The original Obi-Wan Kenobi portrayer is ALEC Guinness, a British actor who was born in 1914 and died in 2000. He is best known for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy, which he began filming in 1976. Guinness won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1957 for his performance in The Bridge on the River Kwai. He was also nominated for several other awards throughout his career.