Michael Caine

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

252

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-03-14 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Rotherhithe, London, England, UK

Michael Caine

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Interstellar

    Interstellar

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Inception

    Inception

  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Now You See Me

    Now You See Me

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Now You See Me 2

    Now You See Me 2

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Cars 2

    Cars 2

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Prestige

    The Prestige

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Kingsman: The Secret Service

    Kingsman: The Secret Service

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Tenet

    Tenet

  • The Ipcress File

    The Ipcress File

  • Children of Men

    Children of Men

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Miss Congeniality

    Miss Congeniality

  • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

    Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

  • The Muppet Christmas Carol

    The Muppet Christmas Carol

  • The Last Witch Hunter

    The Last Witch Hunter

  • Flawless

    Flawless

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Gnomeo & Juliet

    Gnomeo & Juliet

  • Get Carter

    Get Carter

  • Sherlock Gnomes

    Sherlock Gnomes

  • The Eagle Has Landed

    The Eagle Has Landed

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Medieval

    Medieval

  • Simon Simon

    Simon Simon

  • Secondhand Lions

    Secondhand Lions

  • Austin Powers in Goldmember

    Austin Powers in Goldmember

  • The Statement

    The Statement

  • The Wrong Arm of the Law

    The Wrong Arm of the Law

  • Zulu

    Zulu

  • Quills

    Quills

  • Jaws: The Revenge

    Jaws: The Revenge

  • The Hand

    The Hand

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Blame It on Rio

    Blame It on Rio

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • The Magus

    The Magus

  • ITV Play of the Week

    ITV Play of the Week

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Come Away

    Come Away

  • Der große Preis

    Der große Preis

  • Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa

  • Get Carter

    Get Carter

  • Mr. Destiny

    Mr. Destiny

  • The Fourth Protocol

    The Fourth Protocol

  • Mark Saber

    Mark Saber

  • Sailor Beware

    Sailor Beware

  • Bullseye!

    Bullseye!

  • The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

  • Without a Clue

    Without a Clue

  • Gambit

    Gambit

  • Educating Rita

    Educating Rita

  • Going in Style

    Going in Style

  • Harry Brown

    Harry Brown

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Sweet Liberty

    Sweet Liberty

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • Dear Dictator

    Dear Dictator

  • Escape to Victory

    Escape to Victory

  • Hurry Sundown

    Hurry Sundown

  • The Key

    The Key

  • Danger Within

    Danger Within

  • My Generation

    My Generation

  • Twist

    Twist

  • The Actors

    The Actors

  • Inside 'Interstellar'

    Inside 'Interstellar'

  • The Island

    The Island

  • Shadow Run

    Shadow Run

  • King of Thieves

    King of Thieves

  • Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

  • Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

    Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

  • Blood Money

    Blood Money

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • Quicksand

    Quicksand

  • Blue Ice

    Blue Ice

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Jack the Ripper

    Jack the Ripper

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

  • The Cider House Rules

    The Cider House Rules

  • Noises Off...

    Noises Off...

  • Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill

  • Pulp

    Pulp

  • The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

  • The Debtors

    The Debtors

  • California Suite

    California Suite

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  • The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • Stonehearst Asylum

