Alec Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness CH, CBE (2 April 1914 - 5 August 2000) was an Academy Award winning English actor. He was born in London. He is well known for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a "Jedi master", in the Star Wars movie series (Episodes IV, V, and VI), a role that he was embarrassed with. He won an Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role". He got this award for acting in the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). Guinness also received a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for that movie. He has also received a Tony Award. In 1989 he received a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award. Guinness died from liver cancer in Midhurst, West Sussex, in 2000.

Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE
Guinness in 1973 by Allan Warren
Born	Alec Guinness de Cuffe (1914-04-02)2 April 1914 Maida Vale, London, England
Died	5 August 2000(2000-08-05) (aged 86) King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, West Sussex, England
Burial place	Petersfield Cemetery, Hampshire
Occupation	Actor
Works	On stage and screen
Spouse	Merula Salaman ​ (m. 1938)​
Children	Matthew Guinness
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1941–1943
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Husky

Other websites

Media related to Alec Guinness at Wikimedia Commons

• Alec Guinness at the Internet Broadway Database
• Alec Guinness on IMDb
• Alec Guinness at Find a Grave