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  1. www.looper.com › 379204 › how-alec-guinness-really-felt-about-star-warsHow Alec Guinness Really Felt About Star Wars - Looper

    Apr 10, 2021 · One of Sir Alec Guinness' most memorable roles was as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise. Here's how he really felt about his work on these movies.

  2. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsAlec Guinness Struck Gold With 'Star Wars' 45 Years Ago

    May 27, 2022 · By the time Alec Guinness was offered $150,000 in January 1976 ($762,000 today) to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars — a character revived by Ewan McGregor in subsequent films and now in the ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alec_GuinnessAlec Guinness - Wikipedia

    Star Wars. Guinness's role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy, beginning in 1977 with Star Wars, brought him worldwide recognition to a new generation, as well as Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. In letters to his friends, Guinness described the film as "fairy-tale rubbish" but the film's sense of moral good – and ...

  5. collider.com › alec-guinness-star-warsHere’s Why Alec Guinness Had a Complicated Relationship With Star...

    Mar 15, 2024 · Alec Guinness, despite his great accomplishments as an actor, became forever tied to his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, which he took partly for the money.

  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000027Alec Guinness - IMDb

    Guinness is really most remembered for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy for which he receive a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1959, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.

  7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000027Alec Guinness - Biography - IMDb

    Guinness is really most remembered for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy for which he receive a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1959, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.

  8. starwars.fandom.com › wiki › Alec_GuinnessAlec Guinness | Wookieepedia | Fandom

    Sir Alec Guinness (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an English actor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original trilogy. Besides his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Guinness won acclaim for many roles on live theater, television, and film, including his Academy Award-winning role as Lt. Col...

  9. www.imdb.com › title › tt0076759Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - IMDb

    Alec Guinness: Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi. Showing all 74 items. Jump to: Photos (46) Quotes (28) Photos. 23 more photos. Quotes. Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi : Mos Eisley spaceport: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. Stormtrooper : Let me see your identification.

  10. www.cbr.com › alec-guinness-obi-wan-actor-star-wars-hate-explainedDid Obi-Wan Kenobi Actor Alec Guinness Really Hate Star Wars? -...

    Feb 22, 2023 · So overall, Sir Alec Guinness was clearly no fan of science fiction and hated Star Wars ' dialogue most of all. He wanted to be known as a classical actor rather than Obi-Wan Kenobi, but the success of Star Wars forever painted him as the old Jedi Master.

  11. www.youtube.com › watchBBC. Alec Guinness on Star Wars in 1987 - YouTube

    Guinness discusses Star Wars on the BBC circa 1987.

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