Definitive Michael Caine Movies We look back at the roles that have helped mold the Youth star's career.

A film and television fixture for decades, Michael Caine is one of Hollywood’s best and brightest (he’s earned an Oscar nomination at least once a decade since the 1960s), with an incredible list of credits as a leading man and a supporting player — and even a few minor roles, like his brief appearance in 2006’s Children of Men. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Caine’s also a published author, a chillout DJ, and a knight of the Order of the British Empire — and now, thanks to the debut of his latest film, Youth, he can add “subject of a Rotten Tomatoes Total Recall” to his list of accomplishments. Let’s take a look at Michael Caine’s definitive roles!

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Zulu (1964) 93%

Caine scored his first starring role in this Cy Endfield production, which told the story of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift during the late 19th century Anglo-Zulu War. The culmination of a long and bitter border dispute, the war ultimately added another bloody chapter to British colonialism in the region, but not without months of the kind of struggle dramatized in Zulu — and the efforts of soldiers like lieutenants John Chard (played by Stanley Baker, who also produced) and Gonville Bromhead (played by Caine), who threw together a makeshift fort to make a desperate stand against the opposition. Though barely a footnote in American history books, Rorke’s Drift produced a number of decorated veterans for the British Army — and an early critical triumph for its freshly minted star. “Caine was just splendid,” applauded Dennis Schwartz of Ozus’ World Movie Reviews. “It is still one of his finest hours in film.”

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The Ipcress File (1965) 100%

Caine made his first — and, critically speaking, his best — appearance as Len Deighton’s rumpled spy Harry Palmer in this 1965 thriller, which gave fans of cinematic espionage a slightly more realistic alternative to James Bond. Emphasis on the slightly: Although Harry had to contend with more bureaucratic red tape (and got to play with fewer gadgets) than 007, his adventures still included a few of the fanciful elements that make a good spy yarn, like The Ipcress File‘s high-tech tape recordings and brainwashing baddies. Caine went on to play Palmer in two sequels and a pair of made-for-TV movies, but Ipcress was the one that helped him break out as a leading man: As Angie Errigo of Empire noted, “Caine, Zulu under his belt and Alfie ahead, is the cheeky working class but aspirational bright spark hero par excellence, captured at the exact moment he became a star.”

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Alfie (1966) 100%

The quintessential swinging ’60s film, Alfie is undeniably a product of its time, and it can admittedly be hard to watch it in 2015 without thinking of Austin Powers or wincing at the dated lingo and/or fashions. But this adaptation of the Bill Naughton novel remains a classic for many reasons, chief among them Michael Caine’s impressively nuanced, Oscar-nominated performance in the title role. Alfie Elkins is a cad, plain and simple, but Caine made audiences root for him anyway by giving them glimpses of his humanity — and not only in the few scenes where he was called upon to show some real emotion, but throughout the entire film, as he slowly, subtly took the character on a journey from callow bachelor to… well, less callow bachelor. As Dan Lybarger put it in his review for Nitrate Online, “Caine’s terrific performance makes a viewer almost forget that the film is actually a condemnation of its character’s swinging lifestyle.”

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Get Carter (1971) 89%

A stark, unflinching portrait of the lingering stain that violence can leave on a person’s life — even after they’re dead — Get Carter repulsed many critics when it was released, but behind all that ugly violence lurks a film whose sharp script, strong performances, and surprisingly thoughtful themes are impossible to ignore. The critics eventually came around, too; over time, Carter has come to be regarded as one of the best gangster movies ever made — and even one of Britain’s best films overall. In another actor’s hands, the role of the vengeful Jack Carter would have been a thuggish cartoon, but Caine infused his character’s homicidal rampage with palpable pain and sorrow. (For an example of how it could have gone wrong, watch Sylvester Stallone’s 2000 remake, which featured Caine in a supporting role. Or better yet, don’t.) He’d earned praise for earlier roles, but Caine really started coming into his own here; as Roger Ebert noted in his review, “Caine has been mucking about in a series of potboilers, undermining his acting reputation along the way, but Get Carter shows him as sure, fine and vicious — a good hero for an action movie.”

Sleuth (1972) 96%

Caine went toe to toe with Laurence Olivier in this adaptation of the Anthony Shaffer play, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve). A seriously impressive pedigree, and it paid off on the screen: Caine and Olivier were the only credited actors in the movie, and Sleuth earned them both Best Actor nominations — something that had, to that point, happened only once before (the first? Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf). As with a lot of stage adaptations, Sleuth is extremely dialogue-heavy, but with actors this talented, that helps; over the course of its two hours-plus running time, the complicated rivalry between nobleman Andrew Wyke (Olivier) and struggling businessman Milo Tindle (Caine) deepens with every line. It’s such a rich story, Caine actually took Olivier’s role for Kenneth Branagh’s 2007 remake, starring opposite Jude Law. “It’s one of those works built around a gimmick that in fact requires a little cheating on the part of the filmmakers in order to succeed,” wrote Ken Hanke of the Asheville Mountain Xpress. “But it’s a good gimmick.”

