Alec Guinness Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More

Alec Guinness

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Alec Guinness de Cuffe

BIRTHDAY

April 2, 1914

BORN ON DAY

Thursday

BIRTHPLACE

Maida Vale

DIED AT AGE

86 Years 4 Months 3 Days

DEATHDATE

August 5, 2000

DEATHPLACE

Midhurst, United Kingdom

CAUSE OF DEATH

Liver Cancer

NATIONALITY

British

PROFESSION

Movies (Actor)

ZODIAC

ARIES

FEATURES

Eye Color: Dark Brown, Hair Color: Dark Brown

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

5'9''(feet & inches)

1.7526 meters

175.26 cm

WEIGHT

60 kg

132 lbs

Alec Guinness Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Agnes Cuff

FATHER

Andrew Geddes

Alec Guinness Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Merula Salaman (1938-2000)

Child(ren) of Alec Guinness and Merula Salaman

Matthew (6 June, 1940) (Son)

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE

DEBUT

Evensong (Film 1934)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Great Expectations (Film 1946)

Education, Net Worth & More

COLLEGE

Fettes College

More Information

Career of Alec Guinness

He started his career with theatre. After which he joined the Royal Navy to contribute to the second World War. He made his film debut with the film "Kind Hearts and Coronets." His first lead role was in the film "The Card." He played a starring role in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai."

Some Lesser Known Facts About Alec Guinness

Did Alec Guinness takes alcohol? NA.
Was Alec Guinness in the habit of Smoking? Yes. He was a heavy smoker in most of life and left the habit in the last years.
The actor was honored by the queen from time to time. In 1955, he was honored with CBE while in 1959 he received a Knight Bachelor. Again in 1994, Guinness was awarded the Companion of Honour for his contribution to the field of drama.
The actor received an honorary D.Litt degree in 1977 from Oxford University while he again received the degree from Cambridge University in 1991.
He once met a Star Wars fan who told Guinness that he had seen the first movie more than a hundred times. The actor replied, "Promise me you'll never watch it again." The fan was shocked by the reply but his mother thanked the actor.
The makers of the film 'Murder on the Orient Express' once thought to cast for the part of Hercule Poirot but Albert Finney was cast instead.
The actor shaved the top of his head for his first acting assignment. It never grew up properly again. Although he was embarrassed by his baldness but chose not to wear a hairpiece in private life.
It is strange but true that the actor met James Dean just a day before James' death. James showed his new Porsche to Guinness for which he adviced that Get rid of that car, or you'll be dead in a week!" Although the actor didn't mean so but his words proved right when James died the next day in a car crash.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960.
When he was taking acting lessons from Martita Hunt, she told him he would never become an actor but he proved the actress wrong.
The actor had faced a difficult childhood and always tried to hide his background.
He agreed to make a cameo in episodes 5 and 6 of "Star Wars" just because of George Lucas.
He worked as an office clerk before making his acting debut.
He gave his valuable services to the Royal Navy at the time of the Second World War on the rank of captain.