Alec Guinness English actor
Alec Guinness is a 86 years old English actor from Marylebone. Alec Guinness was born on April 02, 1914 (died on August 05, 2000, he was 86 years old) in Marylebone as Alec Guinness de Cuffe. His nickname was Guinness de Cuffe Alec.
About
Birth name of Alec Guinness is Alec Guinness de Cuffe
No, he died on 08/05/2000, 23 years ago. He was 86 years old when he died. Cause of death: liver cancer. He died in Midhurst and buried in Petersfield .
Family
Wife
Merula Salaman
He married with Merula Salaman on Monday, June 20th, 1938. Alec Guinness was 24 and Merula Salaman was 23 years old. After 62 years, 1 month, in 2000 Merula passed away.
Child
He had one child, Matthew (83, British actor) . When his first child, Matthew Guinness, was born, Alec Guinness was 26 years old.
Alec Guinness net worth
He had a net worth of 100 million dollars.
Works
Alec Guinness Movies (67)
There are 67 movies of Alec Guinness.
His first feature film was Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive sound) (uncredited)). He was 101 when he starred in this movie. Since 2015, he has appeared in 67 feature films. The last one is David Lean: A Life in Film (1985). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
View all Alec Guinness movies.
Alec Guinness movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) | 101 |
| Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi | Star Wars (1977) | 82 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 66 |
| Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi | Return of the Jedi (1983) | 69 |
| Prince Feisal | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 48 |
| Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago | Doctor Zhivago (1965) | 51 |
| Col. Nicholson | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | 43 |
| Marcus Aurelius | The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) | 49 |
| Ben Kenobi | The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) | 64 |
| The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha | Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | 36 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004) | 90 |
| John Bigalow | Raise the Titanic (1980) | 65 |
| The Chief Clerk | Kafka (1991) | 77 |
| Herbert Pocket | Great Expectations (1946) | 32 |
| Jacob Marley's Ghost | Scrooge (1970) | 56 |
| Professor Marcus | The Ladykillers (1955) | 41 |
| Bensonmum | Murder by Death (1976) | 62 |
| Prof. Godbole | A Passage to India (1984) | 70 |
| Adolf Hitler | Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) | 59 |
| Earl of Dorincourt | Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) | 66 |
| Fagin | Oliver Twist (1948) | 37 |
| The Reaper | Mute Witness (1995) | 81 |
| Papst Innozenz III. | Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) | 58 |
| King Charles I | Cromwell (1970) | 56 |
| Henry 'Dutch' Holland | The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) | 37 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | The Story of Star Wars (2004) | 90 |
| Sidney Stratton | The Man in the White Suit (1951) | 37 |
| Captain Crawford | H.M.S. Defiant (1962) | 48 |
| Jim Wormold | Our Man in Havana (1960) | 45 |
| Pol | The Quiller Memorandum (1966) | 52 |
| Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M. | Tunes of Glory (1960) | 46 |
| Mr. Todd | A Handful of Dust (1988) | 74 |
| Prince Albert | The Swan (1956) | 42 |
| Edward Henry 'Denry' Machin | The Card (1952) | 38 |
| Gulley Jimson | The Horse's Mouth (1958) | 44 |
| George Bird | Last Holiday (1950) | 36 |
| William Dorrit | Little Dorrit (1987) | 73 |
| Himself | Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel (2015) | 101 |
| Sigmund Freud | Lovesick (1983) | 68 |
| Obi Wan Kenobi | SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 66 |
| Captain Henry St. James | The Captain's Paradise (1953) | 39 |
| Koichi Asano | A Majority of One (1961) | 47 |
| Benedict Boniface | Hotel Paradiso (1966) | 51 |
| Flight Lt. Peter Ross | Malta Story (1953) | 39 |
| John Barratt / Jacques De Gue | The Scapegoat (1959) | 45 |
| Father Quixote | Monsignor Quixote (1987) | 72 |
| Major H. O. Jones | The Comedians (1967) | 53 |
| Malvolio | Twelfth Night (1969) | 54 |
| Father Brown | Father Brown (1954) | 40 |
| himself | The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (2003) | 89 |
| Captain William Horatio Ambrose | Barnacle Bill (1957) | 43 |
| Tales from Hollywood (1992) | 78 | |
| Wilhelm Frick | Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious (1965) | 51 |
| Benjamin Disraeli | The Mudlark (1950) | 36 |
| Whimple | A Run for Your Money (1949) | 35 |
| The Cardinal | The Prisoner (1955) | 41 |
| Himself | The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (2000) | 85 |
| W.W.I. soldier in concert audience | Evensong (1934) | 20 |
| Amos | A Foreign Field (1993) | 79 |
| Sir Edgar Fraser | To Paris with Love (1955) | 40 |
| Himself | The Stratford Adventure (1954) | 40 |
| James | Eskimo Day (1996) | 82 |
| Himself | The Comedians in Africa (1967) | 53 |
| Jocelyn Broome | The Gift of Friendship (1974) | 60 |
| Interviewee | Parkinson: Alec Guinness (1977) | 63 |
| Sir Fennimore Truscott | Edwin (1984) | 69 |
| Himself | David Lean: A Life in Film (1985) | 70 |
Alec Guinness TV Shows (11)
His first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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Awards (22)
Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama in 1956 , awarded Society of London Theatre Special Award in 1987 , awarded Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1976 , nominated British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985 , nominated BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 1988 ,
What was Alec's zodiac sign?Alec Guinness zodiac sign was aries.
Where does He lives?
He is living in Paddington.
Other facts about Alec Guinness
| Alias | Guinness de Cuffe Alec |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alec Guinness de Cuffe |
| Child | Matthew Guinness |
| DeathCause | Liver cancer |
| Place of death | Midhurst |
| Name in native language | Alec Guinness |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Work period (start) | 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Conflict | World War II |
| Cause of death | Liver Cancer |
| Date of death | 2000-08-05T00:00:00Z |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Residence | Paddington |
| Libris-URI | C9prtb5w5672bxf |
| Family name | Guinness. Show people with the surname Guinness |
| Place of burial | Petersfield |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Guinness%20graves.jpeg |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Military rank | Lieutenant |
| Military branch | Royal Navy |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
| Genre | Shakespearean Comedy |
| Given name | Alec |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Noble title | Knight Bachelor |
| Time period | 20th Century |
