As weird as it may seem, he was 57 years old in "A New Hope."
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In episode IV A New Hope, Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi trains him for a short time. After he dies, His spirit tells him to go find Yoda. Yoda trains him as well. Between the movies IV and V, He trains himself.
Episode IV A New Hope. Though he becomes a Jedi ghost, one with the Force but retaining consciousness. Oh, My mistake. Thank you for deleting my answer and adding your own. I take it you're single? If you're not, You're very lucky.
then luke wouldn't get his father's lightsaber, he wouldn't meet leia, and pretty much there would be no ep. IV, V, VI (and even if there were, there wouldn't be any point to them). luke wouldn't meet ben, cause ben's obi-wan, and he wouldn't become a jedi, he wouldn't meet han or chewie, wouldn't blow up the first death star, etc... pretty big big HUGE chain reaction. the Rebels would still be there, but they would probably lose and the Empire would reign supreme!!!!! (Mwa-ha-ha-ha-haaaaa!)
Ben Alexander has three children. His son Nicholas Benton Alexander IV, son Benton Webb Alexander and daughter Lesley Beth Alexander.
Carrie Fisher (born October 21, 1956) turned 20 years old during the filming of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in 1976.