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The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 96%

John Huston waited more than 20 years to finish this adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s short story about a pair of adventurers and their exploits in a remote Afghan village, trying to cast a succession of rugged duos (from Bogey and Clark Gable to Robert Redford and Paul Newman) before finally finding his leading men in Caine and Sean Connery. Blending anti-imperialist themes with swashbuckling escapism, The Man Who Would Be King charts the rise and fall of Peachy Carnehan (Caine) and Danny Dravot (Connery) as they dupe an Afghan village into thinking they’re gods, only to find that the natives aren’t quite as credulous as they seem. It was, in short, a slice of good old-fashioned adventure during a time when it had fallen out of favor — making King, in the words of Cole Smithey, “A must for every 10-year-old boy.”

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 93%

Woody Allen lined up one of his strongest ensemble casts for the seven-time Academy Award nominee Hannah and Her Sisters, starring Caine as Elliot, the restless husband of Hannah (Mia Farrow) whose dissatisfaction with his marriage leads him into an entanglement with — you guessed it — Hannah’s sister (Barbara Hershey). It’s the kind of story Allen tells best, and Hannah is one of his strongest — and most successful — films, ultimately winning a Best Writing Oscar to go with its healthy $40 million gross. “No matter how passive a viewer you are, how much you attempt to dismiss it or judge its characters,” wrote Steven Snyder for Zertinet Movies, “Woody Allen reaches past those sleepy, cynical, or questioning eyes and makes you think as much as any film I’ve seen.”

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Mona Lisa (1986) 97%

Writer/director Neil Jordan scored one of his earliest critical hits with 1986’s Mona Lisa, starring Bob Hoskins as George, an ex-con who is manipulated by his former boss, a gangster named Mortwell (Caine), into a relationship with a prostitute (Cicely Tyson) so Mortwell can take advantage of her “professional” connection to a rival. Caine is in singularly sleazy form here, but it was Hoskins, in a rare starring role, who walked away with a pile of trophies, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, and an Oscar nomination. Part love story, part grisly mobster drama, Mona Lisa didn’t make a ton of money at the box office, but it did earn the admiration of critics like ReelViews’ James Berardinelli, who wrote, “In an era when movies about love almost always invariably devolve into formulaic affairs, Neil Jordan’s Mona Lisa stands out as an often-surprising, multi-layered achievement.”

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The Quiet American (2003) 87%

The first time Hollywood took a crack at adapting Graham Greene’s bestselling novel, the result was a bowdlerized version that, much to his chagrin, stripped out the author’s distaste with American involvement in Vietnam. More than 40 years later, director Phillip Noyce filmed a much more faithful adaptation, starring Brendan Fraser as an idealistic CIA operative in 1950s Vietnam, Michael Caine as the jaded British journalist who crosses his path, and Do Thi Hai Yen as the woman who comes between them. What Noyce’s version lost in timeliness, it more than made up in script and cast — most notably Caine, who earned a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his work and was singled out in reviews from critics such as Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Caine, who also starred in one other Greene adaptation, 1983’s The Honorary Consul, is the essence of almost all the author’s misfits, ” wrote Gillespie, summing him up as “a practiced cynic masking an aching romantic.”

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The Dark Knight Trilogy

Bruce Wayne might be an unimaginably wealthy businessman who lives a double life as the crime-purging vigilante Batman, but he wouldn’t be able to get much done without the dependable service of his long-suffering butler, Alfred Pennyworth — and when Christopher Nolan took over the franchise with 2005’s Batman Begins, he turned to Caine to embody the character with his unique ability to project an aura of good breeding, street smarts, and a quick, understated wit. Though not one of Caine’s larger roles, Alfred is an integral part of the Batman mythos, and his part in the franchise placed him alongside talented actors such as Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, and Heath Ledger — whose bravura performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight was a crucial element in the positive reviews the movie earned from critics like Manohla Dargis of the New York Times, who wrote, “Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, The Dark Knight goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind.”

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Sir Michael Caine, original name Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr.   (born March 14, 1933, London, England), internationally successful British motion-picture actor renowned for his versatility in numerous leading and character roles.

The former Maurice Micklewhite took his screen name from the 1954 film The Caine Mutiny. Caine entered motion pictures in 1956 and played a variety of roles in such British productions as A Hill in Korea (1956), How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957), The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), and Zulu (1964). Success came with The Ipcress File (1965)—the first of four films in which Caine portrayed British spy Harry Palmer—but his real breakthrough was in the title role of Alfie (1966), for which he received an Academy Award nomination as best actor. His other successful films of the 1960s include Funeral in Berlin (1966), Gambit (1966), The Wrong Box (1966), Hurry Sundown (1967), and The Italian Job (1969).

In these early films, Caine established himself as a versatile actor whose everyman qualities were well suited to a variety of roles. His cool urbanity is perhaps the only constant among performances that include cynical secret agents, gregarious playboys, rugged adventurers, refined gentlemen, humble schoolteachers, and psychotic killers. His star quality is not sacrificed for such versatility, and he retains his affable Cockney persona in most roles. He is especially deft at light comedy and usually manages to reveal subtly humorous elements within a given screenplay.

