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'' (1977) and had a small role in 1986's '' Lady Jane''. He has also worked extensively in theatre.

Life

Guinness was born on 6 June 1940 at Denmark Hill Hospital in

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, the only child of

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(1914–2000) and Merula Salaman (1914–2000); his father was appearing on stage in ''The Tempest'' at the

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at the time. According to his father, Guinness was afflicted with

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early in his life, although he later made a full recovery.

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, who knew Guinness from childhood, claimed that he was very strictly brought up. As a child, he appeared with his father in ''

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''. Guinness has been married three times. His first marriage was to Andrée Lefevre, from 1967 to 1985, with whom he has a son, and a daughter Sally, who made a cameo as a Supreme Council member in the 2019 film '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker''. His second marriage was to Helen Lynch, from 1989 to 1993. He has been married to Joanne Bristow since 1996, and they have one daughter. Guinness's grandson,

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, is a professional footballer.

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* 1940 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from London People from Denmark Hill

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