Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; March 14, 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.
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Known For
Interstellar
(2014)
Professor John Brand
Tenet
(2020)
Sir Michael Crosby
Inception
(2010)
Stephen Miles
The Dark Knight
(2008)
Alfred Pennyworth
Cars 2
(2011)
Finn McMissile (voice)
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Alfred Pennyworth
The Prestige
(2006)
Cutter
Batman Begins
(2005)
Alfred Pennyworth
Kingsman: The Secret Service
(2014)
Arthur
Now You See Me 2
(2016)
Arthur Tressler
Now You See Me
(2013)
Arthur Tressler
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
(2012)
Alexander Anderson
Stonehearst Asylum
(2014)
Dr. Benjamin Salt
Dunkirk
(2017)
Voice on Radio (uncredited)
Going in Style
(2017)
Joe Harding
The Last Witch Hunter
(2015)
Dolan 36th
Full Filmography
Acting
Morning Departure
(1946)
Teaboy
A Hill in Korea
(1956)
Pvt. Lockyer
Sailor Beware
(1956)
Sailor (Uncredited)
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
(1957)
Gilrony
Blood Money
(1957)
Fighter
The Two-Headed Spy
(1958)
Gestapo Agent
Blind Spot
(1958)
Johnny Brent
Passport to Shame
(1958)
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Carve Her Name with Pride
(1958)
Train Prisoner (uncredited)
The Key
(1958)
Seaman (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1958)
Danger Within
(1959)
Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
Foxhole in Cairo
(1960)
Weber
The Bulldog Breed
(1960)
Sailor in Cinema Fight
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
(1961)
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
Solo for Sparrow
(1962)
Paddy Mooney
Top Deck
(1962)
Bus driver (uncredited)
The Wrong Arm of the Law
(1963)
Police Officer (uncredited)
Zulu
(1964)
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
Hamlet at Elsinore
(1964)
Horatio
The Ipcress File
(1965)
Harry Palmer
Funeral in Berlin
(1966)
Harry Palmer
Gambit
(1966)
Harry
Alfie
(1966)
Alfie Elkins
The Wrong Box
(1966)
Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
Billion Dollar Brain
(1967)
Harry Palmer
Woman Times Seven
(1967)
Handsome Stranger
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
(1967)
Himself
Hurry Sundown
(1967)
Henry Warren
The Magus
(1968)
Nicholas Urfe
Deadfall
(1968)
Henry
The Italian Job
(1969)
Charlie Croker
Battle of Britain
(1969)
Squadron Leader Canfield
Play Dirty
(1969)
Capt. Douglas
Male of the Species
(1969)
Cornelius
Too Late the Hero
(1970)
Pvt. Tosh Hearne
Simon Simon
(1970)
Himself
Get Carter
(1971)
Jack Carter
Kidnapped
(1971)
Alan Breck
The Last Valley
(1971)
The Captain
Zee and Co.
(1971)
Robert Blakeley
Sleuth
(1972)
Milo Tindle
Pulp
(1972)
Mickey King
The Black Windmill
(1974)
Maj. John Tarrant
The Marseille Contract
(1974)
John Deray / John Davos
The Man Who Would Be King
(1975)
Peachy Carnehan
The Wilby Conspiracy
(1975)
Jim Keogh
The Romantic Englishwoman
(1975)
Lewis
Peeper
(1975)
Leslie C. Tucker
Rickles
(1975)
The Eagle Has Landed
(1976)
Col. Kurt Steiner
Harry and Walter Go to New York
(1976)
Adam Worth
A Bridge Too Far
(1977)
Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
Silver Bears
(1977)
Doc Fletcher
California Suite
(1978)
Sidney Cochran
The Swarm
(1978)
Brad Crane
Inside 'the Swarm'
(1978)
Self
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(1979)
Captain Mike Turner
Ashanti
(1979)
Dr. David Linderby
Dressed to Kill
(1980)
Doctor Robert Elliott
The Island
(1980)
Blair Maynard
The Hand
(1981)
Jonathan Lansdale
Escape to Victory
(1981)
Captain John Colby
Deathtrap
(1982)
Sidney Bruhl
The Jigsaw Man
(1983)
Philip Kimberley / Sergei Kuzminsky
Educating Rita
(1983)
Dr. Frank Bryant
The Honorary Consul
(1983)
Charley Fortnum
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
(1983)
British Soldier (segment "Fighting Each Other")
Blame It on Rio
(1984)
Matthew Hollis
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Dr. Robert Elliott (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Holcroft Covenant
(1985)
Noel Holcroft
Water
(1985)
Governor Baxter Thwaites
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
(1985)
Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Mona Lisa
(1986)
Mortwell
Hannah and Her Sisters
(1986)
Elliot
The Whistle Blower
(1986)
Frank Jones
Half Moon Street
(1986)
Lord Sam Bulbeck
Sweet Liberty
(1986)
Elliott James
Hero
(1986)
Narrator (voice)
Jaws: The Revenge
(1987)
Hoagie Newcombe
The Fourth Protocol
(1987)
John Preston
Surrender
(1987)
Sean Stein
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
(1987)
Self
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(1988)
Lawrence Jamieson
Without a Clue
(1988)
Sherlock Holmes
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
(1988)
Self - Host
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
(1989)
Self
The Movie Life of George
(1989)
Self
Mr. Destiny
(1990)
Mike
A Shock to the System
(1990)
Graham Marshall
Bullseye!