    Stonehearst Asylum

  • The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan

    The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan

  • Ashanti

    Ashanti

  • Surrender

    Surrender

  • Youth

    Youth

  • Sleuth

    Sleuth

  • Peeper

    Peeper

  • Edgar Wallace Mysteries

    Edgar Wallace Mysteries

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Rickles

    Rickles

  • Ending the Knight

    Ending the Knight

  • A Hill in Korea

    A Hill in Korea

  • Shiner

    Shiner

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • Around the Bend

    Around the Bend

  • Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

    Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

  • The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

    The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

  • A Shock to the System

    A Shock to the System

  • Deathtrap

    Deathtrap

  • On Deadly Ground

    On Deadly Ground

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Mr. Morgan's Last Love

    Mr. Morgan's Last Love

  • Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed

    Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed

  • The Weather Man

    The Weather Man

  • The Man Who Would Be King

    The Man Who Would Be King

  • The Black Windmill

    The Black Windmill

  • Funeral in Berlin

    Funeral in Berlin

  • The Great Escaper

    The Great Escaper

  • The Quiet American

    The Quiet American

  • Silver Bears

    Silver Bears

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • Blood and Wine

    Blood and Wine

  • Jekyll & Hyde

    Jekyll & Hyde

  • Billion Dollar Brain

    Billion Dollar Brain

  • Heath Ledger: A Tribute

    Heath Ledger: A Tribute

  • Wimbledon 2010 Official Film

    Wimbledon 2010 Official Film

  • The Day the Earth Caught Fire

    The Day the Earth Caught Fire

  • Woman Times Seven

    Woman Times Seven

  • Alfie

    Alfie

  • Play Dirty

    Play Dirty

  • Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

    Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

  • Morning Departure

    Morning Departure

  • The Sound of 007

    The Sound of 007

  • Helter Skelter: An American Myth

    Helter Skelter: An American Myth

  • Bullet to Beijing

    Bullet to Beijing

  • Midnight in Saint Petersburg

    Midnight in Saint Petersburg

  • The Two-Headed Spy

    The Two-Headed Spy

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • The Whistle Blower

    The Whistle Blower

  • And the Winner Isn't

    And the Winner Isn't

  • The Wilby Conspiracy

    The Wilby Conspiracy

  • Half Moon Street

    Half Moon Street

  • Solo for Sparrow

    Solo for Sparrow

  • The Holcroft Covenant

    The Holcroft Covenant

  • The Honorary Consul

    The Honorary Consul

  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • Sleuth

    Sleuth

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • How to Murder a Rich Uncle

    How to Murder a Rich Uncle

  • Four Kids and It

    Four Kids and It

  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

  • Mandela and de Klerk

    Mandela and de Klerk

  • Foxhole in Cairo

    Foxhole in Cairo

  • The Romantic Englishwoman

    The Romantic Englishwoman

  • Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

    Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

  • The Marseille Contract

    The Marseille Contract

  • Is Anybody There?

    Is Anybody There?

  • Carve Her Name with Pride

    Carve Her Name with Pride

  • The Jigsaw Man

    The Jigsaw Man

  • Inside 'the Swarm'

    Inside 'the Swarm'

  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

  • Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • World War II: When Lions Roared

    World War II: When Lions Roared

  • The Younger Generation

    The Younger Generation

  • An Accidental Studio

    An Accidental Studio

  • Passport to Shame

    Passport to Shame

  • MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

    MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

  • Zee and Co.

    Zee and Co.

  • Too Late the Hero

    Too Late the Hero

  • The Bulldog Breed

    The Bulldog Breed

  • Last Orders

    Last Orders

  • A Woman of Mystery

    A Woman of Mystery

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • The Movie Life of George

    The Movie Life of George

  • Quincy

    Quincy

  • Water

    Water

  • AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

  • Harry and Walter Go to New York

    Harry and Walter Go to New York

  • Fight of the Century

    Fight of the Century

  • The Last Valley

    The Last Valley

  • Laughs and Larrikins

    Laughs and Larrikins

  • Best Sellers

    Best Sellers

  • Sean Connery: Private

    Sean Connery: Private

  • Clive James' Postcard from

    Clive James' Postcard from

  • Deadline Midnight

    Deadline Midnight

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Acting

    Acting

  • The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

    The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • The Last Witch Hunter 2

    The Last Witch Hunter 2

  • Valentino: The Last Emperor

    Valentino: The Last Emperor

  • The Ship That Couldn't Stop

    The Ship That Couldn't Stop

  • The Lil Peepz in Gocity - The Movie

    The Lil Peepz in Gocity - The Movie

  • Discovering Hamlet

    Discovering Hamlet

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

  • The Many Faces of... Michael Caine

    The Many Faces of... Michael Caine

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • The Man Who Got Carter

    The Man Who Got Carter

  • The Best of Max Headroom

    The Best of Max Headroom

  • Walk a Crooked Mile

    Walk a Crooked Mile

  • The Making of Jaws The Revenge

    The Making of Jaws The Revenge

  • The Foreign Eye

    The Foreign Eye

  • Elle s'appelait Françoise

    Elle s'appelait Françoise

  • Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

    Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

  • Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

  • Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

    Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

  • Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

    Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

  • Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

  • Arte 1 Documenta

    Arte 1 Documenta

  • Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

    Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

  • Pinter's Progress

    Pinter's Progress

  • Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

    Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

  • Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was

    Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was

  • Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch

    Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch

  • Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment

    Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment

  • Top Deck

    Top Deck

  • Dirty, Sexy & Totally Iconic

    Dirty, Sexy & Totally Iconic

  • The Making Of 'The Italian Job'

    The Making Of 'The Italian Job'