Perhaps best known as the Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, Guinness enjoyed a distinguished film career that dated back to the early 1930s. He won a Best Actor Oscar in 1957 for his memorable portrayal of an obsessed British commander in director David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Other classic portrayals include roles in two other David Lean classics, Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia. Guinness was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1959.
Add AllTinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyIn this TV miniseries, author John Le Carré's wily spy George Smiley (Alec Guinness) is pulled out of retirement for a case that comes from officials close to the British prime minister. Seems a senior-ranking official from Smiley's old agency is a Russian spy, and it's up to Smiley to smoke... Read More
AddKind Hearts and CoronetsKind Hearts and Coronets is perhaps the best (and best-loved) of Alec Guinness's English Ealing comedies. Guinness is in superb, droll form as he plays eight different members of the D'Ascoyne clan. Louis (Dennis Price), the black sheep of the wealthy family, must murder all the heirs in order to... Read More
Add AllSmiley's PeopleBased on John Le Carré's best-selling espionage novel, Smiley's People delves into the dark world of preeminent British secret agent George Smiley (Alec Guinness). Emerging from retirement for one final shot at catching Russian archenemy Karla (Patrick Stewart), Smiley traverses Europe,... Read More
AddOur Man in HavanaInspired by Cold War paranoia, author Graham Greene penned this cynical comedy about vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold (Alec Guinness), whose territory happens to be pre-revolutionary Cuba. Approached by an undercover intelligence agent (Noel Coward), Jim unwittingly agrees to provide espionage... Read More
AddThe LadykillersProfessor Marcus (Alec Guinness) is the leader of a crime ring planning a heist. His confederates, blowhard Major Courtney (Cecil Parker), suave Louis (Herbert Lom), chubby Harry (Peter Sellers) and muscleman One-Round (Danny Green), dodge their landlady's constant interruptions. The hoods hit upon... Read More
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