Alec Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. He was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai. He is most well known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. He also played Prince Feisal in Lawrence of Arabia and George Smiley in the TV adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Alec Guinness has built a filmography of 10 credits over a career spanning from 1946 to 1983.

Alec Guinness's most notable role to date came in Star Wars (1977), where he played Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi. He also appeared in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Most recently appeared in Return of the Jedi (1983) as Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi.

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