Michael Caine profile
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Michael Caine

14th March 1933 Rotherhithe, London, England, UK Acting

Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinctive South London accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie. His roles in the 1970s included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Eagle Has Landed (1976) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) earning him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Caine is also known for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and for his comedic roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Miss Congeniality (2000), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and Secondhand Lions (2003). He received his second Golden Globe Award for Little Voice (1998). In 1999, he received his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a sympathetic doctor in The Cider House Rules. He portrayed a British journalist in Vietnam in The Quiet American (2002), earning his sixth Oscar nomination, and appeared in Alfonso Cuaron's dystopian drama film Children of Men (2006). Caine portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). He appeared in several other of Nolan's films including The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Tenet (2020). He also appeared in the heist thriller film Now You See Me (2013), the action comedy film Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), the Italian drama Youth (2015) and the crime film King of Thieves (2018). Caine officially confirmed his retirement from acting on 13 October 2023 after The Great Escaper (2023).

195 Movies 53 TV Shows 266 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Twist poster
Twist 22nd January 2021 as Fagin
Tenet poster
Tenet 22nd August 2020 as Crosby
Quincy poster
Quincy 9th September 2018 as Self
Dunkirk poster
Dunkirk 19th July 2017 as Voice on Radio (uncredited)
Youth poster
Youth 20th May 2015 as Fred Ballinger
Cars 2 poster
Cars 2 11th June 2011 as Finn McMissile (voice)
Sleuth poster
Sleuth 12th October 2007 as Andrew Wyke
Quills poster
Quills 22nd November 2000 as Dr. Royer-Collard
Shiner poster
Shiner 22nd September 2000 as Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
Bullseye! poster
Bullseye! 2nd November 1990 as Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
Jekyll & Hyde poster
Jekyll & Hyde 6th January 1990 as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Hero poster
Hero 1st December 1986 as Narrator (voice)
Water poster
Water 11th January 1985 as Governor Baxter Thwaites
The Hand poster
The Hand 24th April 1981 as Jonathan Lansdale
Ashanti poster
Ashanti 21st February 1979 as Dr. David Linderby
Peeper poster
Peeper 3rd December 1975 as Leslie C. Tucker
Sleuth poster
Sleuth 10th December 1972 as Milo Tindle
Pulp poster
Pulp 1st November 1972 as Mickey King
Gambit poster
Gambit 16th December 1966 as Harry
Alfie poster
Alfie 29th March 1966 as Alfie Elkins
Zulu poster
Zulu 22nd January 1964 as Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Top Deck poster
Top Deck 1st January 1962 as Bus driver (uncredited)
Danger Within poster
Danger Within 17th February 1959 as Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
The Key poster
The Key 28th May 1958 as Seaman (uncredited)
Legends poster
Legends 17th November 2006 as Self (archive footage)