Michael Caine
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).
Filmography
Tenet
as Crosby
Tenet
as Crosby
Quincy
as Self
Quincy
as Self
Going in Style
as Joe Harding
Going in Style
as Joe Harding
Now You See Me 2
as Arthur Tressler
Now You See Me 2
as Arthur Tressler
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self / Professor Brand
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self / Professor Brand
Interstellar
as Professor Brand
Interstellar
as Professor Brand
Now You See Me
as Arthur Tressler
Now You See Me
as Arthur Tressler
The Dark Knight Rises
as Alfred
The Dark Knight Rises
as Alfred
The Dark Knight
as Alfred
The Dark Knight
as Alfred
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
Children of Men
as Jasper
Children of Men
as Jasper
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
as Self
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
as Self
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
as Self
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
as Self
The Weather Man
as Robert Spritzel
The Weather Man
as Robert Spritzel
Bewitched
as Nigel Bigelow
Bewitched
as Nigel Bigelow
Around the Bend
as Henry Lair
Around the Bend
as Henry Lair
The Statement
as Pierre Brossard
The Statement
as Pierre Brossard
Secondhand Lions
as Garth
Secondhand Lions
as Garth
The Italian Job
as Alfie (archive footage)
The Italian Job
as Alfie (archive footage)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Nigel Powers
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Nigel Powers
Miss Congeniality
as Victor Melling
Miss Congeniality
as Victor Melling
Quills
as Dr. Royer-Collard
Quills
as Dr. Royer-Collard
Get Carter
as Cliff Brumby
Get Carter
as Cliff Brumby
The Debtors
The Debtors
Mandela and de Klerk
as F.W. de Klerk
Mandela and de Klerk
as F.W. de Klerk
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self
On Deadly Ground
as Michael Jennings
On Deadly Ground
as Michael Jennings
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
as Self
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
as Self
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. Destiny
as Mike
Mr. Destiny
as Mike
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Lawrence Jamieson
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Lawrence Jamieson
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
as Self
Without a Clue
as Sherlock Holmes
Without a Clue
as Sherlock Holmes
Surrender
as Sean Stein
Surrender
as Sean Stein
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
as Self
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Hero
as Narrator (voice)
Hero
as Narrator (voice)
Half Moon Street
as Lord Sam Bulbeck
Half Moon Street
as Lord Sam Bulbeck
Mona Lisa
as Mortwell
Mona Lisa
as Mortwell
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Elliot
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Elliot
The Holcroft Covenant
as Noel Holcroft
The Holcroft Covenant
as Noel Holcroft
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Water
as Governor Baxter Thwaites
Water
as Governor Baxter Thwaites
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self - Host
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self - Host
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
Deathtrap
as Sidney Bruhl
Deathtrap
as Sidney Bruhl
The Hand
as Jonathan Lansdale
The Hand
as Jonathan Lansdale
The Island
as Blair Maynard
The Island
as Blair Maynard
Ashanti
as Dr. David Linderby
Ashanti
as Dr. David Linderby
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Adam Worth
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Adam Worth
Peeper
as Leslie C. Tucker
Peeper
as Leslie C. Tucker
The Black Windmill
as Maj. John Tarrant
The Black Windmill
as Maj. John Tarrant
Pulp
as Mickey King
Pulp
as Mickey King
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck
Fight of the Century
as Self-(Audience Member)
Fight of the Century
as Self-(Audience Member)
Battle of Britain
as Squadron Leader Canfield
Battle of Britain
as Squadron Leader Canfield
Play Dirty
as Capt. Douglas
Play Dirty
as Capt. Douglas
Billion Dollar Brain
as Harry Palmer
Billion Dollar Brain
as Harry Palmer
Gambit
as Harry
Gambit
as Harry
The Wrong Box
as Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
The Wrong Box
as Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
The Ipcress File
as Harry Palmer
The Ipcress File
as Harry Palmer
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Horatio
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Horatio
Zulu
as Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Zulu
as Lt. Gonville Bromhead
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Solo for Sparrow
as Paddy Mooney
Solo for Sparrow
as Paddy Mooney
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
The Bulldog Breed
as Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
The Bulldog Breed
as Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Foxhole in Cairo
as Weber
Foxhole in Cairo
as Weber
Danger Within
as Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
Danger Within
as Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
Passport to Shame
as Bridegroom (uncredited)
Passport to Shame
as Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gestapo Agent
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gestapo Agent
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Gilrony
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Gilrony
Laughs and Larrikins
Laughs and Larrikins