Age: 88
Birthday: 14th March
Michael Caine is an English actor. Known for his distinctive South London accent, he has appeared in more than 130 films during a career spanning over 60 years, and is considered a British film icon. He is ranked at No. 20 on the list of highest-grossing box office stars.
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 Sleuth (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and went on to achieve some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 1986 he received great acclaim for his performance in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters 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. In 2002 he received acclaim as a conflicted British journalist in Vietnam in The Quiet American (2002) earning his sixth Academy Award nomination. 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) and it's 2016 sequel.
Alongside Laurence Olivier, Paul Newman, and Jack Nicholson, Caine is one of only four male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in five different decades.
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS: 6 WIN: 2
2003 - Best Leading Actor: THE QUIET AMERICAN
2000 - WINNER: Best Supporting Actor: THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
1987 - WINNER: Best Supporting Actor: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
1984 - Best Leading Actor: EDUCATING RITA
1973 - Best Leading Actor: SLEUTH
1967 - Best Leading Actor: ALFIE
BAFTA AWARD NOMINATIONS: 8 WIN: 1
2003 - Best Leading Actor: THE QUIET AMERICAN
2000 - Best Supporting Actor: THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
1999 - Best Supporting Actor: LITTLE VOICE
1987 - Best Supporting Actor: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
1984 - WINNER: Best Leading Actor: EDUCATING RITA
1984 - Best Leading Actor: THE HONORARY CONSUL
1967 - Best Leading Actor: ALFIE
1965 - Best Leading Actor: THE IPCRESS FILE
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINATIONS: 12 WIN: 3
2003 - Best Leading Actor: THE QUIET AMERICAN
2000 - Best Supporting Actor: THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
1999 - WINNER: Best Supporting Actor: LITTLE VOICE
1998 - Best Supporting TV Actor: MANDELA AND DE KLERK
1991 - Best TV Actor: JEKYLL & HYDE
1989 - WINNER: Best TV Actor: JACK THE RIPPER
1989 - Best Leading Actor: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
1987 - Best Supporting Actor: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
1984 - WINNER: Best Leading Actor: EDUCATING RITA
1973 - Best Leading Actor: SLEUTH
1967 - Best Leading Actor: ALFIE
1967 - Best Leading Actor: GAMBIT
How do you rate Michael Caine's films?
WATCH MICHAEL CAINE THIS WEEK
ON TV:
Michael Caine: The Man & The Movies
Saturday 2nd October, Channel 5, 9:00pm
The story of the actor's extraordinary journey to the top of international movie stardom, featuring interviews given across his stellar career. Alongside Caine's own memories, stories and reflections, the programme includes some of his finest film work, including clips from his Academy Award-nominated performances.
FILM: Without a Clue (1988)
Saturday 2nd October, Talking Pictures TV, 10:25pm
Caine has fun as Sherlock Holmes in this comedy caper.
FILM: Four Kids and It (2020)
Sunday 3rd October, Sky Cinema Family, 5:35am
Friday 8th October, Sky Cinema Family, 6:20am & 3:20pm
An unusual role for Caine, voicing the magical creature in this Sky adaptation of the classic kids novel.
FILM: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Sunday 3rd October, ITV4, 9:45am
Caine teams up with Steve Martin for this hilarious 80s comedy about two con men battling each other.
FILM: Funeral in Berlin (1966)
Monday 4th October, TCM, 6:50pm
Caine starred as Harry Palmer a British spy in these popular 60s thrillers. This is the first sequel.
FILM: The Dark Knight (2008) (Age 12)
Tuesday 5th October, Sky Showcase, 9:45pm
Caine is excellent as Batman's butler, Alfred.
FILM: Tenet (2020) (Age 12)
Friday 8th October, Sky Cinema Hits, 10:05am
More of a cameo this time around as Caine appears in Christopher Nolan's latest twisty thriller.
FILM: The Wrong Box (1966)
Friday 8th October, Great! Movies, 4:40pm
A 60's comedy for Caine here as two elderly brothers try to win the family fortune.
FILM: Interstellar (2014)
Friday 8th October, Sky Cinema Space Week, 8:00pm
Another role in a Nolan directed masterpiece for Caine here.
ON NETFLIX...
FILMS: Now You See Me (2013) / Now You See Me 2 (2016)
ALSO ON AMAZON PRIME
Caine is amongst the ensemble cast in these crafty magician capers.
FILM: Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
ALSO ON DISNEY+
Caine provides vocals in this animated Gnome based take on Shakespeare's classic romance.
FILM: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Caine gives possibly the big screen's greatest performance as Scrooge - alongside a bunch of muppets!
What's your favourite Michael Caine performance?
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