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Alec Guinness

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Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an English actor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original trilogy.

Guinness won an Academy Award with the role of Lt. Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai in 1957.

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Born
April 2, 1914 Maida Vale, England
Died
August 5, 2000, West Sussex, England
Nationality
English
Occupation
Actor

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