Friday, April 2, 2021

Sir Alec Guinness, Star Wars actor, born 1914


Alec Guinness, born April 2, 1914 in London, England, is best known for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars movie franchise.  He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Bridge on the River Kwai, for which he also won a Golden Globe.  He also won an Honorary Academy Award in 1980.  He was nominated four more times for Oscars including his role as Obi-Wan, for which he won a Saturn Award.

My favorite Alec Guinness movie is The Man in the White Suit

He passed away in August 2000.

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