Acting
Alec Guinness
- Titles
- 82movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 2012, with a break from 1997 to 2011, busiest in 1955 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 43top three billing
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Warfare3.0average 1.2
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.5average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Character-Driven 6
- Character Study 6
- Nostalgic 5
- Class Conflict 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Melancholy 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Victorian Era 4
- Satirical 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Douglas SlocombeCinematographerKind Hearts and Coronets, The Lavender Hill Mob, The Man in the White Suit, Barnacle Bill, A Run for Your Money
David LeanWriterLawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Passage to India, Oliver Twist
Anne V. CoatesEditorLawrence of Arabia, The Horse's Mouth, Tunes of Glory, Hotel Paradiso, To Paris with Love
Jack HawkinsActorLawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Prisoner, Malta Story
Kay WalshActorOliver Twist, The Horse's Mouth, Last Holiday, Tunes of Glory
Joan GreenwoodActorKind Hearts and Coronets, The Man in the White Suit, Little Dorrit, Father Brown
Robert HamerDirectorKind Hearts and Coronets, The Scapegoat, To Paris with Love, Father Brown
Ronald NeameDirectorScrooge, The Horse's Mouth, Tunes of Glory, The Card
Omar SharifActorLawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, The Fall of the Roman Empire
Anthony QuayleActorLawrence of Arabia, The Fall of the Roman Empire, H.M.S. Defiant
Cecil ParkerActorThe Ladykillers, The Man in the White Suit, Father Brown
Nigel StockActorH.M.S. Defiant, Cromwell, Malta Story
Movies and TV shows
101990s
1 title
Performance (1991)
TV show · as Heinrich Mann
1980s
3 titles · average score 77
Screen One (1989)
TV show · as Amos
85
Smiley's People (1982)
TV show · as George Smiley
69
American Playhouse (1982)
TV show · as Heinrich Mann
1970s
2 titles · average score 81
92
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
TV show · as George Smiley
70
Great Performances (1971)
TV show · as Father Quixote
1960s
2 titles
ITV Playhouse (1967)
TV show · as Jocelyn Broome
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
TV show · as The Executioner
1950s
2 titles · average score 75
66
Startime (1959)
TV show · as Jebal Deeks
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Julius Caesar