Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness Movies and TV Shows

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (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. His is 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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 4/2/1914 (109 years old)
  • Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
  • nationality: British
  • height: 1.78 m
  • Net worth: $100,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi (uncredited) (archive footage)
2022

Documentary

7.3
70%
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive voice)
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
63%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
73%
The Wayans Bros.
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 73%
role:
The Chief Clerk
1995

Comedy

7.2
73%
A Passage to India
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 69%
role:
Professor Godbole
1984

Adventure

Drama

History

7.3
69%
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Return of the Jedi
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 79%
role:
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
1983

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.3
79%
Little Lord Fauntleroy
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 74%
role:
Earl of Dorincourt
Not available
1980

Drama

Family

TV Movie

7.4
74%
Not available
Raise the Titanic
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 55%
role:
John Bigalow
1980

Adventure

5.1
55%
The Empire Strikes Back
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 84%
role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi
1980

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.7
84%
The Star Wars Holiday Special
IMDB 2.1
TMDB 34%
role:
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not available
1978

Adventure

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

2.1
34%
Not available
Star Wars
IMDB 8.6
TMDB 82%
role:
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
1977

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.6
82%
Murder by Death
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Bensonmum
1976

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

7.3
72%
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 65%
role:
Papst Innozenz III.
1972

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.2
65%
Scrooge
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 68%
role:
Jacob Marley's Ghost
1970

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
68%
Doctor Zhivago
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 76%
role:
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
1965

Drama

Romance

War & Politics

7.9
76%
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1964

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.7
66%
Lawrence of Arabia
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 80%
role:
Prince Feisal
1962

Adventure

Drama

History

War & Politics

8.3
80%
Our Man in Havana
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Jim Wormold
1960

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.2
69%
1957

Drama

History

War & Politics

8.1
78%
The Ladykillers
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 72%
role:
Professor Marcus
Not available
1955

Comedy

Crime

7.6
72%
Not available
The Man in the White Suit
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 69%
role:
Sidney Stratton
1951

Comedy

Drama

7.3
69%
The Lavender Hill Mob
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Henry 'Dutch' Holland
1951

Comedy

Crime

7.5
72%
Kind Hearts and Coronets
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 77%
role:
The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha
1949

Comedy

Drama

8.0
77%
Oliver Twist
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 75%
role:
Fagin
1948

Adventure

Drama

Family

7.8
75%
Great Expectations
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 72%
role:
Herbert Pocket
1946

Drama

Romance

7.8
72%
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FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Alec Guinness are, for example, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are The Empire Strikes Back (8.6), Star Wars (8.4) and Lawrence of Arabia (8.2).
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