Alec Guinness is best known now for "Star Wars," but decades earlier he starred in a war film that swept the Oscars and is still considered a classic.

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Ian McKellen knows when someone’s two cents isn’t even worth a penny. Even when that someone is Obi-Wan Kenobi. While answering submitted questions for The Guardian, McKellen was asked about the worst ...

Years before his starring roles in The Lord of the Rings and X-Men, Ian McKellen met with Star Wars' original Obi-Wan actor Alec Guinness, who advised him to drop support for a gay rights charity.

Ian McKellen reflected on being a cofounder of Stonewall UK in 1989 and Alec Guinness' disapproval of his activism. The Star Wars actor allegedly told McKellen that his support for the gay rights ...

Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that the Star Wars actor Alec Guinness once "pleaded" with him to not actively campaign for gay rights. The veteran star of stage and screen, best known for his role as ...

Production photos have been released for Two Halves of Guinness, the solo play celebrating the life and career of Sir Alec Guinness, starring Zeb Soanes. The production is currently touring the UK ...

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Starring Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Vida Hope, Howard Marion-Crawford, & Henry Mollison. The new 4K re-release this year is only going to Blu-ray, not ...

Zeb Soanes to star in Two Halves of Guinness, a celebration of the life of Sir Alec Guinnes. In an exceptional exploration of one of Britain’s greatest actors, Zeb Soanes brings the life of Sir Alec ...