Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Sir Alec Guinness , CH , CBE ( 2 April 1914 - 5 August 2000 ) was an Academy Award winning English actor .
Simplified: Sir Alec Guinness , CH , CBE ( 2 April 1914 â `` 5 August 2000 ) was an English actor .