1914- . English actor. His many stage roles
include Shakespeare's Hamlet 1938 and
Lawrence of Arabia (in Ross 1960). In 1979 he
gained a `lifetime achievement' Academy
Award. His films include Kind Hearts and
Coronets 1949, The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, and Star Wars 1977. Guinness joined the
Old Vic 1936. He appeared in the television
adaptations of John Le Carre's Tinker,
Tailor, Soldier, Spy 1979 and Smiley's People
1981.