Michael Caine
Known for: Acting
Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; 14 March 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 after The Great Escaper (2023).
Filmography
Film
The Dark Knight
Alfred
2008
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Film
Interstellar
Professor Brand
2014
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Film
Inception
Stephen Miles
2010
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
World in Action
1963
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Cornelius
1969
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Alfred
2012
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Fighter
1950
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Film
The Prestige
Cutter
2006
Film
Batman Begins
Alfred
2005
Film
Cars 2
Finn McMissile (voice)
2011
Series
ITV Play of the Week
Willie Mossop
1955
Series
Navy Log
1955
Film
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Arthur
2015
Film
Tenet
Crosby
2020
Der große Preis
Self
1974
Film
Dunkirk
Voice on Radio (uncredited)
2017
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Drama 61-67
Arthur Green
1961
Film
Now You See Me
Arthur Tressler
2013
Film
Now You See Me 2
Arthur Tressler
2016
Film
Children of Men
Jasper
2006
Film
The Last Witch Hunter
Dolan 36th
2015
Film
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Alexander Anderson
2012
Series
The Adventures of William Tell
Max
1958
Series
Legends
Self (archive footage)
2006
Series
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Paddy Mooney
1959
Film
Dressed to Kill
Doctor Robert Elliott
1980
Film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Nigel Powers
2002
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Film
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader Canfield
1969
Film
Miss Congeniality
Victor Melling
2000
Film
Stonehearst Asylum
Dr. Benjamin Salt
2014
Film
Youth
Fred Ballinger
2015
Film
The Cider House Rules
Dr. Wilbur Larch
1999
Film
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
1977
Film
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
1992
Film
Gnomeo & Juliet
Lord Redbrick (voice)
2011
Series
The Max Headroom Show
Self
1985
Series
Jack the Ripper
Inspector Frederick Abberline
1988
Film
The Eagle Has Landed
Col. Kurt Steiner
1976
Film
Going in Style
Joe Harding
2017
Film
Bewitched
Nigel Bigelow
2005
Film
Jaws: The Revenge
Hoagie Newcombe
1987
Film
The Italian Job
Charlie Croker
1969
Series
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
2026
Film
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
1983
Film
Hannah and Her Sisters
Elliot
1986
Film
Play Dirty
Capt. Douglas
1969
Film
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Lawrence Jamieson
1988
Film
Escape to Victory
Captain John Colby
1981
Film
The Foreign Eye
Self
2006
Film
The Man Who Would Be King
Peachy Carnehan
1975
Film
Secondhand Lions
Garth
2003
Film
Deadfall
Henry
1968
Film
Sherlock Gnomes
Lord Redbrick (voice)
2018
Series
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Captain Nemo
1997
Film
Get Carter
Cliff Brumby
2000
Film
On Deadly Ground
Michael Jennings
1994
Series
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
British Film Forever
2007
Series
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self
1993
Film
Quills
Dr. Royer-Collard
2000
Film
Sleuth
Milo Tindle
1972
Series
Clive James' Postcard from
Self
1989
The Younger Generation
Ray the Raver
1961
Film
Sleuth
Andrew Wyke
2007
Film
My Generation
Self
2017
Film
Medieval
Lord Boreš
2022
Film
Flawless
Mr. Hobbs
2007
Film
Harry Brown
Harry Brown
2009
Film
The Weather Man
Robert Spritzel
2005
Series
Male of the Species
Cornelius
1969
Film
Zulu
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
1964
Film
King of Thieves
Brian Reader
2018
Film
The Wilby Conspiracy
Jim Keogh
1975
Acting
1987
Film
The Swarm
Brad Crane
1978
Film
Blame It on Rio
Matthew Hollis
1984
Film
Gambit
Harry
1966
Film
Get Carter
Jack Carter
1971
Film
Mr. Destiny
Mike
1990
Film
Mr. Morgan's Last Love
Matthew Morgan
2013
Film
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Captain Mike Turner
1979
Film
The Quiet American
Thomas Fowler
2002
Film
The Fourth Protocol
John Preston
1987
Film
The Great Escaper
Bernard Jordan
2023
Film
The Ipcress File
Harry Palmer
1965
Film
Come Away
Charlie
2020
Film
The Hand
Jonathan Lansdale
1981
Film
Blood and Wine
Victor
1996
Film
Half Moon Street
Lord Sam Bulbeck
1986
Film
Four Kids and It
Psammead (voice)
2020
Series
World War II: When Lions Roared
Joseph V. Stalin
1994
Film
A Shock to the System
Graham Marshall
1990
Film
Dear Dictator
General Anton Vincent
2018
Film
Without a Clue
Sherlock Holmes
1988
Film
Deathtrap
Sidney Bruhl
1982
Film
Mona Lisa
Mortwell
1986
Film
Funeral in Berlin
Harry Palmer
1966
Film
Elle s'appelait Françoise
Self
1996
Film
Pulp
Mickey King
1972
Film
Blue Ice
Harry Anders
1992
Film
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Harry Palmer
1996
Film
Hero
Narrator (voice)
1986
Deadline Midnight
Ted Drake
1960
Film
Too Late the Hero
Pvt. Tosh Hearne
1970
Film
Alfie
Alfie Elkins
1966
Film
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Adam Worth
1976
Film
Water
Governor Baxter Thwaites
1985
Film
Twist
Fagin
2021
Film
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Film
The Island
Blair Maynard
1980
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Noises Off...
