Alec Guinness

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) in 20th Century Fox's Return of the Jedi - 1983

Biography

Born 04/02/1914

Sir Alec Guinness, acting's preeminent master of disguise, first drew attention as Fagin, providing a wonderfully Dickensian performance that totally concealed the actor within in David Lean's "Oliver Twist" (1948). His most dramatic display of versatility came playing eight roles, including a...
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Awards

  • In 1996, received European Film Academy (Felix) Lifetime Achievement Award
  • In 1989, received Honorary Olivier Award
  • In 1988, received Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement

Highlights

  • In 1997, Published second memoir, "My Name Escapes Me"
  • In 1993, Co-starred with Leo McKern, Jeanne Moreau and Lauren Bacall in the BBC production "A Foriegn Field" (aired in USA on PBS in 1994)
  • In 1991, Appeared as the chief clerk in Steven Soderbergh's fantasy thriller "Kafka"

Family & Companions

  • Matthew Guinness: son (born in 1940; mother, Merula Salaman)

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