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Name: Alec Guinness
Full/Alt. name: Alec Guinness
Date of Birth: Thursday April 2 1914
Born: London, England (United Kingdom)
Partial Biography: Sir Alec Guinness, acting's preeminent master of disguise, first drew attention as Fagin, providing a wonderfully Dickensian performance that totally concealed the actor within in David Lean's…Full Alec Guinness Biography…

Great Expectations (1946) (2007) PG (Contains mild violence and scary moments)Actor/Actress
The Ladykillers (2002) UPlayed "Professor Marcus"
Scrooge (1999) UPlayed "Marley's Ghost"
Our Man in Havana (1999) Played "James Wormold"
Mute Witness (1995) Played "The Reaper"
Kafka (1991) Played "The Chief Clerk"
A Handful of Dust (1988) PGPlayed "Mr Todd"
A Passage To India (1984) PGPlayed "Professor Godbole"
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (for sci-fi action violence)Played "Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi"
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (for sci-fi action violence)Played "Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi"

European Film Academy (Felix) Lifetime Achievement Award (1996)
Honorary Olivier Award (1989)
Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement (1988)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1988) Best Supporting Actor - "Little Dorrit"
BAFTA Fellowship (1988)