Alec Guinness biography
Alec Guinness was a British actor, born on 2 April 1914 in Marylebone, who died on 5 August 2000.
Alec Guinness's screen career began in 1934 with Evensong.
Alec Guinness appeared in 52 films and 1 television or streaming title between 1934 and 2015.
Honours include Laurence Olivier Awards, Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama.
- Also known as
- Alec Guinness de Cuffe, Sir Alec Guinness
- Born
- 2 April 1914
- Died
- 5 August 2000 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Marylebone
- Work
- Film actor, Autobiographer, Character actor, Screenwriter, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1934 to 1996
- Awards
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama
- National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (2 times)
- Academy Award for Best Actor
Alec Guinness filmography
52 films and 1 television or streaming title, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII , The Force Awakens | English | ||
| 1995 | Mute Witness | Russian | ||
| 1993 | A Foreign Field | English | ||
| 1991 | Kafka | English | ||
| 1988 | Little Dorrit | English | ||
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust | English | ||
| 1987 | Monsignor Quixote | |||
| 1984 | A Passage to India | English | ||
| 1983 | Star Wars: Episode VI , Return of the Jedi | English | ||
| 1983 | Lovesick | English | ||
| 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V , The Empire Strikes Back | English | ||
| 1980 | Raise the Titanic | English | ||
| 1980 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | English | ||
| 1977 | Star Wars: Episode IV , A New Hope | English | ||
| 1976 | Murder by Death | English | ||
| 1973 | Hitler: The Last Ten Days | English | ||
| 1972 | Brother Sun, Sister Moon | English | ||
| 1970 | Scrooge | English | ||
| 1970 | Cromwell | English | ||
| 1967 | The Comedians | English | ||
| 1966 | The Quiller Memorandum | English | ||
| 1966 | Hotel Paradiso | English | ||
| 1965 | Doctor Zhivago | English | ||
| 1965 | Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious | English | ||
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire | English |
Show all 52 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | English | ||
| 1962 | H.M.S. Defiant | English | ||
| 1961 | A Majority of One | English | ||
| 1960 | Tunes of Glory | English | ||
| 1959 | The Scapegoat | English | ||
| 1959 | Our Man in Havana | English | ||
| 1958 | The Horse's Mouth | English | ||
| 1958 | The Geisha Boy | English | ||
| 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | English | ||
| 1957 | Barnacle Bill | English | ||
| 1956 | The Swan | English | ||
| 1955 | To Paris with Love | English | ||
| 1955 | The Prisoner | English | ||
| 1955 | The Ladykillers | English | ||
| 1954 | Father Brown | English | ||
| 1954 | The Stratford Adventure | English | ||
| 1953 | The Captain's Paradise | English | ||
| 1953 | Malta Story | English | ||
| 1952 | The Card | English | ||
| 1951 | The Man in the White Suit | English | ||
| 1950 | The Mudlark | English | ||
| 1950 | Last Holiday | English | ||
| 1949 | Kind Hearts and Coronets | English | ||
| 1949 | A Run for Your Money | English | ||
| 1948 | Oliver Twist | English | ||
| 1946 | Great Expectations | English | ||
| 1934 | Evensong | English |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Smiley's People | English |