Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness is known for Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
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.
Questions about Alec Guinness
How many Alec Guinness films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 82 films with Alec Guinness, from 1934 to 2022.
What is the best rated Alec Guinness film?
The best rated Alec Guinness film in the catalogue is The Empire Strikes Back (1980), rated 8.4.
What was the first Alec Guinness film?
The first Alec Guinness film in the catalogue is Great Expectations, from 1946.
Who has Alec Guinness worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Alec Guinness shares the most credits with David Lean (6 films), Kay Walsh (6 films) and Ronald Neame (5 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award (1996) · Companion of Honour (1994) · honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge (1991) · BAFTA Fellowship (1989) · Society of London Theatre Special Award (1988) · Shakespeare Prize (1985) · British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (1980) · Academy Honorary Award (1979) · Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (1977) · Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (1964) · Knight Bachelor (1959) · Academy Award for Best Actor (1958) · Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1957) · National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (1957) · Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1955) · Volpi Cup for Best Actor · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford · Laurence Olivier Awards
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1989) · BAFTA Fellowship (1989) · National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (1988) · Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1988) · Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (1983) · British Academy Television Award for Best Actor (1983) · Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play (1977) · BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay (1960) · Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (1959) · Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1957) · Academy Award for Best Actor (1953)
Known for
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8.2 Star Wars
1977
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7.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
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8.4 The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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7.9 Return of the Jedi
1983
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6.2 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
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8.0 Lawrence of Arabia
1962
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7.8 The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
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7.6 Doctor Zhivago
1965
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7.1 Murder by Death
1976
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7.3 The Ladykillers
1955
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7.3 Great Expectations
1946
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7.6 Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
Trivia
- Also works as
- autobiographer · character actor · screenwriter
- Spouse
- Merula Salaman
- Father
- Andrew Geddes
- Mother
- Agnes Cuff
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
82 films — 82 in the catalogue
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2.0 Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · Self - (archive footage)
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A Pee, a Poop, a Plate: Paradise (Heidi in Dreamland)
2021 · Self (archive footage)
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6.2
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
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7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
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6.3 Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 · Self
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Starring Sigmund Freud
2012 · (archive footage)
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5.0 Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007 · Adolf Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.2 Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
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8.8 When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 · Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
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7.2 The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
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6.8 The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
2000 · Self (archive footage)
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8.0 Eskimo Day
1996 · James
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6.4 Mute Witness
1995 · The Reaper (credited as Mystery Guest Star)
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7.0 A Foreign Field
1993 · Amos
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7.6 Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 · Self (archive footage)
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3.0 Tales from Hollywood
1992 · Heinrich Mann
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6.4 Kafka
1991 · The Chief Clerk
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6.1 A Handful of Dust
1988 · Mr. Todd
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6.4 Little Dorrit
1987 · William Dorrit
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7.0 Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 · Self (archive footage)
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8.8 Monsignor Quixote
1985 · Father Quixote
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6.0 David Lean: A Life in Film
1985 · Self
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6.8 A Passage to India
1984 · Professor Godbole
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8.0 Edwin
1984 · Sir Fennimore Truscott
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7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
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5.9 Lovesick
1983 · Sigmund Freud
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7.3 Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 · Earl of Dorincourt
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8.2 SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Obi Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
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5.4 Raise the Titanic
1980 · John Bigalow
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8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Obi-Wan Kenobi
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The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness
1978
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3.4 The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 · Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.1 The Making of Star Wars
1977 · Self
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8.2
Star Wars
1977 · Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
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7.1
Murder by Death
1976 · Butler Jamesir Bensonmum
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8.0 Caesar and Cleopatra
1976 · Caesar
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10.0 The Gift of Friendship
1974 · Jocelyn Broome
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6.2 Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 · Adolf Hitler
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7.0 Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972 · Papst Innozenz III.
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6.8 Scrooge
1970 · Jacob Marley's Ghost
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The Ealing Comedies
1970 · Self
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6.6 Cromwell
1970 · King Charles I
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6.5 Twelfth Night
1970 · Malvolio
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6.1 The Comedians
1967 · Major H. O. Jones
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5.8 The Comedians in Africa
1967 · Self (uncredited)
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6.3 Lionpower from MGM
1967 · Self - Major H. O. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
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5.9 The Quiller Memorandum
1966 · Pol
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6.0 Hotel Paradiso
1966 · Benedict Boniface
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6.7 Pasternak
1965 · Self (archive footage)
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7.6
Doctor Zhivago
1965 · Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
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6.9 Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
1965 · Wilhelm Frick
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6.5 The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · Marcus Aurelius
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8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · Prince Feisal
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6.5 H.M.S. Defiant
1962 · Captain Crawford
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6.1 A Majority of One
1961 · Koichi Asano
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7.0 Tunes of Glory
1960 · Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
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6.7 Our Man in Havana
1960 · Jim Wormold
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6.8 The Scapegoat
1959 · John Barratt / Jacques De Gue
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6.8 The Horse's Mouth
1958 · Gulley Jimson
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The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958 · Self
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...On Seeing Film
1958 · Self
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6.6 Barnacle Bill
1957 · Captain William Horatio Ambrose
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7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · Col. Nicholson
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6.9 The Swan
1956 · Prince Albert
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7.3
The Ladykillers
1955 · Professor Marcus
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7.2 The Prisoner
1955 · The Cardinal
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5.6 To Paris with Love
1955 · Sir Edgar Fraser
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8.0
Rowlandson's England
1955 · Narrator
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6.2 The Stratford Adventure
1954 · Self
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6.5 Father Brown
1954 · Father Brown
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5.7 The Captain's Paradise
1953 · Captain Henry St. James
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6.3 Malta Story
1953 · Flight Lt. Peter Ross
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7.0 The Card
1952 · Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin
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6.9 The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Sidney Stratton
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7.2 The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 · Henry 'Dutch' Holland
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6.6 The Mudlark
1950 · Benjamin Disraeli
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7.1 Last Holiday
1950 · George Bird
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6.2 A Run for Your Money
1949 · Whimple
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7.6
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 · The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
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7.6 Oliver Twist
1948 · Fagin
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7.3
Great Expectations
1946 · Herbert Pocket
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6.0 Evensong
1934 · W.W.I. soldier in concert audience (uncredited)
Series and TV shows
5 titles
7.7
7.6
6.1
7.0
6.8
People data: TMDb.
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