Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness
1914 - 2000
Alec Guinness  British Actor
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Alec Guinness was previously married to Merula Salaman (1938 - 2000).

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British Actor Alec Guinness was born Alec Guinness de Cuffe on 2nd April, 1914 in Paddington, London, England, UK and passed away on 5th Aug 2000 Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK aged 86. He is most remembered for Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). His zodiac sign is Aries.

Alec Guinness was in an on-screen matchup with Grace Kelly in The Swan (1956).

Alec Guinness is a member of the following lists: Academy Honorary Award recipients, Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (film) winners and BAFTA winners (people).

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Relationship Statistics

TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married1 63 years, 2 months - -
Total1 63 years, 2 months - -

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First Name Alec
Middle Name Wan
Last Name Guinness
Full Name at Birth Alec Guinness de Cuffe
Alternative Name Sir Alec Guinness
Birthday 2nd April, 1914
Birthplace Paddington, London, England, UK
Died 5th August, 2000
Place of Death Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK
Cause of Death Liver Cancer
Height 5' 10" (178 cm)
Build Average
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Grey
Zodiac Sign Aries
Sexuality Bisexual
Religion Roman Catholic
Ethnicity White
Nationality British
University Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art
Occupation Text Actor
Occupation Actor
Claim to Fame Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Year(s) Active 1934–96, 1934–1996
Mother Agnes Cuff ( born 8 December 1890 - ?)
Family Member Edward Cuff (grandfather), Mary Ann Cuff (grandmother)

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 different characters, The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination, and The Ladykillers (1955). He collaborated six times with director David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984). He also portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original Star Wars trilogy; for the original 1977 film, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 50th Academy Awards.

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NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Alec Guinness86 AriesActor
British
Merula Salaman86 LibraActress
British

Children

NameGenderBornAgeOther Parent
MatthewMale6th June, 194083 years oldMerula Salaman

Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Interview Day1996JamesTV Movie
Mute Witness1994The Reaper (as Mystery Guest Star)Movie
Kafka1991The Chief ClerkMovie
Performance1991Heinrich MannTV Show
A Handful of Dust1988Mr. ToddMovie
Little Dorrit1988William DorritMovie
Screen One1985AmosTV Show
A Passage to India1984Professor GodboleMovie
Edwin1984Sir Fennimore TruscottTV Movie
Lovesick1983Sigmund FreudMovie
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi1983Ben 'Obi-Wan' KenobiMovie
Smiley's People1982George SmileyTV Show
Little Lord Fauntleroy1980Earl of DorincourtTV Movie
Raise the Titanic1980John BigalowMovie
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back1980Ben (Obi-Wan) KenobiMovie
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy1979George SmileyTV Show
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope1977Ben Obi-Wan KenobiMovie
Murder by Death1976BensonmumMovie
Caesar and Cleopatra1976Julius CaesarTV Movie
Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973Adolf HitlerMovie
Brother Sun, Sister Moon1972Pope Innocent IIIMovie
Great Performances1971Father QuixoteTV Show
Cromwell1970King Charles 'Stuart' IMovie
Scrooge1970Jacob Marley's GhostMovie
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969MalvolioTV Show
The Comedians1967Major H. O. JonesMovie
ITV Playhouse1967Jocelyn BroomeTV Show
Hotel Paradiso1966Benedict BonifaceMovie
The Quiller Memorandum1966PolMovie
Doctor Zhivago1965YevgrafMovie
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious1965Wilhelm FrickMovie
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965The ExecutionerTV Show
The Fall of the Roman Empire1964Marcus AureliusMovie
Damn the Defiant!1962Captain CrawfordMovie
Lawrence of Arabia1962Prince FaisalMovie
A Majority of One1961Koichi AsanoMovie
Tunes of Glory1960Major Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.Movie
Our Man in Havana1959Jim WormoldMovie
The Scapegoat1959Jacques De Gue, John BarrattMovie
Startime1959Jebal DeeksTV Show
The Horse's Mouth1958Gulley JimsonMovie
All at Sea1957Capt. William Horatio AmbroseMovie
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957Colonel NicholsonMovie
The Swan1956Prince AlbertMovie
The Ladykillers1955Professor MarcusMovie
The Prisoner1955The CardinalMovie
To Paris with Love1955Col. Sir Edgar FraserMovie
Baker's Dozen1955The MajorTV Movie
The Detective1954Father BrownMovie
Malta Story1953Flight Lt. Peter RossMovie
The Captain's Paradise1953Captain Henry St. JamesMovie
The Promoter1952Edward Henry 'Denry' MachinMovie
The Lavender Hill Mob1951HollandMovie
The Man in the White Suit1951Sidney StrattonMovie
Last Holiday1950George BirdMovie
The Mudlark1950Benjamin DisraeliMovie
A Run for Your Money1949WhimpleMovie
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949The Banker, The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke, The ParsonMovie
Oliver Twist1948FaginMovie
Great Expectations1946Herbert PocketMovie
Evensong1934Soldier in Concert Audience (Extra) (uncredited)Movie
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eagle39Jul 12, 2019

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omarsclubomarsclubFeb 17, 2011

great actor versatile


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