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 is not one of them. The closest Guinness, who died in 2000, ever got to today’s hyper-connected world was acting in a West End play called Yahoo in 1976 about the life of ...

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 ...

Sir Alec Guinness hated being remembered as ”Star Wars”’ Jedi Knight What if you played a crucial part in one of the defining phenomena of modern pop culture — and came to regret it intensely?

Sir Alec Guinness, whose roles in a 66-year career ranged from Hamlet to Obi-Wan Kenobi in ``Star Wars,'' has died, a hospital spokesman said Monday. He was 86.

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 was the rock many of the Star Wars cast leaned on during the long shoot in 1976.. Always the consummate professional, Guinness never complained, but did admit he was confused by the ...