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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.
Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor.After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which he played eight characters; The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination; and The Ladykillers (1955).
Aug 12, 2000 · Sir Alec Guinness who died on August 5th was a genius of the stage and screen, but very much preferred to keep himself to himself. A profoundly unostentatious and reserved man, he undertook a...
Jun 20, 2024 · Alec Guinness, British actor famous for the variety and excellence of his stage and screen characterizations. Among his notable films are Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Lavender Hill Mob, The Ladykillers, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Horse’s Mouth, and Star Wars.
It was this that made him a star on the big screen and a household name, overshadowing his stage career. This led Alec Guinness to star in the best of the Ealing comedies during its golden years.
In fact, he looked familiar not only as himself--Sir Alec, distinguished British star of stage and screen, winner of the 1957 Academy Award for best actor in "The Bridge on the River Kwai"--but also familiar from a whole gallery of movie roles, from Fagin in 1948 and Father Brown in 1954 to Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" saga: He looked ...
Sep 9, 2023 · Guinness was a stage and film actor, often reluctant to work in film. Between his years as an actor, Guinness served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.
