- Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE was an English actor
| Born: | 02 April 1914 Comment | | When did Alec Guinness die? / Died | 05 August 2000 | | How many years did Alec Guinness live? / Lived | 86 years | | Zodiac sign: | Aries |
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Alec Guinness facts
- After an early career on the stage, he was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters
- He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col
- Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984)
- He is also known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original Star Wars trilogy, receiving a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Guinness was one of three major British actors, along with Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, who successfully made the transition from Shakespearean theatre in their home country to Hollywood blockbusters immediately after the Second World War
- He also won a BAFTA Award, Golden Globe, and a Tony Award, as well as an Academy Award
- In 1959, he was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to the arts
- He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in 1980, and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 1989
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