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Alec Guinness biography

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  • PLACE OF DEATH: Midhurst, West Sussex, England
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Alec Guinness was an English actor played Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai. and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy.


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Alec Guinness was an English actor who appeared in a number of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets. He later won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai. He also portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy and Prince Feisal in Lawrence of Arabia. An incredibly talented actor, Guinness was knight in 1960.

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