By the 1970s Caine had achieved international stardom. He appeared in the cult classic Get Carter (1971) and received another best actor Oscar nomination for Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s Sleuth (1972), in which he starred opposite Laurence Olivier. He followed these successes with such popular films as John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and John Sturges’s The Eagle Has Landed (1976). He continued his prodigious output during the 1980s, appearing in some two dozen films during the decade. Though many of these films were dismal failures, Caine’s reputation did not suffer, because he had garnered respect for being such a tireless workhorse. “I didn’t go in search of some of my more questionable films,” he once said, “I was always on the lookout for the great roles. When they weren’t offered to me, I’d look for the good ones and when those passed me by, I’d take the ones that would pay the rent.”

His better films of the 1980s include Brian De Palma’s Dressed to Kill (1980), Deathtrap (1982), Educating Rita (1983; best actor Oscar nomination), Mona Lisa (1986), Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters (1986; Academy Award for best supporting actor), Without a Clue (1988), and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988). By the end of the 20th century, Caine had appeared in more than 100 films. He won his second best-supporting-actor Oscar for The Cider House Rules (1999) and was nominated as best actor for his performance as a conflicted British journalist in Vietnam in The Quiet American (2002).

In 2005 Caine appeared in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, playing the superhero’s butler and confidant, Alfred. The film was a critical and commercial success. He reprised the role in the sequels The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Caine’s other notable films include the thrillers Children of Men (2006) and The Prestige (2006), the latter also directed by Nolan. In 2007 he starred in Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Sleuth, portraying the character originally played by Olivier.

Caine later appeared as a pensioner turned vigilante in Harry Brown (2009) and as the mentor to a corporate spy (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) in Nolan’s science-fiction thriller Inception (2010). Caine then provided voices for the animated films Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and Cars 2 (2011) and played a stranded adventurer in the family-oriented Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012). He joined the ensemble cast of Nolan’s space drama Interstellar (2014) as a NASA scientist leading a team in search of a habitable planet in the wake of catastrophic war and famine on Earth. Caine turned to lighter fare with an appearance as a spymaster in the comic thriller Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014).

Caine authored several best-selling books. Acting in Film (1987) is considered an invaluable resource for actors, and his memoirs What’s It All About? (1993) and The Elephant to Hollywood (2010) affirm his reputation as a gifted raconteur. In 1993 Caine was made Commander of the British Empire, and he was knighted in 2000. In 2011 he was made Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest cultural honour in France.

Michael Caine Rediscovers Youth In New Trailer

Michael Caine's upcoming slate includes Vin Diesel's The Last Witch Hunter and the sequel toNow You See Me, but while he's keeping busy in elder-statesman roles, it looked as if 2009's Harry Brown was his final film as the lead. Happily that turned out not to be the case, since he couldn't resist Paolo Sorrentino's Youth. You can get a taste of the results in this just-released new trailer.

"I've retired about 30 times," Caine told Empire recently. "I always retire and then someone comes along with an offer you can't refuse. I wasn't going to play any more leading roles. I don't like it because you've got to get up early in the morning for eight weeks. But I just had to do Youth. It was wonderful." 

Sorrentino (This Must Be The Place, The Great Beauty) wrote and directed the film, which involves Caine's retired orchestra conductor and composer being pulled from a trying holiday in the Alps to organise a royal performance.

Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Alex Macqueen and Jane Fonda co-star, and Youth is out in the UK on January 15 next year.

How 'Batman's butler' Michael Caine almost got in trouble with the queen

Michael Caine in France (Wireimage)

Michael Caine is one of the quickest wits in films, and his cheeky mouth almost got him in hot water with the Queen of England.

The 82-year-old Caine told a story at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday about his knighthood with Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.

Said Caine:

“She knighted me once. And I nearly got into trouble. She didn’t say much. She sorta of put the sword on me. But she said, ‘I have a feeling you have been doing what you do for a very long time.’ And I almost said, ‘And so have you.’ “

Caine with head intact and knighthood in 2000 (AFP)

Fortunately, Caine held his tongue.

“I said, ‘Michael keep your mouth shut, you’re about to lose your knighthood or be taken to The Tower and beheaded.'”

Caine added that the queen actually has a sense of humor.

“I was at a party with her once. And there was a very dull man on the other side of her. She turned to me and said, ‘Mr. Caine, do you know any jokes?’ I said, ‘None I can tell you.’ She said, ‘While you are thinking of one, I’ll tell you one.’ So she told me a joke. The most annoying thing is I cannot remember what the joke was.”

Actors Michael Caine, right, and Harvey Keitel are in Cannes for “Youth” (AP)

Caine was a vibrant force at the festival with the film Youth.

But he said he enjoys that 12-year-old kids come up to him now, recognizing him as “Batman’s Butler” Alfred in the Dark Knight series.

Bruce Wayne and Alfred from “The Dark Knight” (WB).

Youth, Cannes film review: Michael Caine stakes his claim to an Oscar with the best film so far at the festival

The film seemed to split the audience between boos and cheers at the end of it’s Cannes screening, but for my money it is the standout of the festival thus far

Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel star in this beautiful ode to music and cinema. They play friends of 60 years standing, who are enjoying a stay at a hotel in the foothills of the Alps. Retired composer Fred Ballinger (Caine) and film director Mick Boyle (Harvey Keitel) discuss old flames, their children, and the activities of the assortment of guests holidaying in Switzerland.

