Actor
Michael Caine
Born 14 March 1933 · Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
Sir Michael Caine is an English actor, born Maurice Micklewhite, famed for his South London accent. He rose to stardom in 1960s British cinema and worked across seven decades. A two-time Oscar winner, he later became a regular in Christopher Nolan's films and is regarded as a British screen icon.
Key films
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Woody Allen ensemble drama that earned Caine his first Academy Award, for Best Supporting Actor.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Caine played Scrooge opposite the Muppets, a much-loved family favourite that showed his comic range.
The Cider House Rules (1999)
His performance as Dr. Larch brought a second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Batman Begins (2005)
Began his long collaboration with Christopher Nolan, playing the butler Alfred.
Youth (2015)
Late-career lead role as a retired composer, widely praised as a reflective showcase.
Key awards
- 1984 BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Actor (Educating Rita)
- 1987 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Hannah and Her Sisters)
- 1999 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor (Little Voice)
- 2000 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (The Cider House Rules)
- 2000 BAFTA Fellowship
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 202
- 1946Morning Departure · as TeaboyActor
- 1956A Hill in Korea · as Pvt. LockyerActor
- 1956Sailor Beware · as Sailor (Uncredited)Actor
- 1957How to Murder a Rich Uncle · as GilronyActor
- 1957Blood Money · as FighterActor
- 1958The Key · as Seaman (uncredited)Actor
- 1958Carve Her Name with Pride · as Train Prisoner (uncredited)Actor
- 1958The Two-Headed Spy · as Gestapo AgentActor
- 1958Passport to Shame · as Bridegroom (uncredited)Actor
- 1958Blind Spot · as Johnny BrentActor
- 1958A Woman of Mystery · as Joe (Uncredited)Actor
- 1958The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialActor
- 1959Danger Within · as Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)Actor
- 1960The Bulldog Breed · as Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)Actor
- 1960Foxhole in Cairo · as WeberActor
- 1961The Day the Earth Caught Fire · as Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)Actor
- 1961The Ship That Couldn't Stop · as HelmsmanActor
- 1962Top Deck · as Bus driver (uncredited)Actor
- 1962Hobson's Choice · as Willie MossopActor
- 1962Solo for Sparrow · as Paddy MooneyActor
- 1963The Wrong Arm of the Law · as Police Officer (uncredited)Actor
- 1964Zulu · as Lt. Gonville BromheadActor
- 1964Hamlet at Elsinore · as HoratioActor
- 1965The Ipcress File · as Harry PalmerActor
- 1966Alfie · as Alfie ElkinsActor
- 1966Gambit · as HarryActor
- 1966Funeral in Berlin · as Harry PalmerActor
- 1966The Wrong Box · as Michael Hubert Gregory FinsburyActor
- 1967Billion Dollar Brain · as Harry PalmerActor
- 1967Woman Times Seven · as Handsome StrangerActor
- 1967Hurry Sundown · as Henry WarrenActor
- 1967Tonite Let's All Make Love in London · as SelfActor
- 1968The Magus · as Nicholas UrfeActor
- 1968Deadfall · as HenryActor
- 1969The Italian Job · as Charlie CrokerActor
- 1969Battle of Britain · as Squadron Leader CanfieldActor
- 1969Play Dirty · as Capt. DouglasActor
- 1969Male of the Species · as CorneliusActor
- 1970Too Late the Hero · as Pvt. Tosh HearneActor
- 1970Simon Simon · as Michael CaineActor
- 1971Get Carter · as Jack CarterActor
- 1971The Last Valley · as The CaptainActor
- 1971Kidnapped · as Alan BreckActor
- 1971Fight of the Century · as Self-(Audience Member)Actor
- 1972Sleuth · as Milo TindleActor
- 1972Pulp · as Mickey KingActor
- 1972Zee and Co. · as Robert BlakeleyActor
- 1974The Black Windmill · as Maj. John TarrantActor
- 1974The Marseille Contract · as John Deray / John DavosActor
