Character Name: Ben Kenobi Birth Year: 57 BBY Home World: Unknown Species: Human Profession: Last of the Jedi Knights Portrayed by: Alec Guiness Appeared in:A New Hope,
The Empire Strikes Back
and
Return of the Jedi
One of only two survivors of Darth Sidious' evil Order 66, Obi-Wan retreats in exile to the Outer Rim planet of Tatooine to watch over Anakin Skywalker's son, Luke. What comes next will be the most important mission of Obi-Wan's life, instruct Luke on the ways of The Force so he will have the strength to defeat his evil Father, Darth Vader.
Ben Kenobi Star Wars Photo Gallery
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Ben Kenobi Classic Scene
Alec Guiness Fast Facts
Birth Name: Alec Guinness de Cuffe Date of Birth: April 2, 1914 Date of Death: August 5, 2000 Birth Place: London, England
Destination Hollywood Suggests
Alec Guiness has had a varied and interesting acting career, here are two of our favorite Alec Guiness movies:
YouTube Fun Feature
A 1973 interview with Alec Guinesss where he talks about the mechanics of acting:
"Your father was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened that good man that was your father was destroyed. So what I told you was true from a certain point of view."
