Alec Guinness
English actor
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About Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness was an English actor.
Career
While he was still in school, Alec Guinness began working for the Old Vic theatre. He mainly did Shakespeare roles while with them. Guinness had a short service in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he continued acting at the Old Vic. During the 1950s, Guinness started acting in many films, most of them being early comedies. He has been in many classic films like Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and Dr. Zhivago. He is perhaps most famous for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars.
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Alec Guinness was a famous English actor, who was born on April 2, 1914. As a person born on this date, Alec Guinness is listed in our database as the 21st most popular celebrity for the day (April 2) and the 3rd most popular for the year (1914).
People born on April 2 fall under the Zodiac sign of Aries, the Ram. Alec Guinness is the 556th most popular Aries.
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