Acting
Michael Caine
EN, DE, IT, PT cinema · 206 credits
Born
14 March 1933 (age 93)
Birthplace
Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
Also known as Michael Scott · Sir Michael Caine · Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.
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
Filmography
My Life As Roger Moore
as Self (archive footage)
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
as Self (archive footage)
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
as Self - Actor / Narrator (voice)
The Great Escaper
as Bernard Jordan
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
Medieval
as Lord Boreš
Twist
as Fagin
Best Sellers
as Harris Shaw
Four Kids and It
as Psammead (voice)
Come Away
as Charlie
Tenet
as Crosby
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Mein Name ist Connery, Sean Connery
2020
Mein Name ist Connery, Sean Connery
as Self (archive footage)
An Accidental Studio
as Self (archive footage)
Dear Dictator
as General Anton Vincent
Sherlock Gnomes
as Lord Redbrick (voice)
King of Thieves
as Brian Reader
Quincy
as Self
Going in Style
as Joe Harding
My Generation
as Self, Producer
Dunkirk
as Voice on Radio (uncredited), Thanks
Now You See Me 2
as Arthur Tressler
The Last Witch Hunter
as Dolan 36th
Youth
as Fred Ballinger
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self / Professor Brand
Interstellar
as Professor Brand
Stonehearst Asylum
as Dr. Benjamin Salt
The Double
Executive Producer
Now You See Me
as Arthur Tressler
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
as Matthew Morgan
The Dark Knight Rises
as Alfred
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Alexander Anderson
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Charlie Croker (archive footage)
Gnomeo & Juliet
as Lord Redbrick (voice)
Cars 2
as Finn McMissile (voice)
Discovering Hamlet
as Horatio (archive footage)
Inception
as Stephen Miles
Is Anybody There?
as Clarence
Harry Brown
as Harry Brown
The Dark Knight
as Alfred
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
as Alfred (archive footage)
Sleuth
as Andrew Wyke
Flawless
as Mr. Hobbs
The Prestige
as Cutter
Children of Men
as Jasper
The Foreign Eye
as Self
Batman Begins
as Alfred
The Weather Man
as Robert Spritzel
Bewitched
as Nigel Bigelow
Around the Bend
as Henry Lair
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Actors
as Anthony O'Malley
Secondhand Lions
as Garth
The Statement
as Pierre Brossard
Quicksand
as Jake Mellows
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Nigel Powers
The Quiet American
as Thomas Fowler
Last Orders
as Jack
Miss Congeniality
as Victor Melling
Get Carter
as Cliff Brumby
Quills
as Dr. Royer-Collard
Shiner
as Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
The Cider House Rules
as Dr. Wilbur Larch
Little Voice
as Ray Say
Curtain Call
as Max Gale
Shadow Run
as Haskell
Mandela and de Klerk
as F.W. de Klerk
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
as Harry Palmer
Blood and Wine
as Victor
Bullet to Beijing
as Harry Palmer
On Deadly Ground
as Michael Jennings
Noises Off...
as Lloyd Fellowes
Blue Ice
as Harry Anders, Producer
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. Destiny
as Mike
A Shock to the System
as Graham Marshall
Bullseye!
as Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
Jekyll & Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Lawrence Jamieson
Without a Clue
as Sherlock Holmes
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self - Host
Jaws: The Revenge
as Hoagie Newcombe
The Fourth Protocol
as John Preston, Executive Producer
Surrender
as Sean Stein
Mona Lisa
as Mortwell
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Elliot
The Whistle Blower
as Frank Jones
Half Moon Street
as Lord Sam Bulbeck
Sweet Liberty
as Elliott James
Hero
as Narrator (voice)
The Holcroft Covenant
as Noel Holcroft
Water
as Governor Baxter Thwaites
Blame It on Rio
as Matthew Hollis
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
The Jigsaw Man
as Philip Kimberley / Sergei Kuzminsky
Educating Rita
as Dr. Frank Bryant
The Honorary Consul
as Charley Fortnum
Deathtrap
as Sidney Bruhl
The Hand
as Jonathan Lansdale
Escape to Victory
as Captain John Colby
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
California Suite
as Sidney Cochran
The Swarm
as Brad Crane
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
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Jim Keogh
Peeper
as Leslie C. Tucker
The Black Windmill
as Maj. John Tarrant
The Marseille Contract
as John Deray / John Davos
Sleuth
as Milo Tindle
Pulp
as Mickey King, Producer
Zee and Co.
as Robert Blakeley
Get Carter
as Jack Carter, Producer
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck
The Last Valley
as The Captain
Fight of the Century
as Self-(Audience Member)
Too Late the Hero
as Pvt. Tosh Hearne
Simon Simon
as Michael Caine
The Italian Job
as Charlie Croker
Battle of Britain
as Squadron Leader Canfield
Play Dirty
as Capt. Douglas
Male of the Species
as Cornelius
The Magus
as Nicholas Urfe
Deadfall
as Henry
Billion Dollar Brain
as Harry Palmer
Woman Times Seven
as Handsome Stranger
Hurry Sundown
as Henry Warren
Funeral in Berlin
as Harry Palmer
Gambit
as Harry
Alfie
as Alfie Elkins
The Wrong Box
as Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
The Ipcress File
as Harry Palmer
Zulu
as Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Hamlet at Elsinore
as Horatio
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Top Deck
as Bus driver (uncredited)
Solo for Sparrow
as Paddy Mooney
Hobson's Choice
as Willie Mossop
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
Foxhole in Cairo
as Weber
The Bulldog Breed
as Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Danger Within
as Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gestapo Agent
Blind Spot
as Johnny Brent
The Key
as Seaman (uncredited)
Passport to Shame
as Bridegroom (uncredited)
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Train Prisoner (uncredited)
A Woman of Mystery
as Joe (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)