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Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor.In the British Film Institute listing of 1999 of the 100 most important British films of the 20th century, he was the single most noted actor, represented across nine films — six in starring roles and three in supporting roles — including five directed by David Lean and four from Ealing ...
Guinness is known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and ...
Matt Lanter portrays Anakin in the animated film The Clone Wars (2008), Felicity Jones portrays Jyn Erso in Rogue One (2016), and Alden Ehrenreich portrays a young Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Anthony Daniels is the only actor to have appeared in all films in the franchise, appearing as C-3PO in all except Solo, in
Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles.
Guinness was born on 6 June 1940 at Denmark Hill Hospital [1] in London, the only child of Alec Guinness (1914–2000) and Merula Salaman (1914–2000); his father was appearing on stage in The Tempest at the Old Vic at the time. According to his father, Guinness was afflicted with polio early in his life, although he later made a full recovery.
Angus MacInnes, a Canadian actor who appeared in “Star Wars: A New Hope” and “Rogue One,” has died. He was 77. MacInnes died on Dec. 23 peacefully and surrounded by family, according to a ...
Angus MacInnes, an actor from Star Wars who played the "Gold Leader" Y-wing pilot within the Rebel Alliance, died "peacefully, surrounded by his family and love" on Dec. 23, according to a family ...
Norwegian actor [110] Kathleen Harrison: 1892–1995: 103: British actress [111] Shinobu Hashimoto: 1918–2018: 100: Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer [112] Johannes Heesters: 1903–2011: 108: Dutch actor, vocalist and performer [113] Bob Hope: 1903–2003: 100: British-born American actor and comedian [114] Mieczysław ...