Michael Caine

Real name: Maurice Joseph Micklewhite · Birthplace: Rotherhithe, London, England, UK · Birthdate: March 14, 1933 (79 years) · Occupation: Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Biography

Born Maurice Micklewhite in London, Michael Caine was the son of a fish-market porter and a charlady. He left school at 15 and took a series of working-class jobs before joining the British army and serving in Korea during the Korean War, where he saw combat. Upon his return to England he gravitated toward the theater and got a job as an assistant stage manager. He adopted the name of Caine on the advice of his agent, taking it from a marquee that advertised The Caine Mutiny (1954). In the years that followed he worked in more than 100 television dramas, with repertory companies throughout England and eventually in the stage hit, "The Long and the Short and the Tall." Zulu (1964), the 1964 epic retelling of a historic 19th-century battle in South Africa between British soldiers and Zulu warriors, brought Caine to international attention. Instead of being typecast as a low-ranking Cockney soldier, he played a snobbish, aristocratic officer. Although "Zulu" was a major success, it was the role of Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File (1965) and the title role in Alfie (1966) that made Caine a star of the first magnitude. He epitomized the new breed of actor in mid-'60s England, the working-class bloke with glasses and a down-home accent. However, after initially starring in some excellent films, particularly in the 1960s, including Gambit (1966), Funeral in Berlin (1966), Play Dirty (1969), Battle of Britain (1969), Too Late the Hero (1970), The Last Valley (1971) and especially Get Carter (1971), he seemed to take on roles in below-average films, simply for the money he could by then command. There were some gems amongst the dross, however. He gave a magnificent performance opposite Sean Connery in The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and turned in a solid one as a German colonel in The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Educating Rita (1983) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) (for which he won his first Oscar) were highlights of the 1980s, while more recently Little Voice (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999) (his second Oscar) and Last Orders (2001) have been widely acclaimed.

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Now You See Me (2013) - Arthur Tressler
Elsa & Fred (2013) - Fred (rumored)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - Alfred
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) - Grandfather
Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2012) - Matthew Morgan
Cars 2 (2011) - Finn McMissile (voice)
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) - Lord Redbrick (voice)
Inception (2010) - Miles
Harry Brown (2009) - Harry Brown
Is Anybody There? (2008) - Clarence
The Dark Knight (2008) - Alfred
Flawless (2007) - Hobbs
Sleuth (2007) - Andrew
Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York (2007) - Himself
Children of Men (2006) - Jasper
The Prestige (2006) - Cutter
Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006) - Himself (archive footage)
Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006) - Himself (archive footage)
The Weather Man (2005) - Robert Spritzel
Bewitched (2005) - Nigel Bigelow
Batman Begins (2005) - Alfred
Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) - Himself (archive footage)
Around the Bend (2004) - Henry Lair
Quicksand (2003) - Jake Mellows
The Statement (2003) - Pierre Brossard
Secondhand Lions (2003) - Garth
The Actors (2003) - Anthony O'Malley
Julie Walters: A BAFTA Tribute (2003) - Himself
The Quiet American (2002) - Thomas Fowler
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) - Nigel Powers
Last Orders (2001) - Jack
Shiner (2000) - Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
Miss Congeniality (2000) - Victor Melling
Get Carter (2000) - Cliff Brumby
Quills (2000) - Dr. Royer-Collard
Premio Donostia a Michael Caine (2000) - Himself - Honoree

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