Aug. 7 -- Sir Alec Guinness, who was knighted after his Oscar-winning role in The Bridge on the River Kwai and delighted audiences as Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, has died. He was 86.

In this short, Alec Guinness talks about the first time he read Star Wars and met George Lucas which would ultimately lead to him becoming Obi-Wan Kenobi for The Original Trilogy. #starwars #anewhope ...

Sir Alec Guinness, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original trilogy, hated Star Wars — didn't he?. Well, I've always thought he did, and the movie legend was famously horrified when ...

With the late Sir Alec Guinness, who died earlier this month, that was the ultimate compliment. Unlike many actors, he did not play a version of himself from role to role.

Alec Guinness has won several awards throughout his career. He received The Society's Special Award at the Olivier Awards, the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards, and the ...

When Alec Guinness died the weekend before last, obituaries focused, with good cause, on his infinite variety. From the moment he magnificently bumbled onto the screen as Herbert Pocket in David ...

ALEC Guinness is regarded one of Britain’s greatest actors of all time. The Oscar-winning performer starred in dozens of movies before his death in 2000 at age 86. Who was Alec Gui… ...

Sir Alec Guinness was born on April 2, 1914, and was one of the most talented and diverse actors of his era. In the original Star Wars trilogy, Guinness played Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Master, one ...