
Actor
Michael Caine
Born March 14, 1933 in Rotherhithe, London, England, UK148 films
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.
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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).
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- 2023The Great EscaperBernard Jordan
- 2022MedievalLord Boreš
- 2021Best SellersHarris Shaw
- 2021TwistFagin
- 2020Come AwayCharlie
- 2020TenetCrosby
- 2020Four Kids and ItPsammead (voice)
- 2018King of ThievesBrian Reader
- 2018Dear DictatorGeneral Anton Vincent
- 2018Sherlock GnomesLord Redbrick (voice)
- 2017DunkirkVoice on Radio (uncredited)
- 2017Going in StyleJoe Harding
- 2016Now You See Me 2Arthur Tressler
- 2015The Last Witch HunterDolan 36th
- 2015YouthFred Ballinger
- 2015Kingsman: The Secret ServiceArthur
- 2014InterstellarProfessor Brand
- 2014Stonehearst AsylumDr. Benjamin Salt
- 2013Mr. Morgan's Last LoveMatthew Morgan
- 2013Now You See MeArthur Tressler
- 2012The Dark Knight RisesAlfred
- 2012Journey 2: The Mysterious IslandAlexander Anderson
- 2011Cars 2Finn McMissile (voice)
- 2011Gnomeo & JulietLord Redbrick (voice)
- 2010InceptionStephen Miles
- 2009Harry BrownHarry Brown
- 2009Is Anybody There?Clarence
- 2008The Dark KnightAlfred
- 2007SleuthAndrew Wyke
- 2007FlawlessMr. Hobbs
- 2006The PrestigeCutter
- 2006Children of MenJasper
- 2005The Weather ManRobert Spritzel
- 2005BewitchedNigel Bigelow
- 2005Batman BeginsAlfred
- 2004Around the BendHenry Lair
- 2003The StatementPierre Brossard
- 2003Secondhand LionsGarth
- 2003The ActorsAnthony O'Malley
- 2003QuicksandJake Mellows
- 2002The Quiet AmericanThomas Fowler
- 2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberNigel Powers
- 2001Last OrdersJack
- 2000Miss CongenialityVictor Melling
- 2000QuillsDr. Royer-Collard
- 2000Get CarterCliff Brumby
- 2000ShinerBilly 'Shiner' Simpson
- 1999The Cider House RulesDr. Wilbur Larch
- 1999The Debtors
- 1998Curtain CallMax Gale
- 1998Little VoiceRay Say
- 1998Shadow RunHaskell
- 1997Mandela and de KlerkF.W. de Klerk
- 1996Midnight in Saint PetersburgHarry Palmer
- 1996Blood and WineVictor
- 1995Bullet to BeijingHarry Palmer
- 1994On Deadly GroundMichael Jennings
- 1992The Muppet Christmas CarolEbenezer Scrooge
- 1992Blue IceHarry Anders
- 1992Noises Off...Lloyd Fellowes
- 1991Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden TouchNarrator (voice)
- 1990Bullseye!Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
- 1990Mr. DestinyMike
- 1990A Shock to the SystemGraham Marshall
- 1990Jekyll & HydeDr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- 1988Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsLawrence Jamieson
- 1988Without a ClueSherlock Holmes
- 1987SurrenderSean Stein
- 1987Jaws: The RevengeHoagie Newcombe
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolJohn Preston
- 1986The Whistle BlowerFrank Jones
- 1986Half Moon StreetLord Sam Bulbeck
- 1986Mona LisaMortwell
- 1986Sweet LibertyElliott James
- 1986Hannah and Her SistersElliot
- 1985The Holcroft CovenantNoel Holcroft
- 1985WaterGovernor Baxter Thwaites
- 1984Blame It on RioMatthew Hollis
- 1983The Jigsaw ManPhilip Kimberley / Sergei Kuzminsky
- 1983The Honorary ConsulCharley Fortnum
- 1983Educating RitaDr. Frank Bryant
- 1983Monty Python's The Meaning of LifeBritish Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
- 1982DeathtrapSidney Bruhl
- 1981Escape to VictoryCaptain John Colby
- 1981The HandJonathan Lansdale
- 1980Dressed to KillDoctor Robert Elliott
- 1980The IslandBlair Maynard
- 1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureCaptain Mike Turner
- 1979AshantiDr. David Linderby
- 1978The SwarmBrad Crane
- 1978California SuiteSidney Cochran
- 1977A Bridge Too FarLt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
- 1977Silver BearsDoc Fletcher
- 1976The Eagle Has LandedCol. Kurt Steiner
- 1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkAdam Worth
- 1975The Man Who Would Be KingPeachy Carnehan
- 1975PeeperLeslie C. Tucker
- 1975Rickles
- 1975The Romantic EnglishwomanLewis
- 1975The Wilby ConspiracyJim Keogh
- 1974The Marseille ContractJohn Deray / John Davos
- 1974The Black WindmillMaj. John Tarrant
- 1972SleuthMilo Tindle
- 1972PulpMickey King
- 1972Zee and Co.Robert Blakeley
- 1971KidnappedAlan Breck
- 1971Get CarterJack Carter
- 1971The Last ValleyThe Captain
- 1970Simon SimonMichael Caine
- 1970Too Late the HeroPvt. Tosh Hearne
- 1969Battle of BritainSquadron Leader Canfield
- 1969The Italian JobCharlie Croker
- 1969Male of the SpeciesCornelius
- 1969Play DirtyCapt. Douglas
- 1968The MagusNicholas Urfe
- 1968DeadfallHenry
- 1967Billion Dollar BrainHarry Palmer
- 1967Woman Times SevenHandsome Stranger
- 1967Hurry SundownHenry Warren







