Alec Guinness
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2 April 1914, Marylebone, London, England, UK.
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5 August 2000, Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK (liver cancer)
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5' 10"
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While working in advertising, he studied at the Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art, debuting on stage in 1934 and played classic theater with the Old Vic from 1936. In 1941, he entered the Royal navy as a seaman and was commissioned the next year. Beyond an extra part in Evensong (1934), his film career began after World War II with his portrayal of Herbert Pocket in Great...
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Filmography
Actor:
1. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters...
2. Mute Witness (1994) .... The Reaper
3. A Foreign Field (1993) .... Amos
4. Kafka (1991) .... The Chief Clerk
5. Little Dorrit (1988) .... William Dorrit
Trivia
  • Reportedly hated working on Star Wars (1977) so much, Guinness claims that Obi-Wan's death was his idea as a means to limit his involvement in the film. Guinness also claims to throw away all Star Wars related fan mail without even opening it.
  • Son: actor Matthew Guinness.
  • He was one of the last surviving members of a great generation of UK actors, which included Sir Laurence Olivier , Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson .
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