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Alec Guinness
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Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness
(2 April 19145 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, he was featured in several of the
Ealing Comedies
, including
The Ladykillers
and
Kind Hearts and Coronets
in which he played eight different characters. He is also known for his six collaborations with
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
),
Prince Faisal
in
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in
Doctor Zhivago
(1965), and Professor Godbole in
A Passage to India
(1984). He is also known for his portrayal of
Obi-Wan Kenobi
in
George Lucas
's original
Star Wars trilogy
, receiving a nomination for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
.
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