Alec Guinness - Profile Image
🕯️

Alec Guinness

Oscar Winners

31,538

days lived

86

age at death

Born
April 2, 1914
Died
August 5, 2000 (aged 86)
Zodiac
♈︎Aries·tiger 🐅
Updated Jan 2026

Birth Chart

Natal Chart

Alec's Birth Chart

Astrology
♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎☉☽☿♀♂♃♄⛢♆♇
Fire
Earth
Air
Water
☉

Sun Sign

Aries♈︎

☽

Moon Sign

Gemini♊︎

Dominant Element

Fire

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for April 2, 1914

Connections4

Verified Sources

Born on April 2Day Lookup ToolDay MilestonesOn This Day
⚖️Compare with someone
⚡ Dayze Life Thread
2000
Day 31,538
Age 86

Death of Alec Guinness

Confidence
96%
Aug 5, 2000

Alec Guinness dies at King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, England.

1983
Day 25,256
Age 69

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Confidence
96%
May 25, 1983

Guinness reprises his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

1980
Day 24,157
Age 66

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Confidence
96%
May 21, 1980

Guinness returns as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

1977
Day 23,065
Age 63

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Confidence
96%
May 25, 1977

Guinness plays Obi-Wan Kenobi, earning an Oscar nomination.

Day 22,921
Age 62

Honorary Degree from Oxford

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1977

Awarded Honorary Doctor of Letters from Oxford University.

1973
Day 21,460
Age 58

Laurence Olivier Award

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1973

Won Best Actor for 'Time Remembered'.

1957
Day 15,616
Age 42

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1957

Guinness wins the Academy Award for Best Actor.

1955
Day 14,885
Age 40

CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1955

Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Day 14,885
Age 40

The Ladykillers

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1955

Guinness stars in 'The Ladykillers'.

1949
Day 12,694
Age 34

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1949

Guinness plays eight different roles.

1946
Day 11,598
Age 31

Great Expectations

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1946

Guinness plays Herbert Pocket in 'Great Expectations'.

1941
Day 9,772
Age 26

Naval Service in WWII

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1941

Serves in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during WWII.

1940
Day 9,406
Age 25

A Son is Born

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1940

Matthew Guinness, his only child, is born.

1938
Day 8,846
Age 24

Marriage to Merula Salaman

Confidence
96%
Jun 20, 1938

Guinness marries Merula Salaman.

Day 8,676
Age 23

Hamlet

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1938

Plays small role in Hamlet at the Old Vic.

1934
Day 7,215
Age 19

Acting Debut at the Old Vic

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1934

Makes professional debut at the Old Vic Theatre in London.

1933
Day 6,850
Age 18

Studied at Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1933

Studies acting at the Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art.

1914
Day 1
Age 0

Born in London

Confidence
96%
Apr 2, 1914

Alec Guinness is born in London, England.