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Aug 8, 2000 · Sir Alec Guinness, who has died aged 86, was one of the best known and loved English actors of the 20th century. He was also a profoundly unostentatious and reserved man, and although he undertook ...
Alec Guinness. Sir Alec Guinness (n. 2 aprilie 1914, Greater London, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și Irlandei – d. 5 august 2000, Midhurst, Anglia, Regatul Unit) a fost un actor englez, unul din cei mai mari artiști de film ai secolului al XX-lea, laureat al Premiului Oscar pentru rolul Locotenent-colonel Nicholson din Podul de pe ...
May 18, 2018 · Guinness, Sir Alec. Guinness, Sir Alec (1914–2000) British actor. He is best-known for his film performances in the Ealing Studios comedies, such as The Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955). He won an Academy Award for best actor in Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).
Aug 8, 2000 · Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Guinness bagged an Oscar for his starring role in David Lean's peerless wartime spectacular; a picture that went on to become the year's biggest box-office hit and ...
Aug 5, 2000 · Sir Alec Guinness, acting's preeminent master of disguise, first drew attention as Fagin, providing a wonderfully Dickensian performance that totally concealed the actor within in David Lean's "Oliver Twist" (1948). His most dramatic display of versatility came playing eight roles, including a...
Sir Alec Guinness's contribution to British heritage extends beyond his remarkable acting career. In recognition of his significant impact on the arts, he received several prestigious honors and awards. In 1959, Queen Elizabeth II knighted Guinness for his exceptional services to the arts, bestowing upon him the title of "Sir."
Heralded by Peter Ustinov as “the outstanding poet of anonymity” for his virtuosic ability to disappear into a role, British cinema icon Alec Guinness was the ultimate example of character actor as movie star, renowned for his nuanced, fully inhabited performances and dazzling range.
