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Monday, 7 August, 2000, 08:01 GMT 09:01 UK
A life in pictures: Sir Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness, one of the greatest British actors of the last century, has died aged 86. We look back over his life and career in a series of memorable snapshots.
![]() The role of Colonel Nicholson in the 1958 film Bridge On the River Kwai is considered Sir Alec's finest hour
![]() Sir Alec displays his versatility for changing his appearance in an early role as Mr Disraeli in The Mudlark in 1950
![]() Sir Alec returns from a trip to Canada in 1953 with wife Merula Salaman and son Matthew
![]() Sir Alec Guinness on the set of the film The Malta Story in 1953
![]() Playing King Charles I in the 1970 movie Cromwell with co-stars Edward Kemp and Zuleika Robson as Lady Elizabeth
![]() Although mainly thought of as a screen actor, Sir Alec also gave many fine stage performances as here in 1973
![]() Sir Alec receives a British Film Institute Fellowship award from BFI chairman Sir Richard Attenborough in 1991
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