Timeline Alec Guinness

English actor who moved from the Ealing comedies to The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars.

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1914 Alec Guinness born in London Alec Guinness is born in London.
1941 Alec Guinness joins the Royal Navy He serves in the Royal Navy during World War II, commanding a landing craft.
1949 Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets He plays eight members of the D'Ascoyne family in the Ealing comedy.
1951 Alec Guinness stars in The Lavender Hill Mob The Ealing comedy earns him his first Oscar nomination.
1957 Alec Guinness in The Bridge on the River Kwai His role as Colonel Nicholson wins the Oscar for Best Actor.
1959 Alec Guinness knighted Guinness is knighted for services to the arts.
1962 Alec Guinness in Lawrence of Arabia He plays Prince Faisal in David Lean's epic.
1977 Alec Guinness plays Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars makes him known to a new generation and earns him an Oscar nomination.
1979 Alec Guinness plays George Smiley He plays le Carre's spymaster in the BBC series Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
2000 Alec Guinness dies in Midhurst Alec Guinness dies aged 86.