Lloyd Fellowes
1992
Film
Billion Dollar Brain
Harry Palmer
1967
Film
California Suite
Sidney Cochran
1978
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
Last Orders
Jack
2001
Film
Woman Times Seven
Handsome Stranger
1967
Film
The Last Valley
The Captain
1971
Film
The Sound of 007
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
1961
Film
The Wrong Box
Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
1966
Film
Educating Rita
Dr. Frank Bryant
1983
Film
Bullet to Beijing
Harry Palmer
1995
Film
Little Voice
Ray Say
1998
Film
The Holcroft Covenant
Noel Holcroft
1985
Film
Blood Money
Fighter
1957
Film
Ending the Knight
Self
2012
Film
The Jigsaw Man
Philip Kimberley / Sergei Kuzminsky
1983
Film
The Black Windmill
Maj. John Tarrant
1974
Film
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1982
Film
The Romantic Englishwoman
Lewis
1975
Film
The Statement
Pierre Brossard
2003
Film
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Self
2005
Film
Curtain Call
Max Gale
1998
Film
The Honorary Consul
Charley Fortnum
1983
Film
The Key
Seaman (uncredited)
1958
Film
Inside 'Interstellar'
Self / Professor Brand
2015
Film
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Self
2008
Film
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Police Officer (uncredited)
1963
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
Carve Her Name with Pride
Train Prisoner (uncredited)
1958
Film
Hurry Sundown
Henry Warren
1967
Film
Ashanti
Dr. David Linderby
1979
Film
Top Deck
Bus driver (uncredited)
1962
Film
Around the Bend
Henry Lair
2004
Film
Best Sellers
Harris Shaw
2021
Film
Silver Bears
Doc Fletcher
1977
Film
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self - Host
1988
Film
Danger Within
Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
1959
Film
A Hill in Korea
Pvt. Lockyer
1956
Film
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Alfred (archive footage)
2008
Film
Kidnapped
Alan Breck
1971
Film
The Magus
Nicholas Urfe
1968
Film
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Gilrony
1957
Film
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Film
Quincy
Self
2018
Film
Is Anybody There?
Clarence
2009
Film
Sweet Liberty
Elliott James
1986
Film
The Actors
Anthony O'Malley
2003
Film
Peeper
Leslie C. Tucker
1975
Film
Mandela and de Klerk
F.W. de Klerk
1997
Film
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
2014
Film
Quicksand
Jake Mellows
2003
Morning Departure
Teaboy
1946
Film
The Marseille Contract
John Deray / John Davos
1974
Film
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
Self
2015
Film
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
1991
Film
Jekyll & Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
1990
Film
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self
1988
Film
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Film
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
Self
2007
Film
The Two-Headed Spy
Gestapo Agent
1958
Film
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Film
My Life As Roger Moore
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
The Whistle Blower
Frank Jones
1986
Film
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
Self
2020
Film
Foxhole in Cairo
Weber
1960
Film
The Bulldog Breed
Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
1960
Film
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
2009
Film
Bullseye!
Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
1990
Film
Zee and Co.
Robert Blakeley
1972
Film
Male of the Species
Cornelius
1969
Film
An Accidental Studio
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Shiner
Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
2000
Film
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
1967
Film
Michael Caine on Acting in Film, Arts and Entertainment
Self
1987
Film
Dirty, Sexy & Totally Iconic
Self
2023
Film
Surrender
Sean Stein
1987
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Film
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Self - Actor / Narrator (voice)
2023
Walk a Crooked Mile
Police constable
1961
Film
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self
1994
Film
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Passport to Shame
Bridegroom (uncredited)
1958
Film
The Debtors
1999
Film
The Best of Max Headroom
Self
1987
Film
Solo for Sparrow
Paddy Mooney
1962
Film
The Movie Life of George
Self
1989
Film
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
2006
Film
Wimbledon 2010 Official Film
Self
2010
Film
Fight of the Century
Self-(Audience Member)
1971
Film
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self
1995
Film
Hamlet at Elsinore
Horatio
1964
Film
A Woman of Mystery
Joe (Uncredited)
1958
Film
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Charlie Croker (archive footage)
2012
Film
Pinter's Progress
Self
2009
Film
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Self
2005
Film
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Self
1991
Film
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Self
1987
Film
Rickles
1975
Film
Sailor Beware
Sailor (Uncredited)
1956
Film
Simon Simon
Michael Caine
1970
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self - Host
1985
Film
Discovering Hamlet
Horatio (archive footage)
2011
Film
Sean Connery: Private
Self
1993
Arte 1 Documenta
2006
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1958
Film
Blind Spot
Johnny Brent
1958
The Ship That Couldn't Stop
Helmsman
1961
Film
Hobson's Choice
Willie Mossop
1962
Film
Inside 'the Swarm'
Self
1978
The Many Faces of... Michael Caine
2011
Film
Laughs and Larrikins
Film
Rabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch
Narrator (voice)
1991
Film
The Man Who Got Carter
Self
2018
Film
Shadow Run
Haskell
1998
Mein Name ist Connery, Sean Connery
Self (archive footage)
2020
Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
2013