Michael Caine
Acting
Born: March 14, 1933 (age 93) · Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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).
Known for
Interstellar
2014
Inception
2010
The Dark Knight
2008
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Batman Begins
2005
Kingsman: The Secret Service
2015
The Prestige
2006
Dunkirk
2017
Now You See Me
2013
Now You See Me 2
2016
Tenet
2020
Cars 2
2011
Photos (12)
Movies (151)
Interstellar
Professor Brand
The Dark Knight
Alfred
Inception
Stephen Miles
The Dark Knight Rises
Alfred
The Prestige
Cutter
Cars 2
Finn McMissile (voice)
Batman Begins
Alfred
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Arthur
Tenet
Crosby
Dunkirk
Voice on Radio (uncredited)
Now You See Me
Arthur Tressler
Now You See Me 2
Arthur Tressler
Children of Men
Jasper
The Last Witch Hunter
Dolan 36th
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Alexander Anderson
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Nigel Powers
The Fourth Protocol
John Preston
Stonehearst Asylum
Dr. Benjamin Salt
Miss Congeniality
Victor Melling
Gnomeo & Juliet
Lord Redbrick (voice)
The Cider House Rules
Dr. Wilbur Larch
Youth
Fred Ballinger
Going in Style
Joe Harding
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Lawrence Jamieson
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
Flawless
Mr. Hobbs
Jaws: The Revenge
Hoagie Newcombe
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
The Italian Job
Charlie Croker
Bewitched
Nigel Bigelow
The Eagle Has Landed
Col. Kurt Steiner
Escape to Victory
Captain John Colby
Dressed to Kill
Doctor Robert Elliott
King of Thieves
Brian Reader
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
The Man Who Would Be King
Peachy Carnehan
Medieval
Lord Boreš
Hannah and Her Sisters
Elliot
On Deadly Ground
Michael Jennings
Secondhand Lions
Garth
Sherlock Gnomes
Lord Redbrick (voice)
Harry Brown
Harry Brown
Get Carter
Cliff Brumby
Zulu
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
The Weather Man
Robert Spritzel
Quills
Dr. Royer-Collard
The Honorary Consul
Charley Fortnum
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader Canfield
Come Away
Charlie
Sleuth
Andrew Wyke
Deathtrap
Sidney Bruhl
Get Carter
Jack Carter
Sleuth
Milo Tindle
Educating Rita
Dr. Frank Bryant
Gambit
Harry
Play Dirty
Capt. Douglas
California Suite
Sidney Cochran
The Hand
Jonathan Lansdale
The Quiet American
Thomas Fowler
The Swarm
Brad Crane
Mona Lisa
Mortwell
Four Kids and It
Psammead (voice)
Mr. Destiny
Mike
The Whistle Blower
Frank Jones
Without a Clue
Sherlock Holmes
Billion Dollar Brain
Harry Palmer
The Ipcress File
Harry Palmer
Blame It on Rio
Matthew Hollis
Blood and Wine
Victor
A Shock to the System
Graham Marshall
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Captain Mike Turner
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Matthew Morgan
Best Sellers
Harris Shaw
Noises Off...
Lloyd Fellowes
The Great Escaper
Bernard Jordan
The Island
Blair Maynard
Jekyll & Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Funeral in Berlin
Harry Palmer
Pulp
Mickey King
Woman Times Seven
Handsome Stranger
Alfie
Alfie Elkins
The Black Windmill
Maj. John Tarrant
Little Voice
Ray Say
Deadfall
Henry
Too Late the Hero
Pvt. Tosh Hearne
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Police Officer (uncredited)
Twist
Fagin
Dear Dictator
General Anton Vincent
Last Orders
Jack
Sweet Liberty
Elliott James
The Holcroft Covenant
Noel Holcroft
The Wilby Conspiracy
Jim Keogh
Around the Bend
Henry Lair
Blue Ice
Harry Anders
Hurry Sundown
Henry Warren
The Jigsaw Man
Philip Kimberley / Sergei Kuzminsky
Silver Bears
Doc Fletcher
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Harry Palmer
The Marseille Contract
John Deray / John Davos
Discovering Hamlet
Horatio (archive footage)
The Romantic Englishwoman
Lewis
Carve Her Name with Pride
Train Prisoner (uncredited)
Half Moon Street
Lord Sam Bulbeck
The Last Valley
The Captain
The Statement
Pierre Brossard
Kidnapped
Alan Breck
Curtain Call
Max Gale
Blood Money
Fighter
Peeper
Leslie C. Tucker
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Adam Worth
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
Ashanti
Dr. David Linderby
Water
Governor Baxter Thwaites
Quicksand
Jake Mellows
Shiner
Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
The Actors
Anthony O'Malley
Surrender
Sean Stein
Bullet to Beijing
Harry Palmer
The Magus
Nicholas Urfe
Zee and Co.
Robert Blakeley
Hero
Narrator (voice)
The Two-Headed Spy
Gestapo Agent
A Hill in Korea
Pvt. Lockyer
Bullseye!
Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
Danger Within
Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
The Wrong Box
Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
The Key
Seaman (uncredited)
Is Anybody There?
Clarence
The Bulldog Breed
Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Charlie Croker (archive footage)
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Shadow Run
Haskell
Blind Spot
Johnny Brent
A Woman of Mystery
Joe (Uncredited)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Foxhole in Cairo
Weber
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
1991
The Debtors
1999
Top Deck
Bus driver (uncredited)
Passport to Shame
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Rickles
1975
Solo for Sparrow
Paddy Mooney
Hamlet at Elsinore
Horatio
Sailor Beware
Sailor (Uncredited)
Simon Simon
Michael Caine
Male of the Species
Cornelius
Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch
Narrator (voice)
Mandela and de Klerk
F.W. de Klerk
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Gilrony
Hobson's Choice
Willie Mossop
The Making Of 'The Italian Job'
2003
TV Shows (15)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Cornelius · 1 eps
World in Action
1 eps
TFI Friday
2 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Fighter · 1 eps
ITV Play of the Week
Willie Mossop · 1 eps
Navy Log
1 eps
British Film Forever
1 eps
The Adventures of William Tell
Max · 2 eps
Jack the Ripper
Inspector Frederick Abberline · 2 eps
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Paddy Mooney · 41 eps
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Captain Nemo · 2 eps
World War II: When Lions Roared
Joseph V. Stalin · 2 eps
Male of the Species
Cornelius · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (79)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 4 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Parkinson
Self · 3 eps
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage) · 1 eps
Legends
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Max Headroom Show
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self · 1 eps
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Ending the Knight
Self
My Generation
Self
Clive James' Postcard from
Self · 1 eps
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
The Foreign Eye
Self
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
Quincy
Self
The Sound of 007
Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Inside 'Interstellar'
Self / Professor Brand
And the Winner Isn't
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
Self
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self - Host
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
Self
Fight of the Century
Self-(Audience Member)
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Self
The Movie Life of George
Self
The Best of Max Headroom
Self
Elle s'appelait Françoise
Self
Sean Connery: Private
Self
An Accidental Studio
Self (archive footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Self - Actor / Narrator (voice)
Dirty, Sexy & Totally Iconic
Self
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
Self
Inside 'the Swarm'
Self
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Self
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment
Self
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
Wimbledon 2010 Official Film
Self
Pinter's Progress
Self
The Man Who Got Carter
Self
