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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 (β¦
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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 (2005β2012). 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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BODY OF WORK
Michael Caine's Filmography
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The Great Escaper
as Bernard Jordan
Mad About the Boy: The NoΓ«l Coward Story
as Self (archive footage)
Dirty, Sexy & Totally Iconic
as Self
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
as Self - Actor / Narrator (voice)
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
Medieval
as Lord BoreΕ‘
Best Sellers
as Harris Shaw
Twist
as Fagin
Come Away
as Charlie
No Poster
Mein Name ist Connery, Sean Connery
as Self (archive footage)
Tenet
as Crosby
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Four Kids and It
as Psammead (voice)
An Accidental Studio
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Got Carter
as Self
Quincy
as Self
King of Thieves
as Brian Reader
Dear Dictator
as General Anton Vincent
Sherlock Gnomes
as Lord Redbrick (voice)
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
My Generation
as Self
Dunkirk
as Voice on Radio (uncredited)
Going in Style
as Joe Harding
Now You See Me 2
as Arthur Tressler
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Witch Hunter
as Dolan 36th
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
as Self
Youth
as Fred Ballinger
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self / Professor Brand
Kingsman: The Secret Service
as Arthur
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
as Self
Interstellar
as Professor Brand
Stonehearst Asylum
as Dr. Benjamin Salt
No Poster
Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
as Matthew Morgan
Now You See Me
as Arthur Tressler
Ending the Knight
as Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Charlie Croker (archive footage)
The Dark Knight Rises
as Alfred
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Alexander Anderson
Discovering Hamlet
as Horatio (archive footage)
No Poster
The Many Faces of... Michael Caine
Cars 2
as Finn McMissile (voice)
Gnomeo & Juliet
as Lord Redbrick (voice)
Wimbledon 2010 Official Film
as Self
Inception
as Stephen Miles
Pinter's Progress
as Self
Harry Brown
as Harry Brown
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
as Self
Is Anybody There?
as Clarence
Valentino: The Last Emperor
as Self
The Dark Knight
as Alfred
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
Sleuth
as Andrew Wyke
Flawless
as Mr. Hobbs
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
as Self
The Foreign Eye
as Self
No Poster
Arte 1 Documenta
The Prestige
as Cutter
Children of Men
as Jasper
50 Films to See Before You Die
as Self
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
as Self
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
as Self
The Weather Man
as Robert Spritzel
Bewitched
as Nigel Bigelow
Batman Begins
as Alfred
Around the Bend
as Henry Lair
No Poster
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Statement
as Pierre Brossard
Secondhand Lions
as Garth
The Actors
as Anthony O'Malley
Quicksand
as Jake Mellows
The Quiet American
as Thomas Fowler
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Nigel Powers
Last Orders
as Jack
Miss Congeniality
as Victor Melling
Quills
as Dr. Royer-Collard
Get Carter
as Cliff Brumby
Shiner
as Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
The Cider House Rules
as Dr. Wilbur Larch
The Debtors
Curtain Call
as Max Gale
Little Voice
as Ray Say
Shadow Run
as Haskell
Mandela and de Klerk
as F.W. de Klerk
Elle s'appelait Françoise
as Self
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
as Harry Palmer
Blood and Wine
as Victor
Bullet to Beijing
as Harry Palmer
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
On Deadly Ground
as Michael Jennings
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
as Self
Sean Connery: Private
as Self
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Blue Ice
as Harry Anders
Noises Off...
as Lloyd Fellowes
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
as Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self
Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch
as Narrator (voice)
Bullseye!
as Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
Mr. Destiny
as Mike
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
A Shock to the System
as Graham Marshall
Jekyll & Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
The Movie Life of George
as Self
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Lawrence Jamieson
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self - Host
Without a Clue
as Sherlock Holmes
Surrender
as Sean Stein
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment
as Self
Jaws: The Revenge
as Hoagie Newcombe
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
The Fourth Protocol
as John Preston
The Best of Max Headroom
as Self
Hero
as Narrator (voice)
The Whistle Blower
as Frank Jones
Half Moon Street
as Lord Sam Bulbeck
Mona Lisa
as Mortwell
Sweet Liberty
as Elliott James
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Elliot
The Holcroft Covenant
as Noel Holcroft
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Water
as Governor Baxter Thwaites
No Poster
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self - Host
Blame It on Rio
as Matthew Hollis
The Jigsaw Man
as Philip Kimberley / Sergei Kuzminsky
The Honorary Consul
as Charley Fortnum
Educating Rita
as Dr. Frank Bryant
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
as Self
Deathtrap
as Sidney Bruhl
Escape to Victory
as Captain John Colby
The Hand
as Jonathan Lansdale
Dressed to Kill
as Doctor Robert Elliott
The Island
as Blair Maynard
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Mike Turner
Ashanti
as Dr. David Linderby
The Swarm
as Brad Crane
California Suite
as Sidney Cochran
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
Silver Bears
as Doc Fletcher
The Eagle Has Landed
as Col. Kurt Steiner
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Adam Worth
The Man Who Would Be King
as Peachy Carnehan
Peeper
as Leslie C. Tucker
Rickles
The Romantic Englishwoman
as Lewis
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Jim Keogh
The Marseille Contract
as John Deray / John Davos
The Black Windmill
as Maj. John Tarrant
Sleuth
as Milo Tindle
Pulp
as Mickey King
Zee and Co.
as Robert Blakeley
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck
Fight of the Century
as Self-(Audience Member)
Get Carter
as Jack Carter
The Last Valley
as The Captain
Simon Simon
as Michael Caine
Too Late the Hero
as Pvt. Tosh Hearne
Battle of Britain
as Squadron Leader Canfield
The Italian Job
as Charlie Croker
Male of the Species
as Cornelius
Play Dirty
as Capt. Douglas
The Magus
as Nicholas Urfe
Deadfall
as Henry
Billion Dollar Brain
as Harry Palmer
Woman Times Seven
as Handsome Stranger
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
as Self
Hurry Sundown
as Henry Warren
Funeral in Berlin
as Harry Palmer
Gambit
as Harry
The Wrong Box
as Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
Alfie
as Alfie Elkins
The Ipcress File
as Harry Palmer
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Horatio
Zulu
as Lt. Gonville Bromhead
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Hobson's Choice
as Willie Mossop
Solo for Sparrow
as Paddy Mooney
Top Deck
as Bus driver (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
No Poster
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
as Helmsman
The Bulldog Breed
as Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Foxhole in Cairo
as Weber
Danger Within
as Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
Passport to Shame
as Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gestapo Agent
No Poster
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Blind Spot
as Johnny Brent
The Key
as Seaman (uncredited)
A Woman of Mystery
as Joe (Uncredited)
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Train Prisoner (uncredited)
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Gilrony
Blood Money
as Fighter
A Hill in Korea
as Pvt. Lockyer
Sailor Beware
as Sailor (Uncredited)
No Poster
Morning Departure
as Teaboy