- 1975The Man Who Would Be King · as Peachy CarnehanActor
- 1975The Wilby Conspiracy · as Jim KeoghActor
- 1975The Romantic Englishwoman · as LewisActor
- 1975Peeper · as Leslie C. TuckerActor
- 1975RicklesActor
- 1976The Eagle Has Landed · as Col. Kurt SteinerActor
- 1976Harry and Walter Go to New York · as Adam WorthActor
- 1977A Bridge Too Far · as Lt. Col. John O.E. VandeleurActor
- 1977Silver Bears · as Doc FletcherActor
- 1978The Swarm · as Brad CraneActor
- 1978California Suite · as Sidney CochranActor
- 1978Inside 'the Swarm' · as SelfActor
- 1979Beyond the Poseidon Adventure · as Captain Mike TurnerActor
- 1979Ashanti · as Dr. David LinderbyActor
- 1980Dressed to Kill · as Doctor Robert ElliottActor
- 1980The Island · as Blair MaynardActor
- 1981Escape to Victory · as Captain John ColbyActor
- 1981The Hand · as Jonathan LansdaleActor
- 1982Deathtrap · as Sidney BruhlActor
- 1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady · as SelfActor
- 1983Monty Python's The Meaning of Life · as British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")Actor
- 1983Educating Rita · as Dr. Frank BryantActor
- 1983The Honorary Consul · as Charley FortnumActor
- 1983The Jigsaw Man · as Philip Kimberley / Sergei KuzminskyActor
- 1984Blame It on Rio · as Matthew HollisActor
- 1985The Holcroft Covenant · as Noel HolcroftActor
- 1985Water · as Governor Baxter ThwaitesActor
- 1985Night of 100 Stars II · as SelfActor
- 1985The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio · as Self - HostActor
- 1986Hannah and Her Sisters · as ElliotActor
- 1986Mona Lisa · as MortwellActor
- 1986Half Moon Street · as Lord Sam BulbeckActor
- 1986The Whistle Blower · as Frank JonesActor
- 1986Sweet Liberty · as Elliott JamesActor
- 1986Hero · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1987Jaws: The Revenge · as Hoagie NewcombeActor
- 1987The Fourth Protocol · as John PrestonActor
- 1987Surrender · as Sean SteinActor
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1987The Making of Jaws The Revenge · as SelfActor
- 1987The Best of Max Headroom · as SelfActor
- 1987Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment · as SelfActor
- 1988Dirty Rotten Scoundrels · as Lawrence JamiesonActor
- 1988Without a Clue · as Sherlock HolmesActor
- 1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick · as SelfActor
- 1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man · as Self - HostActor
- 1989The Movie Life of George · as SelfActor
- 1990Mr. Destiny · as MikeActor
- 1990A Shock to the System · as Graham MarshallActor
- 1990Jekyll & Hyde · as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeActor
- 1990Bullseye! · as Sidney Lipton / Doctor HicklarActor
- 1990Night of 100 Stars III · as SelfActor
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as SelfActor
- 1991Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide · as SelfActor
- 1991Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1992The Muppet Christmas Carol · as Ebenezer ScroogeActor
- 1992Noises Off... · as Lloyd FellowesActor
- 1992Blue Ice · as Harry AndersActor
- 1993Sean Connery: Private · as SelfActor
- 1994On Deadly Ground · as Michael JenningsActor
- 1994Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold · as SelfActor
- 1995Bullet to Beijing · as Harry PalmerActor
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · as SelfActor
- 1995Roger Moore: A Matter of Class · as SelfActor
- 1996Blood and Wine · as VictorActor
- 1996Midnight in Saint Petersburg · as Harry PalmerActor
- 1996Elle s'appelait Françoise · as SelfActor
- 1997Mandela and de Klerk · as F.W. de KlerkActor
- 1998Little Voice · as Ray SayActor
- 1998Curtain Call · as Max GaleActor
- 1998Shadow Run · as HaskellActor
- 1999The Cider House Rules · as Dr. Wilbur LarchActor
- 1999The DebtorsActor
- 2000Miss Congeniality · as Victor MellingActor
- 2000Quills · as Dr. Royer-CollardActor
