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Alec Guinness: Facts & Related Content
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| Also Known As | Sir Alec Guinness • Alec Guinness de Cuffe |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1914 • London • England |
| Died | August 5, 2000 (aged 86) • England |
| Awards And Honors | Academy Award (1980) • Academy Award (1958) • Academy Award (1958): Actor in a Leading Role • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1980) • Golden Globe Award (1958): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama • Tony Award (1964): Best Actor in a Play |
| Married To | Merula Salaman (married 1938) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) | "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) • "Malta Story" (1953) • "ITV Playhouse" (1974) • "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) • "The Mudlark" (1950) • "Mute Witness" (1995) • "Great Expectations" (1946) • "A Passage to India" (1984) • "All at Sea" (1957) • "Tunes of Glory" (1960) • "The Captain's Paradise" (1953) • "Performance" (1992) • "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) • "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1951) • "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" (1977) • "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) • "Cromwell" (1970) • "Little Dorrit" (1987) • "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi" (1983) • "Smiley's People" (1982) • "The Swan" (1956) • "Lovesick" (1983) • "The Scapegoat" (1959) • "Father Brown" (1954) • "The Card" (1952) • "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964) • "Our Man in Havana" (1959) • "Last Holiday" (1950) • "Oliver Twist" (1948) • "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1969) • "Hotel Paradiso" (1966) • "The Comedians" (1967) • "ITV Sunday Night Theatre" (1970) • "The Ladykillers" (1955) • "Raise the Titanic" (1980) • "Murder by Death" (1976) • "A Handful of Dust" (1988) • "Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious" (1965) • "A Run for Your Money" (1949) • "The Quiller Memorandum" (1966) • "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" (1972) • "Scrooge" (1970) • "A Majority of One" (1961) • "The Horse's Mouth" (1958) • "H.M.S. Defiant" (1962) • "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949) • "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (1979) • "Great Performances" (1987) • "The Prisoner" (1955) • "Screen One" (1993) • "Startime" (1959) • "The Man in the White Suit" (1951) • "To Paris with Love" (1955) • "Hitler: The Last Ten Days" (1973) • "Kafka" (1991) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) | "The Horse's Mouth" (1958) |
Top Questions
Where was Alec Guinness born?
Alec Guinness was born in London, England, United Kingdom.
When was Alec Guinness born?
Alec Guinness was born on April 2, 1914.
Is Alec Guinness married?
Merula Salaman (married 1938)
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