Fred is asked to play one of his compositions at a music concert for the Queen. He refuses and if there is anything resembling a plot, it’s the question of whether Fred will eventually agree or not. Caine, whether wandering the hills with Keitel, swimming with Miss Universe or helping young violinists improve their style, gives his best performance in decades. He could well win an Oscar. 

Caine tells his distraught and recently separated daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz): “Music is all I understand, you don’t need words and experience to understand it, it just is.” The same could be said about the structure of this filmic symphony.

'Youth' cast members Paul Dano, Jane Fonda, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz and Michael Caine pose for photographers at Cannes Film Festival (Getty)
Music has always been a strong element of Paolo Sorrentino’s films: the magnificent dance scene at the start of The Great Beauty; and in This Must be The Place, Sean Penn’s role as a wealthy rock star bored by retirement. Sorrentino is a regular prize-winner at Cannes and Youth should be the film that finally sees him take home the Palme d’Or.

The film plays like it’s been split into a series of songs, some better than others that come together to create a great album. It opens with a classic Sorrentino pan, a camera circling like a revolving door around a character, here a singer. There are a series of musical interludes with songs ranging from pop classics to opera with Palamo Faith, Mark Kozelek and Sumi Jo all playing themselves.

Sorrentino also shows his love of cinema through film director Mick. He has a team of screenwriters helping him write “Life’s Last Day” for his muse of 53 years and 11 films Brenda Morel (Jane Fonda). They discuss the screenwriting process and plot devices and character development. A film star is also staying in the hotel, played by a mustachioed Paul Dano and discussions on the state of cinema ensue.

This is France of course, the home of auteur cinema, which dictates that films are a representation of the director, and never does it appear to be truer than here.

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This film really appears to be peering inside the director’s mind and it’s chaotic and fascinating. Most bizarre are the fictional representations of real-life characters who infatuate him, including surreal musings on Diego Maradona, Hitler, a levitating Buddhist and a veiled Arab woman. Youth may take place in one location but Sorrentino brings the world to it.

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There are elements of Fellini and Bill Forsyth’s Local Hero in the mix of nostalgia, musings on contemporary life and anecdotes. The story is told so far in the abstract that it never feels trite.

The film seemed to split the audience between boos and cheers at the end of it’s Cannes screening, but for my money it is the standout of the festival thus far.

Michael Caine

Caine, Michael 1933–

Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television | 2007

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Caine, Michael 1933–

(Sir Michael Caine, Michael Scott)

PERSONAL

Original name, Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr.; born March 14, 1933, in Bermondsey (some sources cite Rotherhithe), London, England; son of Maurice Joseph (a fish market porter) and Ellen Frances Marie (some sources cite name as Ellen Maria; a cook and cleaning woman; maiden name, Burchell) Micklewhite; married Patricia Haines (an actress), 1955 (some sources cite 1954; divorced 1958 [some sources cite 1957]); married Shakira Khatoon Baksh (a model, actress, and res-tauranteur), January 8, 1973; children: (first marriage) Dominique (Nikki); (second marriage) Natasha. Education: Attended Wilson's Grammar School, London, England; participated in acting apprenticeships and studied drama. Avocational Interests: Gardening, reading, collecting art, cooking, dancing, electronics.

Addresses: Agent—Dennis Selinger, International Creative Management, 76 Oxford St., London W1D 1BS, England.

Career: Actor. Worked at Peak Films and J. Arthur Rank. Affiliated with the production company Klinger-Caine-Hodges Productions. Owner of restaurants, including Langan's Brasserie, Shepherd's Restaurant, and South Beach Brasserie. Worked at a steel mill and in the food service industry, and as a cement mixer, dish washer, and driller. Also known as Sir Michael Caine. Military service: British Army, 1951–53; served in Germany and Korea.

Member: Screen Actors Guild, Actors' Equity Association.

