Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Actor. Born 2 April 1914 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. Died 5 August 2000.

15

Titles on Fi1m

79

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 15 titles

1

Oscar1 won · 4 nominated

Born

2 April 1914, Marylebone, London, England, UK

Died

5 August 2000

Active

1946–1991

Frequently works with

David Lean, Michael Balcon, Anthony Bate, Carrie Fisher, Gary Kurtz, Harrison Ford, Jack Hawkins, John le Carré

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Alec Guinness as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) — Alec Guinness as The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)Image via TMDB

Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)Image via TMDB

Alec Guinness — Alec GuinnessAllan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Alec Guinness — Alec GuinnessImage via TMDB

Alec Guinness — Alec GuinnessImage via TMDB

Alec Guinness — Alec GuinnessImage via TMDB

Alec Guinness — Alec GuinnessImage via TMDB

Alec Guinness — Alec GuinnessImage via TMDB

Alec Guinness — Alec GuinnessImage via TMDB

Photographs: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.