(1990)
Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
Jekyll & Hyde
(1990)
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
(1991)
Self
Noises Off...
(1992)
Lloyd Fellowes
Blue Ice
(1992)
Harry Anders
The Muppet Christmas Carol
(1992)
Scrooge
Sean Connery: Private
(1993)
Self
On Deadly Ground
(1994)
Michael Jennings
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
(1994)
Self (archive footage)
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
(1994)
Self
Bullet to Beijing
(1995)
Harry Palmer
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
(1995)
Self
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
(1995)
Self
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
(1996)
Harry Palmer
Blood and Wine
(1996)
Victor
Elle s'appelait Françoise
(1996)
Self
Mandela and de Klerk
(1997)
F.W. de Klerk
Little Voice
(1998)
Ray Say
Curtain Call
(1998)
Max Gale
Shadow Run
(1998)
Haskell
The Cider House Rules
(1999)
Dr. Wilbur Larch
The Debtors
(1999)
Miss Congeniality
(2000)
Victor Melling
Get Carter
(2000)
Cliff Brumby
Quills
(2000)
Dr. Royer-Collard
Shiner
(2000)
Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
Last Orders
(2001)
Jack
Austin Powers in Goldmember
(2002)
Nigel Powers
The Quiet American
(2002)
Thomas Fowler
The Actors
(2003)
Anthony O'Malley
Secondhand Lions
(2003)
Garth
The Statement
(2003)
Pierre Brossard
Quicksand
(2003)
Jake Mellows
The Making Of 'The Italian Job'
(2003)
Around the Bend
(2004)
Henry Lair
Batman Begins
(2005)
Alfred Pennyworth
The Weather Man
(2005)
Robert Spritzel
Bewitched
(2005)
Nigel Bigelow
The Prestige
(2006)
Cutter
Children of Men
(2006)
Jasper Palmer
The Foreign Eye
(2006)
Self
Arte 1 Documenta
(2006)
50 Films to See Before You Die
(2006)
Self
Sleuth
(2007)
Andrew Wyke
Flawless
(2007)
Mr. Hobbs
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
(2007)
Self
The Dark Knight
(2008)
Alfred Pennyworth
Valentino: The Last Emperor
(2008)
Self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Is Anybody There?
(2009)
Clarence
Harry Brown
(2009)
Harry Brown
Pinter's Progress
(2009)
Himself
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
(2009)
Self
Inception
(2010)
Stephen Miles
Wimbledon 2010 Official Film
(2010)
Self
Gnomeo & Juliet
(2011)
Lord Redbrick (voice)
Cars 2
(2011)
Finn McMissile (voice)
The Many Faces of... Michael Caine
(2011)
Discovering Hamlet
(2011)
Horatio (archive footage)
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
(2012)
Alexander Anderson
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Alfred Pennyworth
Ending the Knight
(2012)
Self
Now You See Me
(2013)
Arthur Tressler
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
(2013)
Matthew Morgan
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
(2013)
Stonehearst Asylum
(2014)
Dr. Benjamin Salt
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
(2014)
Self
Interstellar
(2014)
Professor John Brand
Kingsman: The Secret Service
(2014)
Arthur
Youth
(2015)
Fred Ballinger
The Last Witch Hunter
(2015)
Dolan 36th
Inside 'Interstellar'
(2015)
Self / Professor Brand
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
(2015)
Self
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Now You See Me 2
(2016)
Arthur Tressler
Going in Style
(2017)
Joe Harding
And the Winner Isn't
(2017)
Self
My Generation
(2017)
Self
Dunkirk
(2017)
Voice on Radio (uncredited)
Dear Dictator
(2018)
General Anton Vincent
Sherlock Gnomes
(2018)
Lord Redbrick (voice)
King of Thieves
(2018)
Brian Reader
Quincy
(2018)
Self
The Man Who Got Carter
(2018)
Self
An Accidental Studio
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Four Kids and It
(2020)
Psammead (voice)
Come Away
(2020)
Charlie
Tenet
(2020)
Sir Michael Crosby
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
(2020)
Self
Twist
(2021)
Fagin
Best Sellers
(2021)
Harris Shaw
Medieval
(2022)
Lord Boreš
The Sound of 007
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
(2023)
Self - Actor
The Great Escaper
(2023)
Bernard Jordan
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Production