Awards, Honors: Film Award nomination, best British actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1966, for The Ipcress File; Golden Laurel Award nomination, male new face of the year, Producers Guild of America, 1966; Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award and National Society of Film Critics Award, both best actor, Academy Award nomination, best actor in a leading role, Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor—drama, and Film Award nomination, best British actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, all 1967, forAlfie; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor—musical/comedy, 1967, forGambit; Golden Laurel Award nomination, male star, 1967; Academy Award nomination, best actor in a leading role, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor—drama, both 1973, and Evening Standard British Film Award, best actor, 1975, all for Sleuth; Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, Film Award, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Academy Award nomination, best actor in a leading role, all 1984, for Educating Rita; Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1984, for The Honorary Consul; Academy Award, best actor in a supporting role, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, and Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, all 1987, for Hannah and Her Sisters; Variety Club Award, film actor of the year, 1988; Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, 1989, for Jack the Ripper; New York Film and Television Festival Gold Award, best special feature show, 1989, for The Trouble with Michael Caine; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, 1989, for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Britannia Award, excellence in film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts/LA Britannia awards, 1990; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or special, 1990, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a mini-series or motion picture made for television, 1991, both for Jekyll & Hyde; named a commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1992; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or special, 1994, for World War II: When Lions Roared; Silver Seashell, best actor, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 1996, for Blood & Wine; named one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, Empire magazine, 1997; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or a special, 1997, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, 1998, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, International Press Academy, 1998, all for Mandela and de Klerk; Career Achievement Award, National Board of Review, 1998; Dilys Powell Award, London Critics Circle Film awards, 1998; Special Award,Evening Standard British Film awards, for "services not only to British film, but also to international cinema," 1999; Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in a theatrical motion picture, Film Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best supporting actor, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy or musical, British Independent Film Award nomination, best actor, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast, all 1999, and ALFS Award, British supporting actor of the year, London Critics Circle Film awards, 2000, all for Little Voice; Lifetime Achievement Award, Empire awards, 2000; Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2000; academy fellowship, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2000; knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, 2000, for his contribution to the performing arts; Academy Award, best actor in a supporting role, Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, Film Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast in a theatrical motion picture, all 2000, and Empire Award nomination, best British actor, 2001, for The Cider House Rules; ALFS Award nomination, British supporting actor of the year, 2001, for Quills; National Board of Review Award, best acting by an ensemble, and European Film Award nomination, best actor, both with others, both 2001, for Last Orders; named one of the greatest British actors, Orange 2001 Film Survey, 2001; Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actor in a motion picture, drama, San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, best actor, ALFS Award, actor of the year, Golden Kinnaree Award, best actor, Bangkok International Film Festival, Academy Award nomination, best actor in a leading role, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—drama, and Film Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, all 2003, for The Quiet American; named one of the 100 greatest movie stars, Channel 4 (England), 2003; Gala Tribute, Film Society of Lincoln Center, 2004; received a star on the Avenue of the Stars, London, 2005; subject of songs titled "Michael Caine" by Madness and by Bottlefly; mentioned in the song "Palace & Main" by Kent.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Bit part, Sailor Beware! (also known as Panic in the Parlor), Distributors Corporation, 1956.

Private Lockyer, A Hill in Korea (also known as Hell in Korea), British Lion, 1956.

(Uncredited) Bit part, The Steel Bayonet, United Artists, 1957.

(Uncredited) Extra, Carve Her Name with Pride, J. Arthur Rank, 1958.

Gilrony, How to Murder a Rich Uncle (also known as Uncle George), Columbia, 1958.

Johnny Brent, Blind Spot, Butchers Film Service, 1958.

(Uncredited) The Key, Columbia, 1958.

(Uncredited) A Woman of Mystery, United Artists, 1958.

Bit part, Ice Cold in Alex (also known as Desert Attack), Associated British-Pathe Limited, 1958, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.

(Uncredited) Bridegroom, Passport to Shame (also known as The Girl in Room 43 and Room 43), Cory, 1959.

(Uncredited) Prisoner, Danger Within (also known as Breakout), Continental, 1959.

Second Gestapo agent, The Two-Headed Spy, Columbia, 1959.

(Uncredited) Sailor, The Bulldog Breed, J. Arthur Rank, 1960.

Weber, Foxhole in Cairo, British Lion, 1960.

(Uncredited) Police officer, The Day the Earth Caught Fire (also known as The Day the Sky Caught Fire), British Lion/Pax Films, 1961, Universal International Pictures, 1962.

(Uncredited) Paddy Mooney, The Wrong Arm of the Law, Continental Distributing, 1962.

Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead, Zulu, Embassy Pictures, 1964.

Harry Palmer, The Ipcress File (also known as Len Deighton's "The Ipcress File!'), Universal, 1965.

Alfie Elkins (title role), Alfie, Paramount, 1966.

Harold Tristan "Harry" Dean, Gambit, Universal, 1966.

Michael Finsbury, The Wrong Box, Columbia, 1966.

Handsome stranger, Woman Times Seven (also known as Sept fois femme and Sette volte donna), Embassy Pictures/Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967.

Harry Palmer, Billion Dollar Brain, United Artists, 1967.

Harry Palmer, Funeral in Berlin, Paramount, 1967.

Henry Warren, Hurry Sundown, Paramount, 1967.

Himself, Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (documentary; also known as The London Scene), Lorrimer Films, 1967.

Henry Clarke, Deadfall, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.

Himself, Wedding of the Doll (documentary), British Movietonews, 1968.

Squadron leader Canfield, The Battle of Britain, United Artists, 1968.

Captain Douglas, Play Dirty (also known as Written on the Sand), United Artists, 1969.

Charlie Croker, The Italian Job, Paramount, 1969.

Nicholas Urfe, The Magus, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.

Squadron leader Canfield, Battle of Britain, United Artists, 1969.

Himself, Simon, Simon (short film), [Great Britain], 1970.

Private Tosh Hearne, Too Late the Hero (also known as Suicide Run), Cinerama, 1970.

Alan Breck, Kidnapped, American International Pictures, 1971.

Captain, The Last Valley, Cinerama, 1971.

Jack Carter, Get Carter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971.

Chester Thomas "Mickey" King, Pulp, United Artists, 1972.

Milo Tindle, Sleuth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.

Robert Blakeley, Zee and Co. (also known as X, Y and Zee), Columbia, 1972.

John Deray, The Marseilles Contract (also known as The Destructors and Marseille contrat), American International Pictures, 1974.

Major John Tarrant, The Black Windmill, Universal, 1974.

Jim Keogh, The Wilby Conspiracy, United Artists, 1975.