- 2000Get Carter · as Cliff BrumbyActor
- 2000Shiner · as Billy 'Shiner' SimpsonActor
- 2001Last Orders · as JackActor
- 2002Austin Powers in Goldmember · as Nigel PowersActor
- 2002The Quiet American · as Thomas FowlerActor
- 2003Secondhand Lions · as GarthActor
- 2003The Statement · as Pierre BrossardActor
- 2003Quicksand · as Jake MellowsActor
- 2003The Actors · as Anthony O'MalleyActor
- 2004Around the Bend · as Henry LairActor
- 2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2005Batman Begins · as AlfredActor
- 2005Bewitched · as Nigel BigelowActor
- 2005The Weather Man · as Robert SpritzelActor
- 2005Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' · as SelfActor
- 2005Why I Love 'Bewitched' · as SelfActor
- 2006The Prestige · as CutterActor
- 2006Children of Men · as JasperActor
- 2006The Foreign Eye · as SelfActor
- 200650 Films to See Before You Die · as SelfActor
- 2006Arte 1 DocumentaActor
- 2007Flawless · as Mr. HobbsActor
- 2007Sleuth · as Andrew WykeActor
- 2007The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan · as SelfActor
- 2008The Dark Knight · as AlfredActor
- 2008Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Valentino: The Last Emperor · as SelfActor
- 2009Harry Brown · as Harry BrownActor
- 2009Is Anybody There? · as ClarenceActor
- 2009Heath Ledger: A Tribute · as SelfActor
- 2009Pinter's Progress · as SelfActor
- 2010Inception · as Stephen MilesActor
- 2010Wimbledon 2010 Official Film · as SelfActor
- 2011Cars 2 · as Finn McMissile (voice)Actor
- 2011Gnomeo & Juliet · as Lord Redbrick (voice)Actor
- 2011Discovering Hamlet · as Horatio (archive footage)Actor
- 2011The Many Faces of... Michael CaineActor
- 2012The Dark Knight Rises · as AlfredActor
- 2012Journey 2: The Mysterious Island · as Alexander AndersonActor
- 2012Ending the Knight · as SelfActor
- 2012London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music · as Charlie Croker (archive footage)Actor
- 2013Now You See Me · as Arthur TresslerActor
- 2013Mr. Morgan's Last Love · as Matthew MorganActor
- 2013Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That WasActor
- 2014Interstellar · as Professor BrandActor
- 2014Stonehearst Asylum · as Dr. Benjamin SaltActor
- 2014Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey · as SelfActor
- 2015Kingsman: The Secret Service · as ArthurActor
- 2015The Last Witch Hunter · as Dolan 36thActor
- 2015Youth · as Fred BallingerActor
- 2015Inside 'Interstellar' · as Self / Professor BrandActor
- 2015Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed · as SelfActor
- 2015Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2016Now You See Me 2 · as Arthur TresslerActor
- 2017Dunkirk · as Voice on Radio (uncredited)Actor
- 2017Going in Style · as Joe HardingActor
- 2017My Generation · as SelfActor
- 2017And the Winner Isn't · as SelfActor
- 2018Sherlock Gnomes · as Lord Redbrick (voice)Actor
- 2018King of Thieves · as Brian ReaderActor
- 2018Dear Dictator · as General Anton VincentActor
- 2018Quincy · as SelfActor
- 2018The Man Who Got Carter · as SelfActor
- 2019An Accidental Studio · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Tenet · as CrosbyActor
- 2020Come Away · as CharlieActor
- 2020Four Kids and It · as Psammead (voice)Actor
- 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis · as SelfActor
- 2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2020Mein Name ist Connery, Sean Connery · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Twist · as FaginActor
- 2021Best Sellers · as Harris ShawActor
- 2022Medieval · as Lord BorešActor
- 2022The Sound of 007 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023The Great Escaper · as Bernard JordanActor
- 2023Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema · as Self - Actor / Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2023Dirty, Sexy & Totally Iconic · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.