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Alec Guinness

1914 - 2000

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Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. In the British Film Institute listing of 1999 of the 100 most important British films of the 20th century, he was the single most noted actor, represented across nine films — six in starring roles and three in supporting roles — including five directed by David Lean and four from Ealing Studios. He won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Tony Award. In 1959, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alec Guinness is the 204th most popular actor (down from 183rd in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 261st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Actor.

Alec Guinness is most famous for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy.

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Among actors, Alec Guinness ranks 204 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Mayhew, Salman Khan, Oliver Hardy, Michael J. Fox, Olivia Newton-John, and Chris Cooper. After him are Ornella Muti, Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Sidney Poitier, Anita Ekberg, and David Prowse.

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Among people born in 1914, Alec Guinness ranks 15. Before him are Tyrone Power, Tenzing Norgay, Marguerite Duras, Julio Cortázar, Octavio Paz, and Richard Laurence Millington Synge. After him are Jiang Qing, Richard Widmark, Michael Wittmann, Jack LaLanne, Romain Gary, and Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. Among people deceased in 2000, Alec Guinness ranks 11. Before him are Władysław Szpilman, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, Habib Bourguiba, Emil Zátopek, Arkan, and Victor Borge. After him are Louis Néel, Roger Vadim, Konrad Emil Bloch, Charles M. Schulz, Pierre Trudeau, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alec Guinness ranks 377 out of 8,785. Before him are Joe Cocker (1944), Christopher Marlowe (1564), Christian de Duve (1917), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Brian Jones (1942), and Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914). After him are David Lloyd George (1863), Arthur Evans (1851), Robert Fripp (1946), Roger Penrose (1931), William Wordsworth (1770), and James George Frazer (1854).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Alec Guinness ranks 33. Before him are Stan Laurel (1890), Laurence Olivier (1907), Peter O'Toole (1932), Peter Ustinov (1921), Peter Mayhew (1944), and Olivia Newton-John (1948). After him are David Prowse (1935), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), Gary Oldman (1958), Claude Rains (1889), John Hurt (1940), and Vanessa Redgrave (1937).

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