Leslie C. Tucker, Peeper (also known as Fat Chance), Twentieth Century-Fox/United Artists, 1975.

Lewis Fielding, The Romantic Englishwoman (also known as Une anglaise romantique), New World Pictures, 1975.

Peachy Carnehan, The Man Who Would Be King (also known as Rudyard Kipling's "The Man Who Would Be King"), Allied Artists, 1975.

Adam Worth, Harry and Walter Go to New York, Columbia, 1976.

Lieutenant colonel Kurt Steiner, The Eagle Has Landed, Columbia, 1976.

Doc Fletcher, Silver Bears (also known as Fool's Gold), Columbia, 1977.

Lieutenant colonel J. O. E. Vandeleur, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977.

Dr. Bradford "Brad" Crane, The Swarm, Warner Bros., 1978.

Sidney Cochran, California Suite (also known as Neil Simon's "California Suite"), Columbia, 1978.

Captain Mike Turner, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros., 1979.

Dr. David Linderby, Ashanti (also known as Ashanti, Land of No Mercy), Columbia, 1979.

Blair Maynard, The Island, Universal, 1980.

Dr. Robert Elliott, Dressed to Kill, Filmways, 1980.

Captain John Colby, Victory (also known as Escape to Victory), Paramount, 1981.

Jonathan "Jon" Lansdale, The Hand, Orion/Warner Bros., 1981.

Sidney Bruhl, Deathtrap (also known as Ira Levin's "Deathtrap"), Warner Bros., 1982.

Sir Philip Kimberly/Sergei Kuzminsky, The Jigsaw Man, United Film Distribution, 1982.

Charley Fortnum, The Honorary Consul (also known as Beyond the Limit), Paramount, 1983.

Dr. Frank Bryant, Educating Rita, Columbia, 1983.

(In archive footage from Dressed to Kill) Dr. Robert Elliott, Terror in the Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), Universal, 1984.

Matthew Hollis, Blame It on Rio, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

Noel Holcroft, The Holcroft Covenant, Universal, 1985.

Baxter Thwaites, Water (also known as Water: The Movie), Atlantic Releasing, 1986.

Elliot, Hannah and Her Sisters, Orion/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986.

Elliott James, Sweet Liberty, Universal, 1986.

Mortwell, Mona Lisa, New Yorker Films/Island Pictures/Handmade Films, 1986.

Frank Jones, The Whistle Blower, Hemdale Releasing, 1987.

Hoagie Newcombe, Jaws: The Revenge (also known as Jaws 4), Universal, 1987.

John Preston, The Fourth Protocol, J. Arthur Rank/Lorimar, 1987.

Lord Sam Bulbeck, Half Moon Street (also known as Escort Girl), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.

Narrator, Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup (documentary; also known as Hero), Enterprise, 1987.

Sean Stein, Surrender, Warner Bros., 1987.

Lawrence Jamieson, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Orion, 1988.

Sherlock Holmes/Reginald Kinkaid, Without a Clue (also known as The Imposter of Baker Street andSherlock and Me), Orion, 1988.

Graham Marshall, A Shock to the System, Corsair Pictures, 1990.

Mike, Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990.

Sidney Lipton and Dr. Daniel Hicklar, Bullseye!, Columbia, 1991.

Cameo appearance, Death Becomes Her, Universal, 1992.

Ebenezer Scrooge, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Buena Vista, 1992.

Lloyd Fellowes, Noises Off …, Buena Vista, 1992.

Michael Jennings, On Deadly Ground (also known as Rainbow Warrior and Spirit Warrior), Warner Bros., 1994.

Victor, Blood & Wine, Twentieth Century-Fox/Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1997.

Dr. Wilbur Larch, The Cider House Rules, Miramax, 1998.

Haskell, Shadow Run, 1998.

Ray Say, Little Voice (also known as The Rise and Fall of Little Voice), Miramax, 1998.

The Debtors (also known as The Debtor$ and High Expectations), 1999.

Billy "Shiner" Simpson (title role), Shiner, IAC Film, 2000.

Cliff Brumby, Get Carter, Warner Bros., 2000.

Dr. Royer-Collard, Quills (also known as Quills—Macht der Besessenheit), Twentieth Century-Fox/Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2000.

Victor "Vic" Melling, Miss Congeniality (also known as Miss Undercover), Warner Bros., 2000.

Jack Dodds, Last Orders (also known as Letzte Runde), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001.

Jake Mellows (some sources cite Jack Mellows), Quicksand, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2001.

Nigel Powers, Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember), New Line Cinema, 2002.

Thomas Fowler, The Quiet American (also known as The Spy and Der Stille Amerikaner), Miramax, 2002.

Garth, Secondhand Lions, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Pierre Brossard, The Statement, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

Tom O'Malley, The Actors, Miramax/FilmFour/Momentum Pictures, 2003.

Henry Lair, Around the Bend, Warner Independent Pictures, 2004.

Alfred Pennyworth, Batman Begins, Warner Bros., 2005, also released as Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience, IMAX Corporation, 2005.

Nigel Bigelow, Bewitched, Columbia, 2005.

Robert Spritz (some sources cite Robert Spritzel), The Weather Man (also known as El hombre del tiempo, O sol de Cada Manha, and Saeaemies), Paramount, 2005.

