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  1. Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor.

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    Alec Guinness was an English actor. He is 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 ...

  3. Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (1914–2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played nine different characters.

  4. Aug 7, 2000 · Sir Alec Guinness, elegant and versatile British actor known to older audiences for films like The Bridge on the River Kwai and to new generation for role in Star Wars series, dies at age 86...

  5. Alec Guinness was an English actor. He is 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 ...

  6. May 9, 2024 · Alec Guinness (born April 2, 1914, London, England—died August 5, 2000, Midhurst, West Sussex) was a British actor famous for the variety and excellence of his stage and screen characterizations. Tall and unremarkable in appearance, he played a great range of characters throughout his long career.

  7. Sir Alec Guinness Biography. Guinness was one of the most formidable and versatile actors of the post-war period. Appearing in roles as diverse as Fagan in Oliver Twist, to the greatest Ealing comedies, and to Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, Alec Guinness was much loved for his commanding performances – rich in diversity and depth of character.

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