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Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. He was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai. He is known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy, Prince Feisal in Lawrence of Arabia, and George Smiley in the TV adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He is also known for his portrayal of Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946).

• Born: Alec Guinness de Cuffe 2 April 1914 Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom
• Died: 5 August 2000 (aged 86) Midhurst, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: 1934–96
• Spouse: Merula Salaman (m. 1938–2000)
• Children: Matthew Guinness

Read more about Alec Guinness at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Oldman exorcises 'ghost of Guinness' with 'Tinker' (AP)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-07 14:36:42
AP - Gary Oldman agonized over whether he should tinker with British spymaster George Smiley, a character who is an institution to John le Carre's readers and already had been played to perfection by Alec Guinness.

Television: ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,’ With Alec Guinness - Review
NY Times TV, 2011-10-22 04:00:07
Alec Guinness as George Smiley in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”

TV Junkie: Alec Guinness Marathon on TCM Tonight; Bud Greenspan Marathon Starts on the 1st
LAist - News from LA, 2010-12-29 23:00:27
These are just some of the characters that Alec Guinness plays in "Kind Hearts and Coronets" tonight on TCM along with several other Alec Guinness Please check out our interview with four-time Emmy-winner Greg Fitzsimmons. You may be watching up to 3 shows he is is involved with in 2011. ...