Jasper, Children of Men, Universal, 2006.

Cutter, The Prestige, Touchstone Pictures, c. 2006.

Janitor, Flawless, Delux Productions/Future Films/Pierce Williams Entertainment, 2007.

Some sources cite appearances in other films.

Film Producer:

(Uncredited) Get Carter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971.

(Uncredited) Pulp, United Artists, 1972.

Executive producer, The Fourth Protocol, J. Arthur Rank, 1987.

Executive producer, Forever After, Little Wave Productions/M & M Productions, 2001.

Film Work; Other:

Technical advisor, A Hill in Korea (also known as Hell in Korea), British Lion, 1956.

Some sources cite work on Morning Departure (also known as Operation Disaster), General Film Distributors, 1950, United International Pictures, 1951.

Television Appearances; Series:

Police constable, No Wreath for the General, BBC, 1960.

Police constable, Walk a Crooked Mile, BBC, 1961.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Detective inspector Frederick Abberline, Jack the Ripper, Thames Television and CBS, 1988.

Josef Stalin, World War II: When Lions Roared (also known as World War II … Then There Were Giants), NBC, 1994.

Captain Nemo, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, ABC, 1997.

Himself, The 100 Greatest Movie Stars, Channel 4 (England), 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Third police constable, The Frog, 1958.

The Luck of the Draw, 1963.

The Playmates, 1963.

The Way with Reggie, 1963.

George Grant, The Other Man, 1964.

Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde (title roles), Jekyll & Hyde, ABC and London Weekend Television, 1990.

Harry Anders, Blue Ice, HBO, 1993.

Harry Palmer, Bullet to Beijing (also known as Beijing Express and Len Deighton's "Bullet to Beijing"), Showtime, 1995.

Harry Palmer, Midnight in St. Petersburg (also known as Minuit a Saint-Petersbourg), The Movie Channel, 1995.

F. W. de Klerk, Mandela and de Klerk, Showtime, 1997.

Max Gale, Curtain Call (also known as Later Life), Starz!, 1998.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Bit part, "Requiem for a Heavyweight," Sunday-Night Theatre, BBC, 1957.

Helmsman, The Compartment, 1961.

Police constable Wimbush, Ring of Truth, 1961.

Willie Mossop, Hobson's Choice, 1962.

Funny Noises with Their Mouths, 1963.

Horatio, Hamlet (also known as Hamlet at Elsinore), BBC and Danmarks Radio, 1964.

Cornelius, "Cornelius," Saturday-Night Theatre (also known as Saturday Night Theatre: Cornelius), Associated Television, 1969.

Guest, "Male of the Species," Prudential's On Stage, NBC, 1969.

Rickles, CBS, 1975.

Inside "The Swarm," 1978.

Host, The Golden Gong (documentary), BBC, 1985.

Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming, NBC, 1985.

Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), ABC, 1985.

This Time It's Personal—Jaws: The Revenge, syndicated, 1987.

The Trouble with Michael Caine, Independent Television (England), 1987.

Host, Cary Grant: A Celebration (also known as Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man), ABC, 1988.

Himself, John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary; also known as John Huston), 1988.

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars III), NBC, 1990.

Himself, Benny Hill: The World's Favorite Clown, BBC, 1991.

Himself, Siskel & Ebert: Actors on Acting, 1991.

Narrator, Into the Blue: Dolphin Rescue (documentary), 1991.

Himself, Roger Moore: A Matter of Class, Arts and Entertainment, 1995.

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, 1995.

Himself, Elle s'appelait Francoise (documentary), [France], 1996.

Captain Nemo, The Making of Special: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (documentary), ABC, 1997.

Hollywood Spies on Spies (documentary), American Movie Classics, 1999.

Himself, Steve Martin Seriously Funny, 2000.

(In archive footage) Himself, Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion, Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

Himself, Bob Hope at 100, BBC, 2003.

Himself, Children in Need, BBC, 2003.

(In archive footage) Himself, The Rise of the Celebrity Class, BBC, 2004.

(In archive footage) Retrosexual: The 80s, VH1, 2004.

(In archive footage) Unsere Besten—Das grosse Lesen, 2004.

Himself, Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of Independent Television (also known as Avenue of the Stars), Independent Television, 2005.

Also appeared in specials preceding award presentation ceremonies. Some sources cite appearances in other programs.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 45th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1973.

Presenter, The 50th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1978.

The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (also known as The AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock), CBS, 1979.

The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, CBS, 1983.

Presenter, The 56th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1984.

(In archive footage) Elliot, The 59th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1987.

Presenter, The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989.

Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991.

Danny Kaye's International Children's Awards for UNICEF, The Disney Channel, 1992.

The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992.

The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993.

(Uncredited) The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1999.

The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine, 2000.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2000.

Premio Donostia a Michael Caine, 2000.

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Presenter, The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2002.

Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003.

Julie Walters: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2003.

The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

(In archive footage) Himself, Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe, 2005.

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sean Connery (also known as 34th AFI Life Achievement Award), USA Network, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Michael Scott) Third knight, "The Magic Sword," The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, syndicated, 1956.

Indian pedlar, "A Penn'orth of Allsorts," Dixon of Dock Green, BBC, 1957.

