Alec Guinness
Birth Name:
Alec Guinness de Cuffe
Birth Place:
Marylebone, London, England
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Fast Facts
- Was awarded honorary degrees from Oxford University and Cambridge University
- Worked as an advertising copywriter before entering acting
- Frequently takes on the role of authority figures
- Often portrays multiple characters in his various roles
- Helped invade Sicily and Elba as a member of the Royal Navy during World War II
- Met James Dean days before the actor's fatal car crash
Awards
- 1950NBR Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1950NYFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 1950Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August):Winner
- 1951Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (March):Winner
- 1951Gold Medal - Best Actor:Winner
- 1952Silver Ribbon - Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero):Winner
- 1952Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (April):Winner
- 1953Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1955NYFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 1956BAFTA Film Award - Best British Actor:Nominated
- 1957NBR Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1957NYFCC Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1958Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Winner
- 1958BAFTA Film Award - Best British Actor:Winner
- 1958Golden Globe - Best Actor - Drama:Winner
- 1958Golden Laurel - Top Male Dramatic Performance:Nominated
- 1958NYFCC Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 1958New Cinema Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1958Volpi Cup - Best Actor:Winner
- 1959Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 1959Golden Laurel - Top Male Comedy Performance:Nominated
- 1959Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero):Winner
- 1960BAFTA Film Award - Best British Screenplay:Nominated
- 1960Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor (Lead or Support):Nominated
- 1960New Cinema Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1961BAFTA Film Award - Best British Actor:Nominated
- 1961Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero):Winner
- 1967KCFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 1978Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1978Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 1978Golden Globe - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1979Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1980BAFTA TV Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1980Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1983BAFTA TV Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 1983Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special:Nominated
- 1986BAFTA TV Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 1988LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 1988NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1989Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1989Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1989NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2023OFTA Film Hall of Fame - Character:Winner