.2
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show
1978★ 5.6
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
1955★ 7.5
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983★ 7.9
Performance
Performance
1991★ 6.3
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
1962★ 8.0
Startime
Startime
1959★ 6.8
Screen One
Screen One
1989★ 7.2
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967★ 6.3
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
2013★ 6.2
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957★ 7.8
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965★ 7.6
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946★ 7.3
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
1948★ 7.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951★ 8.8
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979★ 7.6
Smiley
Smiley's People
1982★ 7.7
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978★ 3.4
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980★ 7.3
Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote
1985★ 8.8
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964★ 6.5
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
1976★ 7.2
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949★ 7.6
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
1984★ 6.8
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1970★ 6.5
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
1959★ 6.8
The Making of Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
1977★ 7.1
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
1955★ 7.3
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
1980★ 5.4
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951★ 7.2
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
1988★ 6.1
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
1951★ 6.9
Mute Witness
Mute Witness
1995★ 6.5
The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars
2004★ 7.2
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
1960★ 6.7
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
1962★ 6.5
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973★ 6.2
Cromwell
Cromwell
1970★ 6.6
The Quiller Memorandum
The Quiller Memorandum
1966★ 5.9
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015★ 6.3
The Comedians
The Comedians
1967★ 6.1
Pasternak
Pasternak
1965★ 6.7
Edwin
Edwin
1984★ 8.0
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993★ 7.6
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972★ 7.0
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
1957★ 6.6
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory
1960★ 7.1
Scrooge
Scrooge
1970★ 6.8
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
1950★ 7.2
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022★ 2.0
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
1993★ 7.0
Malta Story
Malta Story
1953★ 6.1
The Horse
The Horse's Mouth
1958★ 6.8
The Captain
The Captain's Paradise
1953★ 5.7
Lovesick
Lovesick
1983★ 5.7
Starring Sigmund Freud
Starring Sigmund Freud
2012NR
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987★ 6.4
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
1976★ 8.0
Kafka
Kafka
1991★ 6.4
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
1992★ 3.0
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007★ 5.0
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
1966★ 6.0
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
1950★ 6.6
The Swan
The Swan
1956★ 6.9
The Card
The Card
1952★ 7.0
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965★ 6.9
...On Seeing Film
...On Seeing Film
1958NR
Rowlandson
Rowlandson's England
1955★ 8.0
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987★ 7.0
A Run for Your Money
A Run for Your Money
1949★ 6.2
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980★ 8.3
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954★ 6.5
When Star Wars Ruled the World
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004★ 8.8
A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
2021NR
A Majority of One
A Majority of One
1961★ 5.9
The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship
1974★ 10.0
To Paris with Love
To Paris with Love
1955★ 5.6
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006★ 7.2
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
1955★ 7.2
Evensong
Evensong
1934★ 6.0
Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day
1996★ 8.0
The Making of
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000★ 6.8
The Comedians in Africa
The Comedians in Africa
1967★ 5.8
David Lean: A Life in Film
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985★ 6.0
The Ealing Comedies
The Ealing Comedies
1970NR
The Stratford Adventure
The Stratford Adventure
1954★ 6.2
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978NR
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958NR
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