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Alec Guinness

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Actor

The Resume

    (April 2, 1914-August 5, 2000)
    Won the 1957 Oscar for Best Actor (The Bridge On the River Kwai)
    Appeared on stage in 'Richard II (1937),' 'The Three Sisters (1937),' 'The Merchant Of Venice (1938),' 'Flare Path (1942-43),' 'The Cocktail Party (1964)'
    Acted in 'Great Expectations (1946),' 'Oliver Twist (1948),' 'Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949),' 'The Lavender Hill Mob (1951),' 'The Malta Story (1953),' 'The Ladykillers (1955),' 'The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957),' 'Barnacle Bill (1957),' 'Lawrence Of Arabia (1962),' 'The Fall Of The Roman Empire (1964),' 'Dr Zhivago (1966),' 'Star Wars (1977)' and 'Little Dorrit (1987)'
    Knighted (1960)

Why he might be annoying:

    In 'Kind Hearts And Coronets' he played eight parts.
    In 'Barnacle Bill,' he played six generations.
    He didn't become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
    He hated portraying Obi Wan Kenobi.
    He came up with the idea of killing Obi Wan in the first movie to limit his involvment to Star Wars.
    He never read or responded to any fan mails related to 'Star Wars.'
    He was stubborn.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the Royal Navy in World War II.
    He was one of the great British character actors.
    He starred in many of the Ealing Comedies of the 1950s.
    He was married to Merula Salaman for over 60 years until his death.

Credit: Fantom


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 127 Votes: 48.82% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 28 Votes: 17.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 41.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 155 Votes: 61.94% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 69 Votes: 50.72% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 53 Votes: 49.06% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 79 Votes: 50.63% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 94 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 157 Votes: 57.32% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 181 Votes: 36.46% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 154 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 283 Votes: 43.46% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 618 Votes: 39.81% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1074 Votes: 41.34% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 547 Votes: 41.13% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1186 Votes: 42.24% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 9336 Votes: 35.45% Annoying