Brocklehurst, "Bracelets for the Groom," Dixon of Dock Green, BBC, 1958.

Folsham, "The Sucker Game," The Vise (also known as Detective's Diary, Mark Saber, Saber of London, Uncovered, and The Vise: Mark Saber), ABC, 1958.

Max, "The Prisoner," William Tell (also known as The Adventures of William Tell), Incorporated Television Company, 1958.

"The Field," Navy Log, ABC, 1958.

Sergeant Wiener, "The General's Daughter," William Tell (also known as The Adventures of William Tell), Incorporated Television Company, 1959.

Tufty Morris, "Helmet on the Sideboard," Dixon of Dock Green, BBC, 1959.

Bit part, Charlesworth, BBC, c. 1959.

Helmsman, "The Ship That Couldn't Stop," Armchair Theatre, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1961.

Ray the Raver, "Goodbye Charlie," The Younger Generation, 1961.

Mooney, "Solo for Sparrow," Edgar Wallace Mysteries (also known as Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Solo for Sparrow), 1962.

Mystery guest, What's My Line?, CBS, 1966.

"Male of the Species," On Stage, syndicated, 1969.

Himself, Playboy after Dark, syndicated, 1969.

Himself, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (also known as Laugh-In), NBC, multiple episodes in 1969, 1970.

Himself, The Dick Cavett Show, ABC, 1970.

Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974.

Himself, V.I.P.—Schaukel, 1978.

Himself, Aspel & Company, Independent Television (England), 1984.

Himself, Good Morning Britain (also known as TV-am), Independent Television, 1986.

Himself, "Michael Caine: On Acting in Film, Arts, and Entertainment" (also known as "Michael Caine on Acting in Film"), Acting (documentary), BBC, c. 1987.

Himself, "Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold" (also known as "Michael Caine: Breaking the Mould"), Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax, 1991.

Narrator, "King Midas and the Golden Touch," We All Have Tales (also known as Rabbit Ears: King Midas and the Golden Touch), Showtime, c. 1991.

Himself, "Making It in London," Hollywood U.K., BBC, 1993.

Himself, "Northern Lights," Hollywood U.K., BBC, 1993.

"London," Clive James' Postcards, 1995.

Himself, TFI Friday (also known as Thank Four It's Friday), Channel 4 (England), 1996, 2000.

Himself, "London," Going Places (also known as Going Places: London), c. 1997.

Himself, Extra Rosa, 1997.

"The Hustons: Hollywood's Maverick Dynasty," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: The Hustons), Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Himself, "Roger Moore," The Best of British, BBC, 1999.

Himself, Parkinson, BBC, 1999, 2003.

Himself, "John Barry: Licence to Thrill," Omnibus, BBC, 2000.

Himself, Breakfast with Frost, 2000.

Himself, The Film Programme (also known as Film 2000), BBC, 2000.

Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2000.

(In archive footage) Legends, Carlton Television, 2000.

(In archive footage from Jaws: The Revenge) Hoagie Newcombe, "Jaws," The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

(In archive footage) Himself, "A Man for all Stages: The Life and Times of Christopher Plummer," Life and Times, CBC, 2002.

Himself, "On the Set with Michael Caine," Autograph, 2002.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002.

Himself, "The Quiet American," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel, c. 2002.

Himself, "Michael Caine," The Hollywood Greats (also known as Hollywood Greats), BBC, 2003.

Himself, The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2003.

(As Sir Michael Caine) Himself, HARDtalk, BBC, 2003.

Himself, The Heaven and Earth Show, BBC, 2003.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003.

(As Sir Michael Caine) Himself, Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2003.

Himself, The Charlie Rose Show (also known as Charlie Rose), PBS, 2003, 2005.

Himself, "Pavarotti: The Last Tenor," Arena (also known as Arena: Pavarotti—The Last Tenor), BBC, 2004.

Himself, GMTV, Independent Television, 2004.

Himself, Caiga quien caiga, Telecino (Spain), 2005.

(In archive footage) Himself, Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya (TV3, Spain), 2005.

Himself, Getaway (also known as United Travel Getaway), Nine Network (Australia), 2005.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known asThe Late Late Show), CBS, 2005.

Himself, The View, ABC, 2005.

Himself, The Film Programme (also known as Film 2006), BBC, 2006.

Some sources cite appearances in other programs, including the BBC Book Programme, BBC, c. 1960; and an episode of Biography (also known as A & E Biography), Arts and Entertainment.

Television Producer; Movies:

(With others) Blue Ice, HBO, 1993.

Stage Appearances:

The Chimes, Theatre Workshop, London, c. 1950.

One More River, Liverpool, England, c. 1950.

The Long and the Short and the Tall, beginning 1959.

The Dumbwaiter, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1960.

The Room, Royal Court Theatre, 1960.

Bit part, Somewhere for the Night, c. 1961.

Why the Chicken, 1961.

James Saunders, Next Time, I'll Sing for You, Arts Theatre, then Criterion Theatre, both London, c. 1963.

Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985.

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, 1990.

Appeared in other productions. Appeared with the Westminster Repertory Company, Horsham, England, 1953, with the Lowestoft Repertory Company, Lowestoft, England, 1954–55, and with workshops in England.